The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-04-21
MANCHESTER VERMONT THURSDAY MORNING April 81 1901.

a slnued, warning 10 ihc subject. and Thai
:. 'er this company to boycott Il. 4 :.
10 freight, Thatgl s,op the violence aud s'
the men chance to win cut, and is's "a
q We ak,
u Is's All you ask, repeated Garland quie
y ~. weii. gentlemen, its = good dca
n Have you any grievance pertinent TO ihl
y road, the N. 81. q, a W.
vi Nc, sir, responded the chairman,
You say that you AK, continued Garland
a flaRering pencil. New, does this impl'
. request or demsnds
4 Well, rtlolned washburn, II you persis
/ In hauling II. a $. W. freight, we propos'
/ to 70 out. That's the decision, boys, ain
alils
The others gave assent.
J You mean, unless We refuse to haul ihi'
, connecting companys business, remarked
| Garland slowly.
} Well, II amounts to that, admitted The
engineer.
J, Yes, 1t amounts TO precisely that reitersl
I'd the Superintendent epphstically. He
threw aside the pencil and leaned forward,
with his elbow on the desk.
j Do you men iutend to strike, with The
n fusal Of this arbitrary demand a. basis :
Yes, cir, we do, returned Washburn dog
gedly.
i A rld'culous, unteuable position, continu-
eo Garland polntedly. You wish US to re-
pudate our contracts, to assist In crippl.
Ing the interests OF one Of our best feeders
Gentlemen, this business has been paid for.
There are man drawing good salaries to d.
vert II our way. A portion Of the com.
pany's revenue Is derived from tbi, source
and we shall contiaue to handle II. We
shall live up to our contracts, and you may
strike, II you choose.
Listen. and his eyes trtmbled ominous-
| ly. You come here and tell me calmly that
you are going to try to tie up aud injure
the medium through which you gain your
living, and tell you, your In leaky boat.
The strike is failure | cay 1t is! This
movement you propose ls a last, forlorn
hope, and II won't avail. Tcvaight you
have your places and your families In COM
fort. Strike, and tomorrow you lose all.
Tomorrow you're out In the cold and TO
stay, mind you
He spoke In lower tone and with feel
Ing. Most OF you have seen me grow here.
Some of you Nv helped along. | dou't like
to see you going sgiinst your interests,
This may not be policy, but it's near my
heart.
Flynn, you've been promoted and you've
shoveled tons Of coal 20 get there.
Washburp, your an old man, and you've
been years In the c ,mpany's services. You
can't expect to catch on with strangers.
Clancy, there's your wife and baby
There was slight break In the earnest,
even tone. You're gofd men, but you're
misguided and you'll be sorry. You'll le-
gret II.
It's matter Of pliaclple with US, Mr..
Garland, remarked Clancy quietly. -.r@
No less with the company than your
selves, rel lined the Superintendent. ! re-
peat that It's not case Of having the busi-
ness handed to US. We've solicited II, we've
contracted for II, and we're bound to carr
ry 1t.
Ia This your laal decision, Mr.. Garland,
remarked Clancy quietly.
Ii lie, returned the official, and | wish
to state, is entirely in accord with the Gen.
eral Managers policy.
Then there's no more to be said.
Nothing more.
want to tell you, sir, said Washburn,
conclusively, that you'll have some empty
cabs tomorrow morning.
Very we'll. Good night, gentlemen,
The men filed silently through the outer
Office, As they passed by the long des-
patching table, the third trick man paustd
In his act OF cJlllng the telegraph key.
There he exclaimed, with sigh Of salts
faction. I've got him at last.
Who you got now, Chan inquired Wash
burn, with an attempt at ioyiality.
Tho sounder was cluckifg a reply and
the despatcher put up a warning finger
while listening intenly. Whitney, con.
ductor Of Number -Four, he responded
later, tapping an 0. X. I've been
trying for twenty minutes to reach him
with an order to stop at Hyde's platform
tonight. Something's played hob with
our six wire, and we're ing Western I'm
lon via st. Clarice. Strikers at Ransom
have probably knocked pole down and
grounded the wire.
Stop the Limited at II del. exclaimed
The old engineer incredulously.
Yes, replied the defpatcher 10 low
.one, to pick up Mr.. Corrick, the Superin-
.endent's father-in-law. He WAS out at
he lake ashing and they got the news to
,im by long distance phone. They cay be
airly worshiphed the boy. Number Four's
ais only chance until noon tomorrow and
we can't tell how trains will be then. Mr.
3arland's little boy died this evening, you .
inow.
GarlsId's boy dead repeated Washburn
Very suddenly, at elk CLOCK.
Did you hear that, boys? ssked Wash
urn, turning to the others.
They nodded.
And he came in bis grief to keep bis ap- (
pointment with us, and he gave us that :
rood talk and we turned him down. Turn Q
him down ard never thanked him.
ia dsmn.d d shame.
That's .hat 1t is, reloined Clancy, and
he others murmured expressions ef regret J
The committee he'd hurried consulta-
ion, punc,uated by emphatic nods. after
shch they marched quietly back to the
Ioor Of the Superintendent private ctiice.
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