Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-05
Strike Trouble
Not Settled
Claim That Rio Grande Western 7rainmen win Go out
On Midnight OF March 10 Unless Cotter Is
Removed waiting for Herbert

The man who nurses the thought that
the trouble on The RIO Grande Western
oocasloned by Trainmaster Cotters
wholesale discharge OF employees IL
settled is laboring under a mistaken
apprehension Of the fSts While the
difficulty may not culminate In gem
eral strike or tle-up, that act Is never
theless entertained In all seriousness,
reports to the contrary notwitbsland-
ing; and midnight Of Thursday,
March 10, Is the time set for the various
orders OF operating uainmen to walk
out from the companys service until
the situation has been adjusted to the
satisfaction Of an concerned The
declaration is positively ana definitely
made that not q wheel will move after
! that hour unless the demands of the
men are met in the meantime.
Ii appears that the removal OF
| Trainmaster Cotter Is quite as great
an object to the men as the restoration
to service Of the so on more discharged
employees. The differences between
this official and the trainmen are very
| pronounced IN their character, GEN
orally sepaking the latter are 10th 10
say anything or make any move that
bears directly on the situation, in such
way that publicity viii result As
20 Mr. Cotter he has been out Of town
for several days and his version Of the
trouble cannot be ascertained To
deny that there Is trouble, however
would be like denying that fire Is hot
or water Is wet Trouble does exist
| and win continue to do 40 until some
kind Of an adjustment Is made.
WELBY POPULAR WITH MEN.
General Superintendent Welby Is at.
so out OF the city on business and
therefore, his views cannot be obtained
In this connection, though, Il may be
stated that the relationship between
him and the men on his division Is OF
the kindliest nature They claim they
have ever been able to deal with him
IN such manner that the best good
Of all was subserved In their present
stress, however. they are looking {
Manager Herbert for the relief they
ask and bis coming to Salt Lake with
in the next few days Is looked forward
to with keenest satisfaction.
OF course Il is not known Just wha'
the outcome viii be on the arrival OF
MIR Herbert But the men are appar'
entity arranging matters In such a way
that will place the company tempurari
" out of business. or at least put II a
great disadvantage as Is shown b!
the Following letter sent 20 the News
today by a representative member o
the Brotherhood OF Railroad TralnmeI
who presents the matter as viewed b!
the various orders Of operating forces
MIDNIGHT THE 18TH.
"The strike IL more imminent than
ever. Ii has been decided among tn
men In the employ Of the Rio Grand
Western railway 20 tie up the system
1T midnight, March 49, In case Train
master George T. Cotter is not re
moved. He has. in the estimation o
the employees, Of the system, becom
altogether too obnoxious In the dis
charge Of his duty, rendering final de
cisions without giving the employe
concerned an opportunity 20 take thei
cases 10 the general superintendent Mr.
A. Il, Welby who has been with us 70
years and who has proved himself
board. minded and fair official giving Il
each case a just and impartial decision
He is held In the highest esteem by al
of the roads employees. His manner o
dealing with subordlnates command
the respect Of the latter In nearly al
cases. During the middle of Februar,
cf the present year an agreement wa
entered into, by the manager. J. NJ
Herbert, the Brotherhood OF Railwa,
Trainmen and Order of Railway Con
ductors from which clause rs cited a
follows
OF tralnman be taken on his rul
for any cause he shall be given hear
ing at which he shall have the right {
have a trainman In the employ OF tn
company. OF his own selection, TO ap
pear and speak for him. and shall hay
the right 10 appeal from the decision o
the local officials to the general officer
Of the company Should no decision b
rendered within 10 days he shal
receive his regular pay until tn
decision is arrived at The &C
cused party, II he so desires, shall b
allowed to see all evidence produoet
against him. Parties being found no
guilty Of charges preferred agains