Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-08-10
.OkK|l'[I:S|; IS. STRIKE INCIDENT.
Highly Maonifled Account of a Trl-
fling Incidsnt---Two Operators
:" " St, .,ents and the Facts In the
Mas+e. r. s4 H..

MAJ r.
STRIKE TROUBLES AT OAKES
Supt. Burt returned Tuesday from
Oakes where there was an attempt
to prevent the Mp. agent from at
tending to business bya crowd OF
young fellows, said to be enthusiastic
trainmen belonging to other lines of
road. The superintendent adjusted
matters SO that the N. P. company
will be able to get, along without inter-
ference from the strikers or spmpa-
thizers that will delay business. The
freight which had accumulated was
loaded into cars for shipment and
business started in regular shape.
The Fargo Call prints statement
. that Supt. Burt arrived at Oakes
Tuesday night and transferred freight
for several hours, and states that
. "while at this work the G. & N. w.
operator who was working at the same
place, the stations being in the same
building, was assaulted by Mr.. Burt.
The citizens then interfered and made
Mr.. Burt apologize to the operator"
AS to the above, it is learned that
Supt. Burt was at work looking after
the affairs at the railroad station at
Cakes and that he saw man on the
platform who was apparently there
without any business. Mr.. Burt asked
him his business and the man refusing
to tell or offer any explanation Mr..
Burt ordered him to vacate and eject
ed him from the platform without the
use of force. Later Mr.. Burt learned
that the man was Chicago & North
western operator and told him that he
regretted that he did not know that
fact as his action would have been en-
tirely different.
The above is the explanation for
the story that has been greatly enlarg-
ed upon by some one at the Cakes end
of the line.
COMPANY KEEPS AGREEMENT.
The Foruml TUESDAY prints two
statements, one from Ben Grabiner,
l16 Liberty street, Chicago, and one
from John O'Rourke, 3030 Lock street,
Chicago, stating in effect they went
to work at Tower City and Buffalo,
under Misrepresentation as to salary;
that they quit work upon tnding that
the pay was but $50 month and call
ed for their time at the superintend-
ent's office and were refused payment.
They claim they were to receive 81 a
day until they started to work and S75
a month afterward.s Grapiner admits
that he had not had any experience in
railroad telegraphy. O'Rouke claimed
to have had experience and to have
!, signed contract with the company.
In. regard to the above statements
Of O'Rouke and Grabiper, it was
learned at the superintendent's office
here today that the railroad company
entered into contracts with the above
men to enter the company's service,
and the superintendent has on file the
original contracts. These show that
the men agreed to 20 to work for the
railroad company and to accept the
operators scale Of wages which was
specified In the contracts, the min
imum wages being stated at s55 per
month and as much more as the scale
called for at the station where employ
ed. Thereswas no violation of the
contract by the company. Free trans
portation was given the men TO their
work. s: ,!2s
Vice President Campbell Of the
telegraphers union, in the Fargo
Forum, gives the situation from the
telegraphers' side. According to Presi-
dent ii. B. Perham who says OF out
side advices yesterday as regards the
N. P..:S B.
Billings, Mont. Twelve clerks for
Northern Pacific freight Office here
walknf7 Ont, TO-DAY in SVmpathV with