The age-herald., 1900-12-10
A STATEMENT ISSUED
 BY STRIKE LEADER

Houston Tex, December 9.-President
 M. M. Dolphin stated that that evening he
 had received no oVertureS for a settlement
 of the strike and had made none. He fur
 ther said that he is receiving telegrams
 showing that the new men employed are
 not remaining in the service and other en'
 couring reports. He was asked for an of-
 ficial statement on the strike and gave the
 following:
 "The strike situation up to 6 o'clock Sun
 day evening is very satisfactory to the
 strikers and company. The tie-up is most
 complete and after many days efforts on
 the part of the officials of the Santa Fe,
 they are utterly unable to secure as many
 as half dozen telegraphers who are will
 ing to work for them. This is remarka-
 ble when it is known that they have adver-
 tised in papers in Chicago, St. Louis, Kan
 sas City and New Orleans and many other
 places offering fancy salaries, transporta-
 tion, etc., and a great many men have
 taken advantage of the liberal offers of
 transportation and are taking free rides
 from one part of the country to the other,
 promptly bidding the company adieu when
 they reach the point to which they de-
 sire to go. There are several idle tele-
 graphers in Galveston, Houston, Dallas and
 other places, but they prefer to remain idle
 rather than work for the Santa Fe under
 the circumstances.
 'The news was heralded far and near Sat
 urday by the officials that a carload of telegraphers were on their way from Chi cago and other places to fill the places of the strikers, but when the train reached Texas, where the weather is not quite so cold 1t is in Chicago, 1t developed that the supposed carload of telegraphers were brickmasons and plumbers, and they laugh ingly left the train. Several cases of this kind have been reported from different points along the line.
 A telegram from Pueblo, Col, informs
 us that all offices between Pueblo and Den ! yer are closed Another message from The Needles, Cal, says: Arizona tied up until only three men working in the territory | The last advices from that great stretch r of country between La Junta, Col, and All | buquerque, N. M is to the effect that only | one Is at his post.
 Most Serious Blow. ''It is certainly a most serious blow to the railroad company, as operators are apso- lutey necessary to the movement of trains in the mountainous district. message | informs us that the only man working west of La Junta, Col, is the superintendent La Junta to California is a long step, and | about 200 or 300 operators and agents were 1 required here for the safe movement Of trains and the proper handling of business. | Therefore it would seem that the railway is seriously handicapped by reason of the strike. This being Sunday, the men have been very quiet, probably taking some much
 needed rest after two or three days of eX- citement.
 Tt WOuld seem liidl lhe at'SiP' ~ - trains blindly without the aid or tralh or ders which are so necessary in the num-
 Der of trains on sngle-track road, would he extremely dangerous both to the rall- road company and the travelling public. One smash up would cost more than tho telegraphers' salaries would amount to Tn | ten years.
 "The strikers, however have a just cause, | and will fight to the bitter end. No settle- ment will be made until every man is pro- l tected and returned to his former position. photographers when on strike never re- | sot to violence or unlawful disturbances '"The following message was receiVed to- night from Chicago.~
 M. M Dolphin, Galveston, Tex: Every thing Is out What Is being done to inter est other organizations? All seem wiling to ieln us but nothing decided on. what | are prospects? 1 (Signed) SIlChNEi'