The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-04-20
The Telegraph Operators.

While the telegraph strike has no. ar-
fected the Off 1T Union ut all and, i'm
TACT, the freight AMI p lssanger business
mas bscn moving along as if no strike
mad occurred, there has been some
walk onts on our little division between
Columbia and Spartanburg.
Ihe summing up of the situation on
this road are about as follows:
1t seems that the Southt FL railroad.
cill;ials in anticipation of the strike Sc
cured as many out side operators as pos
Slpe ana held them in readiness, by
putting them on at small points aS night
men, where it. WAS very evident that no
night men were absolutely nec,led. Mr..
w. E. Meyer, formerly clak aC Union
depot was among this list and was sent
to Carlisle rs night operator.
The operator at Santuc being advi sed
that the strike would occur on ,ha llth.
went out on the 10th and went III to Co
lumbla to assist III some committee work
OF the .. K. L. His place was filled the
same day by II substitute. When the
strike was c died on the operator at Car
Isle walked out, and Mc. Meyer was
made dty operator at onc..
The former operator was day operator
and agent. lie closed up lis cfll - and
locked Meyer out, who told him all right,
he would sit on the platform and issue
clearance cards to the trains on blank
paper. He was tod that if he tld they
would go together, Meyer replied I'll
right clear yOuisc!f for action as | am
going to do it, 1t seems that Mr.. Mover
had gun with him in the uili te for pro-
lection while there at nicht. No. 81 the
morning freight came along and Meyer
ISSued cle;iranc; 10 them. The agent
then threatened to have Mover arrested
for carrying concealed weapons, and
went off. When No. j., the passenger
North, came along Moycr cleared it and
came up OH it as far as Santuc, where he
remained until No. II came down. He
boarded it and went back. Upon arriv-
ing ut Carlisle he cleared them again and
Went on it in to Columbia. The Office
was therefore kept closed until a special
was sent up from Columbia with an opera
tor and otli ;ialS on board, and they broke
into the depot ana installed the new
operator. The citizens of Carlisle protest
III an article to til, State of Monday in Il
vigorous m mlnner. To which Supt. Wel!cs
replied that he had no intention OF rell .ct-
ing on the gO0I citizens of Carlisle, but
found 1t necessary to force Il way into his
own building to resume the business of
the Iold.
The operator at AlSton went out Sun
day and ths agent at Peakc'S, across the
RIVER, is doing the double act for both
places.
Tne operator at Pacolet went out Sun
day, and the agent is doing double duty
rs agent and operator. 1t is hard to
learn the true situation as both parties
are claiming that everything is working
70 their satisfaction. There is some tall
yarns being told on one side or the other.
In several places the citizens have shown
that they sympathiZ, with the operators,
and the general conclusion is that the
railroads are experiencing considerable
trouble especially in the movement of
frcights, which are congested at several
points. Bogus kilograms AMI orders
have been used to ada to the confusion
and assist III delaying and tieing up
trains