Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-08-26
STRIKE soon vi
Locomotive Firemeu Had Griev.
ance Against Employers.

The twenty-eight locomotive fire.
men on the Tonopah railroad, went
out on a strike at six O'Clock Tues
day night. The strike grew out OF a
difference between the iremen and
the railroad authorities over clean
ing the engines, the firemen claiming
that this work should be done in the
roundhouse, while Superintendent
Trip asserts that it is customary
on all roads for fremen to keep their
engines clean above the running
boards and that it would only take
twenty minutes after a run is com
pleted, to wipe the engines clean.
The strike tied up all trains Wednes-
day until late in the afternoon, when
after a conference in the office OF
Alonzo Trip, the general manager
OF the road, between that gentleman
and a committee composed Of p. ID.
Payne, engineer, A. A. Peterson,
fireman, Tom Gather of the Order
Of Railway Conductors, Tom Connors
OF the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men and Mr.. Haly Of the Switch
mems Union Of America, it was
agreed that the demands Of the men
regarding the care of engines be
acceded to the railroad employees
agreeing to defer all questions OF
wages and hours until Sept. LIST, the
date on which the railroad has fixed
for bringing into effect a new
schedule.
The best of feeling prevailed on
both sides in the matter, and from
the temper OF the men and the reas-
enable attitude of the company, it is
doubtful if serious trouble of a like
nature will ever occur again.
Speaking of the adjustment of the
difficulties, Superintendent Trip
stated that there was nothing to say
further than that all differences had
been adjusted and the men had gone
back to work.
A committee representing the en-
ployes request it to be stated that
they thank the Miners Union for the
use Of their hall, and especially for
their manifest sympathy in the issue
that came up. They also wanted
their thanks expressed to the engi-
neers, conductors, brakemen aud
switchmen for their support.
They also desire it stated that at q
meeting held Tuesday night they re-
quested that a be permitted to
take out the passenger train carry
mail and express; that this should
be done in the interest OF the public;
that the GREY in doing so were act.
ing fair to organized labor, since
they acted under instructions from
the joint committee.
The differences leading to the
strike, according to the firemen,
arose when five men were discharged
for refusing to clean their engines.
Tuesday at noon a committee oil
the fireman called at the superinten.
dents Office and presented a new
schedule to govern their relations
with the company. This schedule, il
is claimed by the fremen, was tC
take the place OF the old narrow.
gauge schedule, which had expired
by limitation when the broad.gaugC
came IN. The committee presenting
IL was headed by Fireman Peterson
Under the old schedule firemen were
paid 80. go a day for eight hours. The
new schedule demanded pay at the
rate Of 1915 per day OF eight hour:
and the reinstatement Of the fv,
men discharged for refusing to clear
the jackets on the new engines.
When these demands were re
fused the Tonopah railroad firemer
held o meeting and passed a resolu
ton that unless their demands wer,
acceded to by 6 o'clock that evening
the fireman would be called out.
Az 6 O'Clock no acceptance OF thei
.ldemands was Forthcoming and th