Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-27
MAY MERGE ORDERS
oTTUMWA RAILROAD MEN ARE
VOTING ON FEDERATION OF
FOUR BIG ORGANIZATIONS.

Plan Of Federation Is to Refer All Dit.
ferences Impossible to Settle by Or
der Complaining to Joint Commit
tee From All Orders.
The Cedar Rapids" plan Of fedora
ton is being voted on by local mem
bers of the four railroads mems organi-
cations in this city with, view to
merging the B. Of R. T., the B. Of l.. E.,
the B. of L. F. and the o. R. G., for
the purpose of adjusting any complaint
which may arise. If the plan is
adopted, two-thirds vote Of the
members being required, all differ
ences will be left to the board of adj
justment Of the four big orders, if the
grievance committee or the order in
volvel is unable to settle the matter.
AT the present time, the employees
of the Burlington are complaining with
regard to the hours of labor and the
amount of tonnage of their trains. AS
result of a joint meeting held last
Sunday,a committee composed of mem
bers of the four orders, presented to the
local officials Of the Burlington pro-
position, stating the dissatisfaction of
the employees with the hours Of labor
and the tonnage carried. The Burling-
ton officials here could do nothing with
the complaint and 1t consequently was
referred to higher authority. AS yet no
settlement has been made, although
the matter is under consideration.
A letter from the chairman of the
board of adjustment of the Burling-
ton system in which he has enclc
a copy of the plan CT system fedora
ton has been received by C. w. Cope
land. who is now soliciting the wishes
of the local trainmen concerning fed
GRAFTON under the Cedar Rapids" plan
If two-thirds vote of the members
of L. E., the B. of L. F. and the o. R.
G.. will become federation under one
head.
The System.
The following are sections 3, 4, 5,
and II of the Cedar Rapids" plan
which are considered pertinent:
Section g. Complaints from the
members Of any organization shall be
handled by that organization in accord
with its laws and through its regular
committees. When the general com
mittee or board of adjustment find it
impossible to adjust complaint or
case legally placed in their hands, the
secretary of such committee or board
shall forward to the chief executive OF
the organization full and complete
statement of the complaint, and the
action taken, which shall be signed
by the members of the committee
When directed by the chief executive
Tin person. in writing or by telegraph)
copies Of this statement with notice
of time and place of meeting, shall be
forwarded by the officers of the gen
eral committee or board of adjustment
to the chairmen and secretaries of the
general committees or boards of ad
justment of the organizations party tC
the federation.
Sec. A. On receipt Of a statement as
| provided in Section 8, the chairman
and secretary Of the general committee
or board of adjustment representing
an organization participating in the
| federation, shall answer the call In
person, meeting the others at time anc
| place named. When so con-
vened, the several genera! chair
| Ulen anu ScCEcldI Suqtl -Soll-
| stitute the federated board for thai
system, and shall organize by the cleo
| ton of chairman and a secretary
who shall serve until their successors
| are elected. After such organization
they shall, if they approve the com
plant, exert every honorable effort tt
adjust the same.
Sec. 5. When the Federated board
have, after exhausting all honorable
cos1 Il ,et ,,,,1r lin,
| referred to them, and when the chic
executive officer of the organization
aggrieved is prepared to approve {
strike, he may convene the chief exc
cutives of all organizations represented
| in the federation, and in the event of !!
| becoming necessary to inaugurate {
strike. the same shall be authorized
| only by two-thirds vote of the fed
Grafton board and the consent of thu
chief executives of the organization
represented.
! Sec IL These articles may be re
vised, altered or amended Ivy concur
renee of all the executives of the or
| CARNATIONS, parties hereto.
| P. M. Arthur, B. L. e.
F. P. Sargent, B. l.. F.
E. E. Clark, o. r. c.
P. H. Morrissey, b. R. T.
| M. M. Dolphin, o. R. T.
Gould Line to Cross Iowa.
The announcement has been mad
that the interests controlled by tn
Goulds have completed arrange
ments for the early opening Of
line from st. Joseph. Mo-, across low;
and Minnesota to Minneapolis. TIL
statement is made by F. S. Mordaun
president of the st. Joseph, Albany
and Des Moines railroad which has blu
recently passed the promotion stage
that his road was financed by the Mis-
4 souri, Pacific and that the Missouri Pa
/ cific has also taken over the De
4 Moines, Iowa Falls and Northern. TIL
latter was built mysteriously tw
years ago. by local people along tn
,ory dara1one fnot or