The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
Although Regular Trains Are Be
inS Operated, They Claim They
Will Surely Win.
CALL NEW MEN INCOMPETENT.
say the Company Is nahle 1"
Move Freight Rapidly and, Pas
srm"rr Traffic Is Very Light
Officials Ignore Strike.

Tnr,ka k.,~ Do. li-No u"N develop
merits have car,, tu lIcht IN In" graph
-r,' >irik,. The telC:.rlphrrS. wh" l1N' "--
iaI,Iis@,i headquarters mere. with the "hI"i
o,;i,.t.s If the order oi Railway T"i"rrap..-
crs in charge. arnoI9rr rhit they VIII Keep
~, The r-h' unit! they win.
Not all the i,!"s:alrh"rs on the division
ar" ont. hCi the officers say that they WIN
he out before ~. operations 50 much fur
thor
President Dolphin said Ia f""is as SUI" of
the ultimate outcome Of The strike as he
woulG If ii were ,:lr"ady won.
Chairman Newman of III, ,iricvan,c COM
mite. was much pleased this morning over
the iu.gy weather. lie said that the ncT'
mon did rot understand IL" manner nl All
iCStn2 their instruments {" IN stormy
weather conditions. ard as q result tn" train
r.por.S were being hpprl,r7ly delayed. Nj.
Newman said this morning that til" n'w
men were not succeeding in getting IN any
ur tie train re9orts on time. and this = an"
"f the points about which Third Vie" fr'Si-
dent Barr ras hcrn particular IN thr "N-
trrmc.
Freight Is Moving SLOWLY
No .rcat difficulty waS experienced IN IN"
running of traits ON the main line. at
though they are rarely run just "'i unh'
Freight is not moving :" rapidly as II MAS
Here - one "l tn. Joints wherein IN" StflE-
~ think they So" chance Of Winning:
Passenger DuSihc-s has largely fallen of
trwishst andirg the holiday season. -.
General Mannecr Nudge Of the santa fp-
SiilI appears 10 "" very sanSuinr alb, ut
thc Outcome. lie says that th" strike has
descended t. = Te"e ware: words hetwceH
the company nnG IN" strih"rs, and that
Iothing more serious will result.
Mr. NuGcr S:.sS thrr.. has not I'ru a
lit Of Gni..u'!.r Of the business ui the
company so lar ~ frei-ht is concerned
and that tn" company c;tn wril afford IL
go along in the present CuGGitiun of af-
fairs. n. remarks that if JEe strikerS eau
stand the present arrarIs @m-utS b." surely
can. and that. ia Gar -sS th. "fiicrrS nf the
read are concerned. the strikers '-tn carry
coward their light as long as tney desire
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
ST. Joseph. Mo, Fec. l+-T"l"gr..lh .;,-
orators OF the -. JOSEF II ard Grand island
to-day. presented to the management Il
:yrievs.nce'of the same kind that caused In.
Sante Re strike. and there is Il possibility
that there will me trouble ON this road
The operators want pay for extra tine.
as some OF them who have charc,. of day
stations a,r compelled 10 worl. until = ct
10 O'Clock ;.I night.
A delegation. headed hy Grant Forbes. np-
orator at Hastings. presented the matter
10 Superintendent BurlinGCtt to-day. The
bly, adjusted
GULF OPERATORS HOPEFUL.
EEPrRIIC SPECIAL.
palLls,. Tex. Dtc~ .i.-All the commit et,
members of The q. Il. T.. located A Dallas.
We're s,nt On the ro:rd to-day i,inS mis-
sieraiN'; wofk and very little new 'Teyei-
oi'ed AT headquarters. No change. is :.Ipar.
Ell; in the strike situation.
Trains are sill being KUN without o,rcrs.
time card schedules being th,. Dr-,aIlir:;
method of moving trafiir. i;-Ppris frcrI
along the line Indicate that :rrisnf * hl il,-
consestei between clehurn.. b:.il,s and
Paris. The worst situation ..ra-iss to Zee
at Ladcna. of the heaviest shipping
points on the Gulf system
FireTen secure CONCESSIONS.
G. Il. Clark. chairman OF the Order "f
Railway Il TtiesrapherS for this division with
headquarters al iadunia. reached Dallas
this morning from Galveston. where III. HAL
Ece1 since the strike was ordered. lie ,x-
presses confidence III the sucCess Of tn.
strike He declares that the operators could
not wish FOR more favorable conditions for
their side az the controversy. The rew-
men procured by the company he contends
are incompetent for the work expected.
of them that they are Droyin" Il benefit in
stead of an injury. tn the strike. Mr.. CLARK
went TO Cleburn this evening to attend an
important conference to lie held there to-
night
nection with the Santa F.'s labor diHicultieS
is To the effect that the firemen. employed
on The system have scored a hergfit bv
taking advantage Of the order Of Railway
TeleSraphers trouble 10 press their griev-
arccS for quick adjustment. 1t is stated
tfat one concession has been made % III.
'frernen 10 go into effect on January l. that
amounts to an increase Of wages for the
fremen employed on the Santa F'o svSs.m.
experimenting N.eo f0'. the ne~t NrHr
BESIDES this. other concessions. il is claimed
were promised. which will make the service
much easier
RUMOR OF SYMPATHY STRIKE
Chicago. Dec. H.-Headquartcrs for the
striking teiegra pliers along the Santa Fo
system have been established in Chicago by
President Dolphin and Division Chairman
Newman of the Order Of Railway Telegra-
piers. who arrived here to-day. They bring
reports from Kansas. Texas and Colorado
that the strike is yet i'm full blast. and that
the strikers have the sympathy Of the zoo
pie
Ii is claimed that the men who took the
strikers places are actually suffering from
want of food in many Western towns
through tie refusal of the people to sell or
give them anything 10 eat
\ private dispatch is said TO have been
received at strikers headquarters to-aigh.
stating that all the trainmen on tn. AIhU-
au.rque division of the Santa F'o would go
out on sympathetic strike Tomorrow
Vie" President Barr OF the Santa T.. de-
clared tha; tn. strike was over. lie san