The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-05
RAILROAD STRIKE AFFECTS
BUSINESS IN TONOPAH
(From our " Repr

(From our own
Tonopah, Oct. l-The strike on the
railroad, and the decline Of Tonopah
securities during the week has not had
an en~livening influence on the camp, but
he people here are the most cheerful
that are to b found anywhere In the
United States. They know what Is here
and they know what the future holds
for Tonopah. They are patient, even
though II may be that the worst Is yet
TO come. The decline In Belmont, fol-
lowed by the slide in the rest OF the
securities was calculated to be suffi-
GENTLY depressing. but on the top or
IL came the tie up of the railroad. which
shut us in from the outer world. cut on
our supplies, and paralyzed business
generally.
The strike wal a peculiar one, An
engineer and his fireman were detected
drinking while on duty. and we're sus-
pended pending an investigation. Sup
erintendent Hedden While down at MIL
lers observed to his satisfaction that
there was not SUFFICIENT work for three
brakemen OH the ore train. so he re-
duced the force to two brakemen. The
order went into effect on Tuesday morn
.,r. and Conductor Cowan refused to
taken out the train unless he were given
three men. Another conductor was
called for. but he refused to take the
place Of Cowan.
Then the strike spread all along the
line, conductors. engineers and all the
trainmen being involved. The men re-
fused to handle passengers. and then
finally refused to take out mail trains
something unprecedented in the history
OF railroad strikes. The demands OF the
men were that the engineer and fireman
who had been relieved from duty Tor
drinking be reinstated, n that the
original force Of brakemen be put on
the ore train. and hat J. w. Hardy. fore
man of the road engineers be removed
from his position. The demands were
refused, Superintendent Hedden max
ing the counter proposition that the
men be suspended pending investigation.
and farther than that he would not go.
He would not consider the dismissal of
Hardy at all.
According to their own constitution
the men are wrong in having declared
a strike. Their course of action lies In
making a protest to the railroad against
it's action. and in the event Of receiving
no satisfaction, the matter is referred
to the grand lodge of the order. A
grand lodge officer waits on the railroad
people, and in the event Of no agree
ment being reached, 1t is then up to the
local union to vote on the question as
TO whether there shall be a strike or
not. If this course of procedure Is not
followed out. the local men are ordered
back to work by the grand lodge. and
in the event of their refusal. the char
ter of the unions refusing are revoked,
and the men barred from Joining other
unions throughout the United States.
This Is the position that the railroad
men put themselves into. and this was
the status Of things when J. w. Brock.
president of the Dad arrived on We'd
nesday night.
The men had a conference with the
president on yesterday afternoon. but,
while things looked favorable for a set
Element, nothing definite was done.
CALIFORNIA ToHo1Ax
The California Tonopah Mining COM
pany resumed work this week after hav-
ing closed down for several months.
Responsible parties have taken an OPP
ton on the property. and Mark B. Kerr.
consulting engineer of the Montana Ton
opah and other properties in the camp.
will be in charge OF the operations.
1t was on his recommendation that the
option was taken. and he is confident
Of developing in the California Tonopah
another good mine in the camp.
The mine is to h south Of the town.
just on the rim of the city on the auto
mobile road to Goldfeld. There has
been considerable work one on the prop
erty. n there was a good ore shoot
passed through on the two hundred level.
They will now go after this shoot. and
while developing 1t, will continue pros
pecting work on the five hundred.