The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-16
GOT Their PAY.
Striking Machinists Visit Santa
Fe Paymaster.
Stand in Line to Get Their
Checks.
nnRN IN THE KEVC
TURN IN THE KEYS.
They Are Given to Ben Payne
as Men Pass.
Mr.. BuckaIew Has Not Returned
to Topeka.

In single file, IS of the striking ma
chinists from the local shops of the
Santa Fe. walked past the paymaster'
desk in the Office of the treasurer of the
railroad at the general Office building
this morning and drew their pay checks
for work performed during the month
of April.
In all probability the checks received
/ by the strikers this MORNING will be
the last money they will ever receive
from the Santa Fe railroad. The Off
Gals of the Santa Fe are emphatic in
their statement that the striking ma
chinists will not be taken back into the
employ of the company.
Behind the desk in the paymaster's
Office this morning was Ben Payne,
chief clerk in the office of John Purcell.
superintendent of machinery. AS each
man called for his check, he was asked
to turn over the key to the locker used
by him during his service with the rail-
road company, and all the men were
informed that those having tools or
other property in the shops which still
remained in the possession of the COM
pany could get the same by making ap-
plication at the Office of the superin-
tendent of machinery.
There were no unusual demonstra-
lions in connection with the payment
eral office building. Shortly before 10
o'clock a few of the men congregated
on the steps in front Of the general
office building. In a few moments the
remainder of the men came marching
up the street in double file. Those
standing on the steps moved inside so
as to be first in line to get their checks.
All seemed good-na tured, and all join
ed in good-natured banter and raillery
of one another and of the situation in
general.
]. D. Buckalew, who is managing
the strike, is out of the city and no
one seems to know where he is or
when he will return.
Inquiries at his headquarters at the
Victoria hotel this morning failed to
reveal any information as to his
whereabouts. Nor was any infOrma-
ton as to the time when he would re-
turn available from this source. All
that the landlady of the hotel would
say was that he had been staying
there but that he had gone away and
she did not know whether he would re-
turn or not.
One of the striking machinists was
/ approached and asked when Mr.. Buck
alew was expected to return to Topeka
Il do not know exactly he replied,
couple of days"
Mr.. Ripley Is Firm.
E. P. Ripley, president of the Santa
Fe Railway company passed through
Topeka Saturday afternoon on the way
to Chicago. General Manager H U.
Nudge went to Emporia and came back
with Mr.. Ripley.
Mr.. Ripley made the statement that
hereafter the Santa Fe railroad would
not recognize union labor in the shops
of the system. I am not opposed to
labor unions" he said, but they will
not be recognized in the shops on the
Santa Fe system"
Continuing he said: 1.-The Santa Fe
company has the strike pretty well in
hand and no Inconvenience is resulting
or will result from it. A few trains
are late because of heavy passenger
and freight traffic.
THE Santa Fe has suffered consider
ably from the demands and dictations
of unions, especially the machinists'
union, as to whom we must employ,
and to the manner in which we must
conduct our business. We have finally
concluded to put an end to it. Their
last demands were more than the com
pany could stand and the climax had
to come. We do not oppose union
labor, but the unions in the future will
not be recognized in the shops of the
Santa Fe system"