Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-22
CAR INSPECTORS
Finish SESSION
Las Vegas Man Elected
To Position of Vice
Chairman. Good Work
Done

The last day of the three days ses.
sion of the joint protective board OF
the Santa Fe district OF Brotherhood
of Railway Carmen of America, was
completed yesterday in this city, with
the election of David S. Riley of Gle.
burne, Texas, as permanent chairman
for the ensuing year; Z. E. Pettet of
Las Vegas as vice chairman, and
George Williams Of Winslow, A. T.,
as secretary and treasurer.
The final organization of the board
was completed yesterday afternoon,
and the sixteen delegates present left
well satisfied with the results OF the
meeting. It was gnerally acknowl-
edged that never had relations with
their employers been more satisfac-
tory and each delegate reported that
his local lodge had no cause for com.
plant because Of any ill-treatment.
One Of the members of the board
was found in the lobby Of the Sturges
European hotel last night. and asked
regarding what he considered the
most important duty of a oarman. Il
believe that the inspecting of passen-
ger trains probably is the point on
which the most responsibility hinges"
said the delegate. In my opinion
the inspector who goes around a train
at the station and looks for any pos
sible defect is the most important
minor einploye in the service OF the
railroad companies. What If he should
overlook a cracked wheel. some de-
feet in the construction, or damage
maliciousIy done by some desperate?
The consequences of his oversight
cannot be estimated. The loss that
might result to human life and to
company property because a car in
spector was sleepy would be some.
thing fearful. For days a train might
need no inspection, everything being
sound, but when something has gone
wrong if it is not found out by the
greasy mechanic with his flaring light
the result could not help but be dis
astrous. Yes, sir; the car inspector
means much for the safety of the pas
senger, and If reliable men were not
secured traffic today would be far
more dangerous"
All the delegates left last night for
their several destinations, expressing
themselves as we'll pleased with the
result Of their meeting and with the
treatment accorded to them in Albu-
querque.-Albuquerque Journal.
Denial by Bean.
"There is no truth in the statement
made by the boilermakers in San Ber-
nardino that / promised that II they
would continue in the shops It would
not be necessary for them to work
with the non-union m~achinists on the
engines" said s.. L. Bean. mechanical
superintendent of the Santa Fe coast
lines to an Albuquerque reporter. i
also never refused them audience
when they had a grievance. The
time they claim they were refused adj
mittance to the office, was when the
foreman came to me and said a COM
mittee desired to register a protest.
| told him that IL 1t was on account
of the boilermakers being obliged to
work with the machinists, that it was
hardly any use for their admittance.
Before you could snap your fingers
the men had gone on their strike.
Any conference at that time would
not have helped matters"
The above statement was made by
the mechanical superintendent when
shown an article in the San Bernar-
dino sun, in which the president Of
the San Bernardino Boilermaker's
union is quoted as having stated that
the boilermakers' strike was caused
through broken promises made by Mr..
Bean.
Washouts Were Extensive.
The SAINT Ea crews coming In here