The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-10

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/ been ended, and that he had better re-
/ turn TO work, as everybody else was.
/ Inc operator did so. and soon the news
/ OF his action went to the other strikers.
| They thus gained the impression that
1 the grievance was settled and many Of
/ them returned to work, but stopped as
T soon as the real facts were asCertained.
Men from different places all along
/ the line wired into the train dispatch
| ers' office here, asking the conditions
| and whether the strike would continue.
| They were informed that the strike was
/ practically settled. and the only thing
/ Tor them to do was to return to work.
! This many of them did, and e began
/ to look something like the strike was
ended.
! Soon the condition of affairs became
/ known to the operators Of this city and
they Immediately busted themselves in
| getting the real news of the situation
along the line, with the result that the
| operators went out again
Ordered on Premises.
The railway company then met this
move by positively ordering all the
strikers to stay out of the Offices and
| away from the keys. No communica-
| tons can thus be sent to some of the
/ few who are yet working. Operators
/ in places where there are uptown tele-
graph offices have been reached in that
I manner, while those in smaller places
fore noon tomorrow. The strikers are
confident that by the time mentioned
they viii have the strike complete, and
that traffic of all kinds on the Santa Fe
Will be tied up.
The fact developed today that nu-
merOus operators alona the line had
not yet convinced themselves that the
order for the strike was genuine. When
Geographic inquiries Of Topeka failed
to bring satisfactory answers, opera
tors, by twos and threes from various
parts of the state. began to arrive in
Topeka to get at the real truth of the
situation Once here, they appeared TO
be convinced. and Immediately return
ed to their homes, determined to remain
on strike until the company made
peace. Men came here today from as
far west as Newton to ind out the sit
uation. They had heard so many con-
fiicting reports over the wires that they
were at a loss to know neither to so
out OF not.
Somebody was industriOusly sending
out reports that the strike was ended.
Then would go out reports that the
strike order was genuine Some Of the
operators who were not informed in
the matter refused &c go out until they
became convinced that the order was
genuine. They remembered the eX-
perience of five years ago, when the
bogus strike was ordered by a Dodge
City operator.
The officials of the Santa Fe road
take a decidedly TOseate view Of the
telegraphers' strike situation. They all
say the backbone of the strike is prac-
ticaIly broken already, and that the
affairs of the road will be in their nor
NAL condition inside of two weeks The
officers felt justified, in view Of the al
legged Improvement in conditions, to
rescind the order closing the shops.
Makes Offer of Promotions.
H. L. Nudge, general manager of the
road. sent out an order this afternoon
to all operators who had not yet gone
out, Offering to promote them if they
would continue in their resistance to
the strike. He told them that they had
been faithful to the interests of the
company thus far, and that they could
I'LL cut their application blanks for bet
ter positions at once The general
manager added that all the men not
taking part in the strike should have
the better positions if they were capa-
bic of filling them, and that their old
places would be filled from outside
sources.
Il feel much more sanguine about
the result of the strike than 1 did last
night" said Mr.. Nudge. I thought
then that we would have a serious
time. In this belief the order was is
sued for the closing down of the shops.
Today the conditions seem to have so
the shops will be rescinded. I think
we can use all our men in the old way.
This much is certain, however. not one
of the men who have gone out on the
strike will be taken back into the EN-
ploy of the company Those who were
formerly below them viii 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 reInstated in
the employ of the company, but it viii
be no use. This will be permanent.
They left our employ without cause
and now they viii 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 tel
egTaph keys in the general office of the
road today. transmitting the necessary
messages. They have adopted the plan
of sending much Of their matter by
mail.
Strike After Seeing Superintendent.
c. T. Mcclellan. superintendent of the
eastern division, returned this after
noon from a trip of inspection over the
entire division in his private car. He
started out yesterday afternoon as soon
as the news of the strike became
known. He reported that matters were
satisfactory so far as the eastern di-
vision is concerned.
Mr.. Mcclellan visited all the opera
tors along the route and asked them
point blank if they intended to strike.
In case a man would answer in the af-
firmative, he would be quickly in
formed that his services would no long
er be needed, and a time check was
given him. This had effect in some
places, and the operators agreed to re-
main at work. Today, however, many
who made such an agreement, struck
as soon as they ascertained the facts
in the case.
Probably twenty operators are out
on my division tonight" said Mr.. Me
Clellan, but I have men in sight for
all these places. Men are coming to-
night from Chicago. Kansas City and
st. Louis. and soon all the stations on
the division will be supplied with op-
orators This Will be the case if the
men DO as they agreed and remain in
the services Of the company"
w NJ Coombs. chief dispatcher for
the eastern division, reported that all
the trains were running satisfactorily
Some were late, but that was a nat
ural consequence. He said that the
plan had been adopted Of sending all