Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-03

DIE passenger train the Denver nicr-
| had started out on time, with the su.
pcrintendcnt OF motive power as en-
, ginccr aud wiper for fireman. The
message came from the second vice
president lie promised TO deliver the
train TO our division Oh time the next
! evening. and he asked. "Cnn You get II
/ through TO DenvcrT"
We looked at each other. At last all
eyes gravitatcd toward Nelgbbor. our
master mechanic.
The ralu dispatcher was waiting.
what shall sny?" he asked.
The division chief Of the motive pow
or was a tremendously big Irlshman,
with n voice like n fog horn. without
an instant's hesitation the answer came
clear:
"Sny 'ycsr"
Every one of us started. II was
throwing the gage OF battle. Our word
had gone out; the division was pledged:
the fight was on.
Next evening the strikers through
some mysterious channel got word that
the iller was expected. About o o'clock
crowd OF them began 20 gather round
the depot
II was after / o'clock when No. /
pulled In, aud the foreman OF tho Oma-
ha roundhouse swung down from the
locomotive cab. The strikers clustered
around the engine like n swarm OF nm
cry bees, but that night. though there
was plenty of jcerlng. there was no
actual violence When they saw
Nclghbor climb into the cab 20 take
the run west there was sullcn ri.
lcnce.
Next day committee OF strikers,
with Andy Cameron. very cavalier. ut
their head. called on me.
"Mr. Reed" said he ofIicIously.
"we'vc come to notify you not to run
any more trains through here TIL this
strikes settled. The boys won't stand
II. That's all" With that he turned on
his heel TO leave with his following.
Hold on. Cameron" I replied, rails.
Ing my hand as | spoke: that's not
quite all. ! suppose you men repre-.
oNhN ~"
ayes. sir"
u happen 10 represent. In the sup
erlntendent's absence, the manage.
ment Of this road. simply want to
say TO You and to your committee
that | take my orders from the presi-
dent and the general managcr-not
from you nor anybody you represent
That's ALL"
Every hour the bitterness increased.
We got few trains through, but we
We're terribly crippled. AS for freight.
we made no prctcnsc of moving II.
Train loads Of fruit and meat rotted
In the yards. The strikers grew more
turbulent daily, They beat our new
men ana crippled our locomotives.
Then our troubles with the new men
were almost as bad. They burned out
our crown sheets; they got mixed
UP on orders all the time. They ran
Into open switches and Into each other
continually and had us very nearly
crazy.
gincers for n week. lie began by
backing into diner so hard that he
smashed every dish In the ear and
ended by running into siding few
days later and setting two tanks OF
oil on FIRE. that burned up freight
depot. I figured he cost us $4,000 tho
week he ran. Then lie went back to
selling Nindmills.
After this experience | was sitting
In my office one evening, wien
youngish fellow In n Hlouch hat opened
the door and stuck his head In.
what do YOU wnnti" growlcd.
"Are you Mr.. Rccdf"
"What do you wnntf"
II want 10 speak TO Mr.. Reed"
"Well. what IN III"
"Are you Mr.. Recdi'
"Confound you, yes! What do you
want?"
"Me? ! don't want anything. I'm
just asking; that's all"
His impudcnce staggered me so that
took my feet off the desk.
Heard you were looking for men,"
he added
mo" ! snapped. II don't want any
mon"
Wouldn't be any show to get on al
engine, would thcrei"
a week earlier ! should have risen
and fallen on his neck, but there had
been others.
There's show to get your head
broke" Suggested
Il don't mind that IL get my time"
what do you know about running
an englnef"
"itun one three years"
"On thrashug machineT'
ION the Philadelphia ana Reading"