The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
GRIEVANCES OF
! RAILROAD MEN.
Rumors Of Trouble Brewing on the
Southern System.
CLAIM OFFICIALS OPPOSE THEM.
Superintendent West Says That lie
Knows OF No Trouble Existing
Among the Men ard Has Not
Refused Hcarin s.

There is a rumor to the effect that the
agents and operators of the sou lle'ii5
railway are dissatisfied and that cor
ERECTION of certain grievances. said to
exist on the system, and the Adoption
of rules, rates of pay. hours Oh WIN
and other regulations will be ASKED ~ a.
t.or6inr- 10 reports from the employees
side of the question, there seems " oo
opposition on the part of the o1ilcia A ~
tho proposed plan, and the trouble threat
cncd may prove serious
The operators and agents declare that
some of the superintendent nave re-
fused to meet their committees anu give
The men hearings, and that IN olhef Cases
employees have been discharged witch
II became known that they were members
of committees The agents and operators
feel, it is said. that they are beng aus
eliminated against by certain olhc!ais.
1t is claimed that the telesraEhers are
organized on every division OF the oou'ai-
crn. and that they have local committees
and a general committee which have been
empowered by the men to take up lhslr
grievances collectively and that Inc OF
Eanzation is a compact and ctnclenl one.
From A tlanta, Ga, where the centre OF
trouble seems 10 toHlSS AtiS iIp'A
that Superintendent Vaughn. of the At
lanta division has refused to meet the
local committee on the division and it
IS also stated in that city that
the same is true of Superln-
Sendent West. of the Richmond division,
and of the Knoxville, Admission, ChaTlotte
and other divisions. A number of COM
suitteemen.s it is claimed. have been dis
charged since applying for a hearing, and
it is reported that the men will appeal
TO the higher officials for hearings.
Superintendent Vaughn is quoted as
saying that he knew of no grievances
ieXistng among the employees OF his di-
vision. and that he had not refused 10
Hear from the mon.
There are but few, 1t is claimed, on the
local division who are members Of any Of
the organizations.
Mr., w. T. West, superintendent Of the
Richmond Division. WAS seen regarding
this report He stated that he was al
ways ready to receive any employe of his
division who had grievance.
MY Office door" said he lis always
open to any man who has a grievance
10 lay before me. and l am always ready
TO give 1t my most careful consideration.
He mist, however, come to me as an
Individual to take up his own case, and
an employee knows how such matters are
to be handled.
At have no knowledge of any dissa It's
faction existing among the agents or ope-
traitors of the Richmond division. and no
man under my supervision has been dis
charged because he was identified with an
organization or a member of COM
11littee.''
II have not refused to receive any COM
-nittees. y
The Southern railway placed AN order
FOR forty-one locomotives with the Rich
mond Locomotive Works. This order is
said to be the largest ever placed by
Southern road, amounting to near 100000.
The General Committee of theAOrder of
Railroad Conductors. of the Chesapeake
and Ohio system, held a conference with
General Manager George w Stevens yes
terday morning