Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14


superintendent happened TO be will
NJ when the news came.
you can't handle IL. boys" said b,
nervously What you'd better do i
to turn it over TO the Columbian Pa
cific.'
our contracting freight agent on the
coast al that time was fellow so or
ratio that he was nicknamed Crazy
horse. Right in the midst OF the strike
CrazyhorSe wired that he had secured
big silk shipment for New York. We
were paralyzed.
We had no engineers, no tiremen and
no motive power 10 speak Of. The
strikers were pounding our men,
wrecking our trains and giving us the
worst of II generally-that Is, when
we couldn't give IL 10 them. Why the
fellow displayed his activity at that
particular iuncture still remains a
mystery. Perhaps he had a grudge
against the road II so. he took an
artful revenge. Everybody on the syS-
TEN with ordinary railroad sense knew
that our struggle was 10 keep clear OF
freight business until we got rid OF
our strike Anything valuable or per
ishable was especially unwelcome.
But the stuff was locked and loaded
and consigned in our care before we
knew IT, After that refusal TO carry
II would be like hosting the white
flag. and that Is something which
never vet few on the West End.
Turn II over to the Columbian"
said the general superintendent. But
the general superintendent was not
looked up 10 on our division. lie
hadn't enough sand Our head was q
fighter. and he gave tone 10 every man
under him.
mo" he Numbered. bringing down
his fist. mot in a thousand years.
Well move il ourselves. Wire Mont
gomery, the general manager, that we
will take care of IT, And wire him 10
Gre Crazyhorse-and 10 do il right off"
And before the silk was turned over
to us Crazyhorse was looking for an
other Job. II is the only case on rec
ORD where a freight hustler was dis
charged for getting business.
There were twelve car loads. II
was insured for $4,000 a car. You can
figure how far the title is wrong, but
you can never estimate the worry that
stuff gave US. IL looked as big as
&l2.OO0,0O0 worth. In fact. one scrub
car tink, with the glory Of the West
End az heart. had a fight over the
amount with skeptical hostler. He
maintained That the actual money
value was a hundred and twenty mil
Hons. hut | gave YOU the figures lust
rs they went over the wire, and tLey
are right.
What bothered Us most was that the
strikers had the tip almost as soon as
we had IT, Having friends on every
road in the country. they knew lis
much about our business as we
ourselves. The minute il was an
nounced that we should move the sill.
they were after US. II was a defiance
a last one II we could move freight
for We were already moving pas-G F
gers after 81 faShOn-the strike might .
be we'll accounted beaten.
Stewart, The leader Of the local COZ.
tingent, together with his followers
got after me at once.
you don't show much sense. Reed /
SAID be. You fellows here are break /
Ing your neck, 10 get things MOVING. .
ana when this strikes over If our boy /
ask for your discharge they'll get il. /
ms road can't run without our eng. /
neers We're going 10 beat YOU. II /
you dare try 10 move this stuff wen |
have your scalp when its over. You'll /
never get your silk to GAINESVILLE. I'll |
promise you that. And if you ditch IL .
and make million dollar loss. you'll .
get let out anyway, my buck"
I'm here To obey orders. Stewart.
retorted What was the use of more; I
j felt uncomfortable but we had dc.
termincd 10 move the silk. There WAS
nothing more 10 be said.
When ! went over 10 the roundhouse
and told Neighbor the decision he said
never word, but he looked great
deal. NeichbOr'S task was 10 suppy
The motive power All that we had
uncrippled, was in the passenger serv.
Ice, because passengers must he mo.-
ed-must be taken care of first Of all.
In order 70 win n strike YOU must
nave public opinion on your side.
Nevertheless, Neighbor." said /
after we had talked awhile, I'VE must
move the silk also"
Nelghbor studied, then he roared at
his foreman
send Bartholomew Mullen her
He spoke with decision that made me /
think the business was done. had |
never happened. it is true. TO hear OF .
Bartholomew Mullen in the dcpar /
ment Of motive power, but the Inn
preston the name gave me was Of /
INDUSTRIOUS fellow bic as Neichbor or I
OLD man Sankey or Dad Hamilton.
IN put Bartholomew ahead of H." .
muttered Neighbor tightly. A b,y
walked into the Office
Mr. Garten said you wanted 10 500,
me sir" said ne. addressing the mas .