Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-14
On Good Terms
With Company
No Impending Trouble Be-
' tween the Santa Fe and Its
Fircmen on the Coast Lines.

In the light of recent reports OF al.
legged impending trouble between the
management OF the coast lines OF the
santa Fe railroad and the locomotive
firemen. something in the shape OF an
authoritative statement from the fire.
men Is Of interest,
In the January number OF the 10
connective Nremen's Magazine" Third
Vice-Grand Master c. w. Maier. in
his report states as follows. which
shows the feeling between the com.
pany and the men;
"On November 18th had the pleas.
ure OF meeting with the Atchison, To-
peka d Santa Fe Joint protective
board. OF which Brother Thomas c..
Hays OF lodge $40 Is general secre-
tary and treasurer. The meeting was
all mat could have been expected, and
appreciated the pleasure of being
present and addressing such a gath
ering OF our members. This board
has beer and Is doing good work for
the locomotive firemen on the Santa
Fe system. Only a few short years
ago our members were not enjoying
privileges such as they are today on
khis line, and hope that those whom
our board represents are appreciative
OF the work being done in their be.
half. Should anything occur that our
protective board was made useless by
the indifference of our membership,
the difference in wages and working
conditions would soon be made mani.
fest. One thing | wish to mention,
and that Is the harmonious relation
ship that exists between the Santa Ce
Railway company and the members OF
our order. This is as it should be
and | hope It will always continue So"
Says the Topeka Herald: The lie.
port comes from western sources that
there is trouble brewing between
members Of The brotherhood of rail-
way trainmen and the Santa Fe com.
pany along the entire system and 1t
Is expected a strike will take place if
the railroad company carries out its
Intentions.
The brakemen and conductors are
paid on a mileage basis and twelve
miles a%pporlioned to an hours WORK.
me present schedule Of wages is con.
sidered fair. The railroad company.
1t Is reported, intends to raise TIE
mileage per hour, which will have the
effect of reducing wages about o5
per cent.
This reduction the trainmen ssy
they will not accede to. 1t is said The
company is increasing its force of
special Officers along the system in
anticipation of trouble,
Conductor Shaffer is running pas.
senger in place of Conductor O,FalIon.
Conductor Jack Is paying a visit
to the loved ones at home in Albu-
nuerqua.
Brakeman Raney is laying off,
Brakeman W. f. Smit,l going out in
his place.
Conductor G., II. Rhodes is on H..
sick lis, ana Conductor Trip Is look
ing afts~ his way car.
Conductor Upton Hays returned to
work on his regular passenger run
last evening, cold as 1t was.
w. j. Fugate. the passenger con
ductor, returned from a visit to his
sick grand son at Ration last even
ing, accompanied by his wife.
The local yard office has been hand
somely ~re-touched with paint on the
inside and save the absence of a car
/ pet is as neat al a lady's boudoir.
Brakeman C.. B. Jackson of Con-
ductor Charley ~Stevenson's passenger
crew, got in from his Kansas trip
last night, accompanied by his wife.
Brakeman VIM. Murphy, after hav-
ing been off duty six trips. reported
yesterday and went out en- the Ray
mond & Vhitcomb special yesterday
morning.
Judge Goggin's court has been hear
ing the case of Nicolas Sanchez VS..
the A. r. & S. F. railroad at Ell Paso,
Texas. the plaintiff. having brought
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