Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-10
Machinists' Strike
May Be Settled
An Important Conference Soon
To Be Held In Topeka on
This Matter

The following selfexplanatory cir.
cular has been issued by ]. w. Ken
drick. third vice-president Of the San.
IA Fe. with the approval Of President
II. p. Ripley;
ITO All Machinists and Shop En-
ployes;
ut Is currently reported that a
meeting will be held at Topeka In
November. and that IL will result In
a speedy settlement Of the machin'
lists strike upon this system. The
management has not been approached
with reference to this matter. but 1t
seems proper, and desirable, 10 state
that machinists and other artisans
who have entered the service OF the
mechanical department OF this sys-
TEN, during the strike. or who re-
manned at work when the strike was
ordered, will be retained In that SER
vice subject TO those conditions that
should always govern In the relations
Of the employed to the employer;
namely. loyalty and fitness for ser
vice.
1T Is a pleasure to be able to state
that the condition Of the shops OF
the system and OF the locomotives
owned by IL was never as good as at
the present time, which proves the
loyalty and skill OF the present staff
OF employees.
ANY man who desires TO establish
his family In the community In which
he is employed will. upon taking the
matter up with his superior officer,
be aided In SO doing, and may rest as.
sured that he will not be displaced to
make room for any former cmploye as
long as he earnestly and faithfully
performs the duties to which he Is as.
signed. ]. w. KENDRICK,
Third Vice President.
Approved: Il. p. RIPLEY. Presi-
dent"
In commenting on the above action,
General Manager Nudge remarked to
a reporter for the Topeka State Jour
nal that most OF the men have come
to q realization that their cause has
been lost and have taken positions In
other lines Of work. some In the cities
where they were employed by the
Santa Fe and others have gone else
where. But the few who stiil remair
unemployed. 1t seems. are trying I,
create . feeling Of uncasiness ana I'm
rest among the new employees by cir
culating reports Of proposed confer
ences looking towards = settlement 0
tho strike and the taking back Of ii
tho old employees.
We want our new employees I,
thoroughly understand" continue,
Nj. Nudge. that they are secure Ii
their positions. So long n they ar,
faithful In the performance OF thei
duties. they win be retained by tn,
company"
Annual Trip Of Inspection.
President e. r. Ripley OF the apnts
Re, Captain N. w. Payson 81 Say
Francisco assistant to the president
General Manager A. q. Wells, Genera
Superintendent r. J. Shepard ant
Chief Engineer II. b. Burns Of thu
coast lines. and Vice President Ken
-drick. chief OF the mechanical depart
ment, left Albuquerque Sunday morn
Ing In 4 special train made up VI pri
vate cars. for the annual inspection
trip Of the coast lines. From thef,
the party went direct to the Grant
Canyon. where they will spent \ da,
10 looking over the Santa Fe improve
ments there. chief OF when Ia IN.
new hotel at Bright Angel. Thence
they will 90 over the Santa Fe, pres
cotl and Phoenix. then to California
ending the trip at San Franfiscs
whore the China Basin enterprise Ie
mands attention. II Ia expected ths'
this trip will have an important bear
Ing upon proposed Santa re extcn
sions north OF San Francisco. some n
which are now under way.
Sustains . Broken leg.
William Hockett, a passenger engi
neer who has been jerking a throttle
between I'll Paso and Albuquerque OF
the Santa Fe for many years. me
with a serious accident In San Mar
ciai last Friday evening. While lay
ing yer In San Marcial. he went int
the machine shop. and, while bendins
TIRED WOMEN