Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-30
THE SITUATION TODAY.
EVERYTHING oUiEr-coMPANY
READY WITH DISCHARGE AND
TINE cHEcKs FOR EMPLOYER

TIME CHEck8 FOR EMPLOYER
AZ 2 O'Clock this afternoon tho sit.
uation at the shops was unchanged
from yesterday. e1cep ng mat the
machIulsts aud bollermakera who sent
out yesterday and the day before.
are crOwdlng the general fOroman'a
office drawing their Zine ana with
one or two exceptions. quiet and or.
der has prevailed. IN one instance a
striking mechanic. slightly under tho
influence OF liquor. made a few rath.
Cr Insulting remarks 90 Master Aes
cdanIo Bean and that gentleman vas
about 20 throw The unruiy one cut.
when be explained that BIO wanted
to get bic time Mr. Bean said that
be would favor any omp.oye OF the
company Tho troublesome mechanic
wished a pasa across tho yards, but
he did not get a.
Two OF The more enthusiastic black.
smiths quit this morning. but ~ a
body. tho blaoksmlths we're still al
work this afternoon, the rumor
which was circulated about the
streets this morning that they would
walk out tonight, as far a. could DO
ascortalu0d. 10 without foundation.
aad although the men are Inclined 70
10 restless and during the noon hour
gathered in gr0upa about the shops
and yards. apparently discussing ths
situation. tho company oincials DO not
seem tho least biz worried about the
report
% ia learned from a roaablo source
IhAt the backsmiths at a meeting
acid yesterday resolved not 10 strike
untu q general order D. received. and
lhcn. Il Ia propnesied. the carpenters
vin 20 out In sympathy with them.
although the lattCr are not organized.
some twenty or thirty additional
strike breakers arrived last nisht.
ane au was uone In ,Ie case OF tho
arst arrival OF imported men. tho
car in which they rode was run down
| 20 tie ntOckRde and tao men Eiveh
/ luATteN in The bunk cars. Iho im.
sortso mechanics have been placed
Ia svary department of The shops and
eVory department is running. but tie
torce Is inadequate Co cope With the
/ yolums OF work coming in and uulo6s
more men arrive a few days Ia liable
20 see a blockade on engines AZ the
shops.
Apparently the company expects II
and a force OF men today are laying
tracks ACROSS the interior OF the
ftockade on which 10 run dead en-.
/ gino1
Discharge and Time Checks VIII De
issued 20 Every Man vino Walked
Out
when the strike was nrst ,uaugur.
ated u0no OF the strikers asked for
their time They simply passed In
thedF blocks. took tnor tools and
clothes and walked away This Tor
a while stumped the company. and
the meaning OF n was pugEnng A.
lasl the company has decided not 70
/ walt ull tho men ask TOR their time,
bat all checks arc being made out
and each man who walked out will
receive a formal discharge check
Apprentices suffer.
When maChiulara apprentice
/ goes In 10 learn the trade. he aigna
q c0ntract 30 remain with the COM
pany four years The contract "a
l olndiuE IN every respect, the appren-
tcs having practically no redress
against the company but the com.
pany is at liberty 20 discharge him az
I any time and az liberty % hold hack
part ~ bis pay TO be forfeited Il Dis
charged or found guilty OF unfalthfui
discharge OF duties Tu5 nrat year
the company holds out five cents q
dag ana the second ten cents q day,
and the third and fourth years hfte3n
oonts q day. which q, the end Of four
Years will amount TO between SIZE
and $50. Among The machlnlstu' ap
prenticea who walked out tho other
dag we're boys who bad almost com
plotea their four years and would
have IN a few days received the GER
tldcate Of finished mechanics and thia
SINUS sum Of money one OF the
most striking instances which have
come 10 the attention OF The Citizen
b that OF Apprentice Needham, who
hed bat tweutytour hours 1.-TWO dayal
more TO serve before 10 would gol
hIs money snd certificate.
Il 10 given out with authority that
tho force OF extra uopu,.oe dolnl
suard duty AZ tho shops, throughout
lhe yards and near the stations NUN
hers forty men.