The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-19


strike. and not "a pound OF freight
had been moved. things looked
smoky on the west end. The
general superintendent happened to be
with as when the news came.
"You can't handle IT, boys" said he,
ssryously what you'd better do is 10
turn il over TO the Columbian Pacific"
Our contracting freight agent on the
coast az that time was a fellow so
cratic that hr was nicknamed Crazy
horse. Right in the midst OF the strike
Crazyhorss wired that he had secured
bic silk shipment for New York. we
were para.yzed.
We had no engineers, no fremen, and
M motive power 10 speak or The
strikers we're pounding our men.
vreckine our trains and giving us the
worst of 10 generally. that Is, when we
couldn't give 10 20 them. Why the
fellow displaysd his activity at that
particular iuncture still remains
mystery. Perhaps he had a grudge
against the road. IL so. he took an art
fu revenge Everybody on the sys-
tenn with ordinary railroad sense knew
that our struggle was 20 keep clear OF
freight business until We got rid OF our
strike Anything valuable or perish
able was especially unwelcome.
But the stuff was locked and loaded
and consigned IN our care before we
knew g. After that, a refusal 10 carry
81 would be- IKE holsting the white nag;
and that Is something which never Yet
feR on the west end,
Turn IL over 90 the Columbian -
said the general superintendent; but
The general superintendent was not
booked up 20 on our division. He
hadn't enough sand. our head was a
fighter and ne gave tone 10 every man
under him.
NO" he Numbered, bringing down
BIS FIST, not In a thousand years.
Wen move IL ourselves. Wire Mont
Fomery. the general manager. that we
win take care Of H. And wire him 20
fire CrazyhOrse-and 20 do IL right on ="
And before the six was turned over 10
us Crazyhorse was looking for another
Sob 10 Is the only case on record
where a freight hustler was discharged
for getting business.
There were twelve carloads; II was
INSURED for $4,000 a car; You can figure
how far the title is wrong, but you
never can estimate the worry that
stun gave us. II looked as big as S12,-
100000 worth. In fact, one scrub-car
tink. with the glory Of the west end at
heart had a night over the amount
with a skeptical hostler He main
tained that the actual money value
was Slso0o000o, but ! give you the
figures just as they went over the wire.
and they are right
what bothered us most was that the
strikers had the tip almost as soon as
We had TO- Having friends on every
road % the country they knew as
much about our business as we our
selves The minute IL was announced
NAat We should move the silk they were
S.'er Us. 10 VAS defiance: a last one.
~ we could move freight-for we were
eNrady moving passengers after a
lasnon-the strike might be well ac-
''uAjed beaten.
stewart the leader Of the local con-
u-sehL together with his followers
k'l after me al once.
lou don't show much sense, Reed, 4"
sa'd he' You fellows here are break
lAs your necks TO get things moving,
@ul When this strikes over II our boys
- - Ior your discharge they'll get 1t.
-lS road can't run without our en-
hlueets. We're going TO beat you. II
!'u care try 90 move this stun Wei
As'e your scalp when it's over. You'll
never get your silk to GAINESVILLE: II
promise YOU that And If you ditch II
1-a make a m.llion-dollar loss, you'll
o.. let out anyway, my buck"
m mere i0 obey orders, Stewart, d
.e,lFied What was the use of more;
'el uncomfortable. but We had de-
.-'Ae1 90 move the silk: there was
A..l.AE more Go De said.
Wltn / went over 20 the roundhoust
ana toIt NeIs1bo- the decision he said
never a word but he looked a ereat
"a "a Neislh'r.s task was TO supply
'-e motive power
All that we had uucrippled, was If
.-s passenger service. because passen-
81 must ht Wayed-must be taker
80 OF hrs, of all In order 20 win Z
s--Ae you must have public opinion
f- fNA| M.tH.
nevertheless Neighbour" said /
.rr we bad talked awhile. 1--WE mus
move The |E ALSO"
D.. Ne..shhor studied; then he roared a
" NrAl Bartholomew Mullen here.
-. ~ spoke with "a decision that made m,
.I.AS pa" business was done. / ha,
per happened, 10 is true. to hear o.
- '.omeW Mullen In the department
y, motive power; but the impression
IN name gave me was OF a mOnstrou
sN big Nelghbur. or old maj
sgN, mr. Dad Hamilton.
DIT -at Bartholomew ahead OF II.
ysn .es'i NeIghhor. tightly. a DO.
'a,hrd into the office.
Nt 6ar,en said YOU wanted 10 Sc,
49, sr. said ne. addressing the maste
NJ. DO. Bartholomew" responde,
~ Hslre In my minds eve shranl
- t"inAiing. Then a occurred 10 m
y- 1' " must be this boys father VIII
o. 80. ~ nave been begging for a chanc
ia out an engine. bartholomew.
vas on i' anu Aiie"
Yes. sir"