The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-10

road. sent out general order this after-
noon TO all operators who had not YET
gone out, offering TO promote them u thss
would continue in their resistance 70 the
strike. lie told them that they mad been
faithful to the interests of the company
TINS far. and that they could fill out their
application blanks for better positions az
once. The general manager added tnat
all the men not taking part IN the strike
should have better positions. IL they were
capable OF filling them. and that their old
places would be filed from outside
sources.
Mr. Nudge expressed great satisfaction
this evening at the order he had sent OUT
and said II was only fair that the COM
pany should thus recognize those men
who had been faithful to their interests.
Managers sanuuine Talk.
- feel much more sanguine as 70 the
gn1F1it OF the strike than did last night,
said Mr.. Nudge II thought then that
We would have serioes time In TINS
belief the order was issued for the clos
ing down OF the shops. Today the con-
ditions seem TO have so much improved
that the order closing the shops Will be
rescinded / think we can use all our
men in the old way. This much Is GER
tain, however, not one of the men who
have gone out on the strike Will be taken
back into the employ of the company.
Those who were formerly below them
will be promoted over their heads and
they will see that the road can get along
without them. Some of the strikers have
already made application to be relnstat-
ed In the employ OF the company. but 1t
will be no use. This will be permanent.
They left our employ without cause
and now they will have to suffer for their
neglect
General Manager Nudge. in company
with some other of the officials of his
road, spent several hours at the telegraph
keys In the general office of the road to-
day, transmitting the necessary messages.
They have adopted the plan Of sending
much Of their matter by mail
Thought strike WINS over.
This morning 1t seemed as though the
operators had decided to go to work again
and the officials were relieved from their
duties. at the keys, some rev operators
having returned to work. under the mis-
apprehension that the strike had been de-
clared off, but soon left again.
G.. II. Mcclellan, superintendent OF the
eastern division. returned this afternoon
from trip OF inspection over the en-
Nm division In his private car. He start
cd out yesterday afternoon. as soon as
the news of the strike became known.
He reported that matters were very salts
factory so far as the eastern division Is
concerned
Mr.. Mcclellan visited All the operators
along the route and asked them point
blank II they Intended to strike. In case
q man would answer IN the affirmative.
he would be quickly informed that his
services would no longer be needed. and
\ time check was given him. This had
effect IN some places, and the operators
agreed to remain at work. Today. how
ever many who made such an agreement
struck as soon as they ascertained the
facts In the case.
On the Eastern Division.
probably twenty operators are out on
my division tonight" said Mr.. Mcclellan.
but I have men in sight for all these
places. Men are coming tonight from Chi
cago, Kansas City and ST. Louis, and
soon all the stations on the division will
be supplied with operators This will be
the case II the men do as they agreed
and remain In the service of the COM
psny."
w. M. Coombs, chief dispatcher for the
eastern division, reported that all the
trains were running satisfa ctorIly. Some
were late. but that was natural con-
sequence. He said that the plan had been
adopted OF sending all the westbound
freiRhts over the CUTOFF from Argentine
TO Emporia- where they could take tho
double track west. The eastbound freights
Will be dispatched on the main line.
Mr.. Coombs said that most of the trou-
BILE came from the men on the Argentine
cut-off When any of the so-called
faithful men would attempt to send a
dispatch, reporting the condition OF trains
some OF the strikers would Immediately
cut In and the effect OF the message
would be lost However. he said the cut
on was of little importance and the atti-
tude OF the strikers there would cause
very little Inconvenience
General Superintendent Resseguie and
Superintendent Scholes. OF the telegram
service. unite In expressing the Same
views as the other officials, and all pro-
TESS to believe that the strike win soon
be settled
The officials have Kept In close consult
tation all day and have not let the small
est detail OF the developments escape
their attention. They have had some do
tectives In Topeka all day watching the
movements OF the strikers and reporting
TO HEADQUARTERS