The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
Progress of Strike OH Santa Fe
Coast Lines.
Many Union Hen Have Quit
Their Jobs.
MEN TO FILL PLACES.
Santa Fe Rushing Them in by
undreds.
Santa Fe Officials Deny Strikers
Statements.
MEN TO FILL PLACES.

Los Angeles, Cal, May Alike a
CONTAGIOUS disease, the strike on the
Santa Fe is steadily spreading, but
from indfcat ions the strikers are the
only ones who are suffering from the
nalady. Thirty union machinists at
Needles yesterday Joined the deserters.
Sixteen nonunfon craftsmen were at
once put in their places and enough
more will be added today to make up
the full quota of the shops. There are
Is boflermakers at that point, but they
are still standing at their posts. Fiji
teen deputy sheriffs were sent to Nee
dies last night from San Bernardino.
The Santa Fe boilermakers in the
shops at San BernardinO have receiv-
ed a number of kilograms from the
boilerrnakers at Albuquerque request
ing them to Join the strikers, but up to
last night they refused to comply, hav-
ing contract with the company up
to September. They say they do not
wish to strike without sufficient cause.
The Los Angeles Express says:
1T is denied by railway officials that
men imported to take the places or
strikers were inveigled to southern
California and New Mexico on false
pretenses. They present agreements
signed by the new men before they
were brought into local territory, and
in every instance it is expressly pro-
vided the subscriber shall take posi-
ton vacated by a striker already out,
or one who might be induced to leave
the company'S service.
Santa F'e headquarters calls atten-
ton to the fact that the company
could not afford to ship men across
the continent without a direct under
standing as to what was expected OF
them after they arrived here. The
new men were boarded at various
places more than two weeks at the
company'S expense. Their pay is the
same as that which was paid to the
men now on strike and they will be
fed and housed at no expense to them
selves until such time as it shall be
deemed safe for them to go beyond the
confines of the company's property
lines.
altogether more than 200 men were
recruited for the work in hand before
the present trouble reached its acute
stage, and it is declared in every in
stance employment agents who hired
the new force were instructed to in
form the men just what was expected
of them. Included among the members
of the new force are artisans able
to fill any position where there is pos
sibility of trouble, and it is insisted
BY the company that the force provided
is of sufficient size to keep the Santa
Fe in operation, no matter how formi-
dable the strike may become
1T is said the total number of OPP
eratives now out on Santa Fe lines in
local jurisdiction is less than 200. It
is denied by the company that the
strike has spread beyond San Bernar-
dino and Albuquerque. officials say the
territory north of Los Angeles, or east
of San BernardinO, has not become in
volved as yet, although the company S
local headquarters would not be sur
prised if the struggle becomes general
everywhere on the Santa F'e system
At Coast Line Towns.
San RernardinO. Cal. Nav A.
Freight is piling up in the local yards
as it has not done for some months
The cause is not attributed to the
strike, which is said to have had nc
effect at all upon the freight or pas
senger traffic. Every available track
in the yards is crowded with freight
cars. most of them being fruit cars
waiting their turn to be cleaned.
Needles, Cal, May 4.-There are 81
machinists and the gang foreman out
here. The helpers and apprentices
signified their willingness to go out
in sympathy. but were advised by the
machinists to remain at work. Then
case is now in the hands of the grand
lodge, which may wire for them tC
strike at any hour. The company has
rs non-union men at work in the ma
Barstow, May 4.-Fifteen men
comprising machinists. boilermakers
and helpers, are out. The action wa:
wholly of sympathetic nature, NJ
non-union men having as yet been pu
on at this place. At noon work at this
place was shut down entirely. All il
quiet and some of the men are leav
ing for San Bernardino and Los An
geles.
Winslow, Ariz., May 4.-Twenty-tw,
machinists and helpers are out on {
strike here. They quit work at
o'clock Friday afternoon.
Seligman, Ariz., May 4.-Twent!
machinists and helpers in the emplo.
of the Santa Fe at this place walked
out. No trouble is anticipated.
Albuquerque, n. NJ, May A.
Twenty-eight additional non-uniol