The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-03
SEVEN WERE LAID OFF
OLDEST CONDUCTORS ON THE mr.
LUTH ARE SUMMARILY DIS
CHARGED
ON THE ORDER OF Mr.. PLOUGH
They Had Been in the Service Of the
Road for From Sixteen to Twen
ty-Five Years Claim They
Know of No Reason for Their
Dismissal - Waiting for Vice
Presidents Return.

seven passenger conductors who have
been with the st. Paul & Duluth for
periods ranging from sixteen to twen-
ty-f1ve years. were notified Tuesday by
General Superintendent Brown that
their services were no longer required,
and were laid off permanently without
a moments warning.
Ihe men who were thus unceremo-
niously dismissed are John Buckley.
john w. DAILY, Thomas c. Leonard,
John j. McManus, Fred c. Horey.
George Richardson and George ].
Bardsley. all well known and regarded
as among the most faithful railway
men in this section of the country.
They had been with the ST. Paul & Du-
lIth many years and had grown gray
In its service, and when they received
the notice of dismissal they were
amazed. for they had grown to regard
their positions on the road permanent
as long as they remained in esod
health.
They naturally asked why they were
dismissed, but were informed that the
order for their discharge originated
with Vice President A. B. Plough, and
as he is now in the East they could
get no better satisfaction. He will be
absent several weeks. and the dismissed
men will have to await his return be-
fore they can appeal to him for REIN
statement or an explanation.
Several of the dismissed conductors
last night held a meeting in this city
and decided that they would not take
any action looking to redress until the
return of Mr.. Plough. In the mean
time those who can obtain employment
elsewhere will accept it; the others will
try to get back into their old positions.
The vacancies which have been Great
ed by the dismissals have already been
temporarily filled by promoting others,
and if these promotions are made
permanent the old men. If reinstated,
will have to take chances on vacancies
as if they were new men and strangers
to the company.
Pending the return of Mr.. Plough the
men are not disposed to talk. saying
they would rather wait until their eff
forts to patch truce have failed. They
believed there was a chance for REIN
statement and they did not want to
say or do anything that would initiate
against them. They said they never
had received complaints from the COM
Dany of a serious character and could
not understand the reason for this ac-
ton.
Thomas c. Leonard was seen at his
home. 1876 Laurel avenue. last evening,
but said he could give no explanation
of the company's action.
Il do not know why l was laid off,
said Mr.. Leonard, "and I presume it
is the same with the other men. We
were informed by the superintendent,
Mr.. Brown. that we were through, and
that was all there was to the matter.
No explanation was vouchsafed nor
was reason whatever given. We were
told that our dismissal was at Mr.
Plough's orders. Mr.. Plough went East
Saturday. consequently we have been
unable to learn the situation. When
Mr.. Plough returns we will endeavor to
learn why we were laid off,
Mr.. Leonard has been in the employ
of the Duluth road for nineteen years.
He has been conductor for the last
eighteen years. running between this
city and Duluth. He is member of
the Order of Railway Conductors