The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-09-28
GUARDS ALONG THE
LINE OF RAILWAY
g., A. 6 p. FEARS STRIKING SWITCH
MEN MAY MAKE EFFORT TO
TIE UP THE ROAD.
NO DEPUTIES ARE DETAILED
Under Sheriff McGarvey SAID to Be Tn
willing to Aid Company in Pro-
tectno Property.

1--WE are working Il full crew of switch
men on the hill. no overt act has been at
tempted hy the men who have quit. OF
their friends. today our guard is being
maintained and We expect no trouble"
said General Manager NJ. ), Dean OF the
Butte, Anaconda 4 Pacific railway this
morning.
Mr. Dean came from Anaconda this
morning TO look over the situation and
to direct the arrangements that are being
carried along to prevent a delay IN the
hauling OF ore from this city to Anaconda.
lie has been here every day since the
trouble began. On Saturday. when the
trouble was at its height and the walked
out switchmen were threatening to stop
traffic, MIR. Dean himself took charge OF
a locomotive and assisted IN running II TO
the Colorado smcItet and back.
Heavy Guard
A heavy guard ~ being maintained by
the B.. A. 4 +. along its right OF way on
the high line and from there to Rocker
This is done because oi threats that were
made by the men who walked ont and their
friends TO tic up traffic It would he coul
paratively easy to delay traffic by killing
al engine. destroying a piece OF track ~
tamperng with the equipment
About 700 men are employed III the pa
troll that is being maintained
Officers of the company are authority
for the statement that the shefi's of
fee has shown no disposition whatever to
assist in preventing the destruction OF
property. They say that on Saturday a
request was made on the sherin's Office TO
dcpuiizc watehmcn to assist ia the patrol
Some deputy sheriff commissions were
issued, but later Under Sheriff Mctarvcy
telephoned that he had revoked these com
missions. Two deputies we're sent to the
hill rs guards, but they after staying there
Tor a time. quit and went back without
notifying the company officials.
McGarvey Unwilling.
The h., A. x +. officers say that Deputy
Sheriff Pclciicr seemed willing 10 assist
III upholding the law and preventing overt
acts hut that the under sheriff showed
not the slightest disposition to do any
thing.
However" say these officers, 1--WE arc
quite able 10 protect our property and have
taken steps 10 do so without relying on
the shcril's Office. Only for our efforts
III that direction there certainly would
have been some attempt to prevent orr
running ore trains
The whole difficulty is between the
striking mcu individually and the com
pany. The swiichmen's union has not au-
ihorizeI the walkont and The m.n who
have taken the places oi the men who
have quit are all members OF the union.
Here is the explanation Of The trouble as
given by The officers of the company:
Trouble Over Mekeogh.
Up 10 The time OF The shutdown in July
man named !. T. McKeogh was en-
ploycd as switch foreman OH the hill.
When he was laid off he was told that his
layoh WAS permanent. Nevertheless he
presented himself several days apo aud
demanded work.
He had talk with MIR. Dean, in which
he asserted thai he had been il-used Mr..
Dean did not agree with him. but offered
10 give Mekeogh work for month in
another capacity, al the end OF which time,
il Mckeogh behaved himself, he was To
be renstaicd. Mckeogh, il is said ihen
became very abusive.
Immediately alter this he began his al
leinpl 10 organize HaiEoul. \ delegation
Of his friends waited upon the company
and demanded the mans reinstatement
and refused 10 consider the compromise
offer by Mr.. Dean Their demand was
denied.
Twenty Quit.
Then it was on last Friday, that 20 Of the
men, including a number Of extra men moi
regularly employed, quit Following this
came the threats TO "GH The company" and
tic up the road"
The men who have quit make mp very
small portion OF those employed When
the company is running full force il has
about 500 mcn working in these capacities
on its payroll.
Thus the men who have gone out are
only ! per ccit Of the total number EN-.
ploycd.