The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-02
Problem About Men Wanted For
California Solved.
Are to Be Used on Northern
Pacific Railroad.
MEN WE'RE SUSPICIOUS
Feared They Were to Replace
Striking Union Workmen.
Mr.. GerOw Now Satisfied That
Things Are All Right.

An order for 300 or more 1aborers to
go to California was received Thursday
afternoon by telephone at the Office of
the state free employment agency from
Kansas City.
It was stated that the 1aborers We're
wanted at Los Angeles to work for the
Southern Pacific. Information of the
order was sent to several of the local
agencies of the employment bureau, in
various parts of the state.
Some people were inclined to believe
that the order for men is really to be
delivered at San Francisco instead of
Los Angeles. to fill the places of the
men who are out on a strike in that
city.
Others thought that the men were
wanted for use on either the Clark or
Hartman railroads, which are now
bending every energy to build track on
a disputed right of way.
The fact that the men were offered
such large wages made many of them
suspicious. Several called at the local
free employment office and were told of
the demand for workmen in California
mo indeed sail one of the men who
was bunting work, I'm not going out
there to Frisco to get my head cracked
I am not hunting for a chance to take
the place of those strikers. Those
teamsters and dockhands are a bad lot
to monkey with I know EN-
The strike at San Francisco was
started by the Teamsters' union, and
has spread to include the stevedores
and other classes of labor Twelve
and local traffic is greatly interfered
with.
This morning Mr.. Gerow received a
letter which explains the whole situa-
ton, and makes it clear that the men
are not to be used on the San Fran
cisco strike. The letter is as follows:
kansas City, No
.'T. B. Gerow, Topeka. Kan
ssVVil you please get all the men you
can for us to go to Los Angeles. Cal
The wages are as follows:
Inside work: Machinists, per day,
So heading men. $3.50; corner man. ESQ;
bench drillers, 1920; muckers, staying
steady 80 days, $2.20; muckers, staying
steady 80 days or less, 81. Board 25
cents per meal. or $5.25 per week.
Eleven hour days.
Outside wages, muclzers. $1-75; drill
lers, 81. Board $5.25.
''Teamsters, 2-horse, rs days, $26;
teamsters, 4-horse, 26 days, $50; team
sters, 6-horse, 26 days. $35.
''Trucketrs car. Board for day men,
$3.50 per week, MuckerS $1-45.
Extra. time at same rate of wages
per day. Free board for teamsters-
''See Mr.. F. A. Lewis of Topeka. who
will assist you all he can. He is city
ticket agent for the Northern Pacific
railway. You can get any number of
men, and If you have less than ten, you
can report to Mr. Lewis and he will re-
port to Kansas City, and Mr.. Howard
will have his men meet yours at Topeka
and go out together. Mr.. Howard will
get the tickets at Kansas City for both
your men and his, and each of your
men shall pay Mr.. Lewis at Topeka
$12.40, which will land the men within
one-half mile of the work.
Pardon me for not calling. I went
to Kansas City, Kan, and when I got
through there my train for Topeka had
left Yours very truly,
F. ERICKSON,
''s46 Richland Avenue. San Francisco,
Cal"