Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-26
SHUT DOWN CHEYENNE SHOPS
Union Psoise oS1als Disohngs 0rsr siI
Hundred Men.
THEY DEouGsE CLOSING IS PERMANENT
WOrk FCrneriy Done &c ChsyesRe
80 Ne Transferred 20 Omaha
ana other Points-short
Foree Temporarily.

confirmed in detan BY The union Parihe
oGeials in Omaha during the dsy.
The order closing Gown the shops was
issued fron the headquarters in this city
late TueEdsy. II stated that the shops are
70 Be closed permanently and the nsohin-
cry diEnAntled within a few days. The
clerical force At Cheyenne, which is IN
elu5ed IN the order oisChArging the nea.
werked far into the nlEht Tuesday making
cut time checks for the employees. The
eonpaHys pay ron al Cheyenne. By this
action is reduced $4,000 q month. Tbs
number Of men let eut-ess-inelpdes those
boilermakers and helpers who struck q few
days ago. The con psny retains It's round
house and car shops At ChsySnHe, AID IN
she former afordt employment TO twenty
eve men A minimum force sill be kept at
woTk in the car shops
Reasons fer the shut-Down-
More than one reasoa led the Union Pa
eife 70 take this action The present strike
Uf the boilermAkers HDo th- somewhat Cts
turbed conditions in one OF two other de-
partmentB figured proninently. while the
cost Of living IN Cheyenne 10 also partly re-
sponSible. As 10 the former condition. the
company decided upon q rstrsrchnent pol
SCI ~hgn the bOiiermafers went cut ana
the nrBt tangible evidence OF this pelicy
vas the order issued last Saturday BY
which SIS men in the shops over the sys-
ten we're discharged. The company has
maintained from the nrFt o. these labor
coupiseations that a. the b~oilerm&ksrs had
gene out its afHirs we're in such q SHAPE
as 70 invite q general reeuetion Of its NE
ehsHical force and aid not warrant the re-
testIon Of the entire army Of employees in
It's shops
II therefore embraced the occasion fer
keeping operating expenses down while the
labor disputes we're In process The ofn-
eisls claimed and Jet maintain that the
eonpany is fully prepared Ger q prolonged
stRsnation In its shops II necessary
Living Expenses Figure.
RegEreinE the claim that living expenses
N Cheyenne had a part IN closing doE1 the
shops. 81 il said hat Tor some tine great
eissGuEfaction along this line has existed
and that efforts have been made 70 secure q
reduction in the cost o. living IN that city.
The strike Of the b0lernAkerE. IL is be-
Iieved, was In , measure prompted BY this
eane reason. The posit-3D of the company
In not hoceoing to demands % the shopnen
fST Al ADVANCE in wages. 70 that they could
the better maintain their families. was that
81 a raise was made IL would be Offset by q
corresponding increase in the cost Of living
IN Cheyenne and that then the problem
would be a. far from = solution as ever.
Where Will the work that has been done
hy the Cbeyenns shops be performed?
Does the closing OF these shops mean a
corresponding curtailnent in the CON-
pany's facilities that Is 90 be permanent
These are vital questions suggested by
the innovation. OnciAls who are best
qualified TO speak upon the subject answer
the hrSt question by saying that the work
VIII be divided among the various shops
over the system. The bulk TO be given to
Omaha. Rawlins 10 get a liberal share.
armstrong and other places 10 hgure in the
superintendent
Az 20 the second question. the same au-
thorities assert that the ccnpany's fAcili-
ties and the number Of it's shop employees
are not 10 be permanently reduced. al
though for a period OF perhaps tive years
they win be kept down
VIII Re-EREage old Men
Those ntr who were unfortunate enough
an 70 lose their positions at Cheyenne By
the Suspension Of operations there are to
be given prefsrence in the tlling in O.
other places and when the company as
Uunes the task Of rC-estsblishing normal
conditioBs. that IL excepting Cheyenne Of
course. these men viii be put to work
NDCftNSf possible 61DC VI AItH Hay
be iele bat a few days or weeks Al most
while others may have 10 wait months be-
fore they are again in the service Of the
eonpsny. But It Is the purpose Of the
company 20 Inevitably re-smpley As mAny
Of them AZ its Affairs viii warrant II iR
more thar probable that nc material rein
foresnsnt Of the working capacity ef the
shops viii be made until the approach Of
fall. When the new arrADgenents are
adopte1 Omaha viii have its shop forces
enlarged 20 a much greater number. 81 Is
understood. than prior to the strike.
TIE nAchinists new have the center Of
the stage IN the strike situhtiOn- Their sx-
scutivs eonnittee IL again in Omaha and
met yesterday Afternoon A brief council
was hele in the Morning. but the men pot
lively refused to diEulgs Rnything pertaining
- that eonfersBee- Some vital change from
tAsir stApdpoint IL locked for within a fsv
hours or possibly q day. A rumer gained
currency yesterday hat the nAehinistS
and the company were nearer an under
s~tantinE than they have been since the
trouble began ana hat a settlement might
grew out Of the present secret eonfsrsnos
q the nAehinists' executive council. Tie
company omclAls manifest considerable IL
tsrsst In thess nesuRgs-
cOafereaee with Car
Ansthsr conference between car builders
and uni0n RAeine Omeials took place yes
terdAy with satisfactory results 70 both
SIDES. ana BY to-day q Anal oonclusioa Il
expectee IN this matter. The car bufldsrB'
claims fa an advance commend hsmseiFes
a. reasonAbls 70 The company.
A. % the bolernAksrs the oneiIls viii
not hsreaftsr recognize thea They are
strikers n0w ana aoeordtng 70 the oneisis
entirely separated from the company The
0meiAls declare their ability 70 get along
without them a. long As neoessHry. No
1sw boilernEkers have bes1 imported q