Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-01

III FL viewer, tina we are ready to
take he good men who want to
come al lnpany's terms, but OF course
those meN able TO earn as much wages
under the piecework scale as they got under
the daily wage scale would not be very
profitable to us.
wants wOrkmen TO Prosper.
1--WE want 10 deal gently and fairly, as I
have said, with the strikers. not to use them
roughly or treat them harshly. II has been
and will continue 10 be the purpose Of this
company to be considerate Of its employees
interests. and In this controversy we shall
be fair and Just. And, l reiterate. we do
not want to reduce wages In a single in
stance. We want 10 keep on paying the
highest wages, as we have been doing for 50
many years, so that all our men will be
prosperous and want to work for the Union
Pacific. We are glad when the employees OF
this company are enjoying prosperity. We
are now building new shops in Omaha, going
TO equip them with the best machinery that
can be procuredg will surround the working
places of cur men with beautiful lawns and
make everything as pleasant and inviting
as possible. We want good men to come
back, and we'll see that they are pros
porous"
MT, Butt anu mrs OlChlnsOn udN Juob
been asked IL the strike which formally
began yesterday morning was complete over
the system when a telegram was brought
in and given to MIR. Dickinson. 1t was
from Evanston, wyo., and said that the
maohinists and helpers in the shops there
refused to obey the order issued yesterday
morning and were still at work.
THAT looks like a break In the ranks
Of the strikers" was suggested.
Eyes, and do you know" replied Presl-
dent Burt, that right here In our Omaha
shops we have forty-three men at work?
guess you had never heard OF that, had
you? Well, Il is a fact, for Mr.. Dickinson,
MI. McKeen and myself have just returned
from there. we're there since this strike
was supposed to have been issued at 10
O'Clock and we found these men at work
and highly pleased so far as we could tell"
Mr.. Dickinson, confirming the statement
made by Mr.. McKeen Saturday and pub
lished in The Bee, also stated that the COM
pany has enough men in all Its shops to
perform all necessary work.
The road has not suffered In any depart
ment. nor do we apprehend any suffering
from this strike" he said.
No New Men Hired.
Has the company taken any steps TO Ali
the places made vacant by the strikers and
those who were discharged" was asked the
o~flcials.
well. as to that I don't know that we
care to speak" was President Burt's reply.
But" said Mr.. Dickinson, lit may be
said that no men have been hired or i'm
ported. and in fact no definite action taken"
What do you think will be the outcome
Of this strike ?" was asked President Burt.
He 1t by asking: What do you
thinkPF
During the period OF the interview an
other telegram was handed to General Man
ager Dickinson. II came from Cheyenne
and brought information that a boilermaker
named Carlson, who refused to join the
strikers, had been assaulted on his way
home from the shops.
From a tabulated statement OF the differ
ent scales of wages paid by the various
western railroads to their shopmen. boiler
makers and machinists in particular, It is
evident that the Union Pacific pays the
highest Of any road except the Southern
Pacific. In many cases 1t is far In excess
of other roads.