The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-14
have NO TROUBLE.
So Say the Santa Fe Managers in
Regard to the Strike.
THE STRIKES CISCHARGEI
Railway Managers Declare the Strike
Complete FaiIure-A Sympathetic
Strike of Railway Trainmen Prob
able.

Complete FaiIure-A Sympathetic
Strike of Railway Trainmen Prob
able.
Topeka, Kas.. Dec. 12.-General
Manager Nudge, Of the Santa Fe,
Tuesday, said that the telegraphers
strike is complete failure. and that
the road Is finding no difficulty in fill
ing the places made vacant by the op.
orators. He still retains his place at
the key in the general telegraph Office,
however
By order of the general manager the
block system is in force again on the
road between Kansas City and Chi
cago. This order was made this morn,
ing after the claim was made by the
company that all the operations of the
road were in normal condition again
In an interview on the several features
of the strike Mr.. Nudge said tonight
"Our business 10 running normally
again. We have kept train movements
steady under the train order system
It has been satisfactory enough to run
the trains in the same way that other
western roads run them. The Santa
Fe has block signals, as the others
have not. We are using the block sig
nails from Chicago to Newton again.
gave the order for resumption this
morning.
The bogus message for operators to
20 back to work, to which j. A. New
man says his name was forged, Wont
over the wires sure enough. 1t was
taken off the wire in the general of
fee, at the shop, and at Holiday
Where 1t originated i don't know. Mr..
Newman's personal message Of protest
reached me late yesterday al .ernoon.
There had been nothing further heard
about the natter since l replied last
night" Mr.. Mudge's reply was as fol
lows: "Your wire to-day. Am sur
prised that any official should forge
your name. DO not believe it has been
done. Please give me facts and name
of official that | may investigate. There
would be no object i'll endeavoring to
get the men back 10 work as we are
refusing to permit them to go back, as
you very we'll know"
All the striking operators received
notice to-day that their services would
no longer be required by the company
The letters were written by y. u.
Sholes, superintendent OF telegraph,
and were as follows:
Dear Sir: You are hereby notified
that you are discharged from the SER
vice of the company to date from 4
%. M, Saturday, Dec 8, for failure to
Inti nf nnSitiOn
Balance due you for December SER
vices may be secured at any time by
calling at the office of the treasurer.
Supt. Sholes claims that there are
only $50 vacancies on the force OF tie
legraphers yet to fill, and that they will
be filled in Il short time.
The company claims to be able to re-
ceive and care for all the ordinary
business with which it may be en-
trusted, and that as far as the strikers
are concerned the road need not recog-
nize their existence.
Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. 12.-In re-
gard to the strike situation on the San
Ia Fe it is reported at General Man
ager Nevins' Office that the entire sys-
tenn from Albuquerque to San Francis
co is amply supplied with operators.
eve are experiencing no difficulty
whatever" said Chief Clerk Hender-
son, "in moving our trains. Monday
night our operators at Dandy and
Blake were assaulted by former
agent Mt Dandy and both were serious
ly injured A warrant Is out for their
assailant. We shall endeavOr with all
our power to protect our men and prop
tho nl1nis In mant nt
those who modest either"
u The Santa Fe overland from the
east arrived two hours late. Other
trains are practically on time.
Denver, Dec. 12.-The local commit
tee Of the Brotherhood OF Railway
Trainmen held secret meeting Tues
day and discussed the question Of aid
ing the Santa Fee telegraphers by
means Of a sympathetic strike. 1t was
said that it was practically decided to
submit TIC question to vote of the
body immediately. IL this Is done the
result will be known tomorrow -Four
new operators, 1t Is claimed by the
strikers. walked out to-day at offices
between Denver and Pueblo, and
others, 1t is declared, will follow as
soon as they can be reached and the
situation explained to them.
The new operator at Castle Rock dis
appeared this morning, and later in
the day he walked into the station at
Sedalia, eight miles south of Castle
Rock. He said that crowd Of masked
strike sympathizers entered the sta
ton. ore. him to hold up his hands,
placed rope around his neck, tied his
Sod, hab;Dd bic hack then marched
him down the track few miles east
and left him with instructions to keep
on going and not return to Castle
Rock.
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