The labor world., 1899-05-06
citizens such specimens Of the human
race. as Herbert Warren,


$4,000 TO clean up the streets and
carry away the SNOW that is piled up
by their snow plows and which the
ordinance plainly says shall be carted
away by the company?
Does it. benefit Duluth to spend an
other $4,000 to repair the pavement
torn up by the Duluth street railway
and left by them in condition dan
gerous to life and limb:
Does it benefit Duluth for the cars
10 be operated by Ignorant and in
competent men and the lives of its
citizens placed in jeopardy: or that
they be killed as were the tircmen on
Lake avenue last summer?
Does it benefit Duluth that the east
crn capitalist has been "bilked' into
buying the bonds Of broken down
street railway plant that already was
bonded for three times what it would
cost to build and equip IL new and
thoroughly up-to-date system cover
ing the same territory?
Does it benefit Duluth to permit
these taN-dodgers to evade the pay
ment OF their JUST proportion of taxes
! estate and county:
II all these things are beneficial to
/ Duluth then Hartley, Mendenha1l and
Warren should be sustained on the
grounds that they are good citizens
| for we have them to thank for all the
above conditions.
Every passenger who patronizes the
Duluth street railway should be ac-
companied by a gatling gun and have
it trained on the front end of the car,
for. there is no certainty as to just
when the drunken motorman is Liable
to grab the iron crank handle and
beat the brains out of some innocent
passenger who happens to smile and
does not explain to the drunken roWdy
just what he is smiling about.
Luther Mendenhall illustrated just
how good citizen he was and how
much respect he has for the patrons
Of the street railway when he went
to the city hall and furnished bonds
for one of his imported scab cut
throats who had assaulted a passen-
ger with an iron bar. Some people
fully realize the true condition of af-
fairs and if you don't hear something
drop before Il great while it will be
mighty strange.
\ good way to settle the street rail-
way trouble for now and probably
, for all time to come. would be for the
court to remove Luther Mendenhall
as receiver and Herbert Warren as
manager The affairs of the COM
pary are in the hands of the court
and why should they not be removed
with the same alacrity with which
Herbert Warren drops the head Of a
union man into the basket. \ move
Of this kind would certainly be for
public good. Peace would be restored.
The receipts of the road, which should
rightfully go to pay the debts. would
not be spent to fight the unions nor
to pay an army OF detectives. and the
creditors Of the company would stand
a better show TO realize something
from the proceeds. But a move like
this might destroy the plans of this
oc1npus outfit and would never, never
do for he court to interfcre---besides
Mcndcnhall and Hartley are intluen-
tial and leading citizens and the men
who are demanding justice are only
common laborers who pay their hon
est debts and earn an honest living
when given a chance to do so.
The agreement given below is one
that the employees Of the West Sup:'
riar Street Car Company are compcIied
to sign before entering into the cmplo;
Of that company.
Superior Rapid Transit C"mpany's
Agreement
hereby make appl1ca'ion to enter
lie employment Of the Superior Rapid
Transit company as ronhur'nr. ana |
agree to work and to report for WorH
without pay until am given Il car to
operate alone after which my wages
shall be at the rate Of $1,000 per
lnonth. | to receive pay only Tor the
days that actually work. and no en-
"a pay for any work.
{ hereby deposit with he company
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make good any shortage in MY fares.
rEn to pay any loss or damage ii mas
suffer by or through me. and author
iZr it 10 Use any wages. W hlrh may
D., G,,, ne. for he same purpose.
It is further hereby agreed and I'M
dcrStor'l that am to work hN The
day and that the company shall haze
the right to dismiss ne Ut any time
with or without notice anh without
cause.
7'ur1!.ar agreed Iat ! will no: I'i'
any secret society without nntifvin"
! In" Company.
| Witness:
! 1t i Just such conditions thll rN
| isl in West Siprr:nH j:'; he ':!HnH-r-
! rl,nt ut he Dll!tiliI Street Car Conn
! iH,nv are trying 1n force ! iir men into.
! What exists in Nr-. Superior Will in
! time be ia force III nuil1h. I'll" 'Nn
! erect ruilNHE systems are Nrt nf'
| ,rinl,nnv or consolidation h;Ni't-; n"rn
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