Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-12
BROAD MAN WITH GREAT ORGANIZATION.

Mr.. H. 70. Wills, Assistant Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, yesterday met the representatives OF the citizens, who
took a important part in the settlement of the recent strike. He had
a nice talk with these gentlemen aud told them some facts about the
conditions Of the trouble that they did not know before In urn they
put a question or two to him. And each learned something from the
other.
Mr.. wins is a fitting representative Of a great big organization, one
which is conservative in its operations, yet has nothing to conceal from
the public. He stated that his men we're wrong N having qut tn rail-
road, and that he would have to report them, but would recommend to
the advisory board that they extend lenieney to the men. He said also
that the strike, while it was wrong, would doubtless have a beneficial Ell
feet to all parties concerned, and that he felt certain that there could not
be a recurrence of the trouble.
Some Of the engineers were with Nh. Wills at the meeting. 1t was
they who had brought about the meeting, and they assented to all he
said. It is a very satisfactory state Of affairs to learn that a strike is a
remote contingency. 1t is also very nice to know that there is an or
ganization big enough to admit when e II its men are in the wrong,
and to punish its men accordingly. The m who guide the desttntes OF
the me who operate the trains take it upon themselves to determine
whether they are right or wrong and the railroads ire willing to leave
it to them.
bers, and the whole world may know what those lines are. In the case
of trouble like that which tied up Tonopah and Goldfeld recently, the
men are right or wrong, according to their constitution, sections OF
which Mr.. Wills read to the business men. n showed where IN TN
instance the men here had acted in violation Of their constitution, and
also showed extenuatng circumstances on account of which he would rec
ommend 1enfency M~s
If we had more men like Mr.. wills IN the side of organized labor
and more organizations like the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers.
there would be less danger of labor trouble: and in the event of trouble.
there would be quicker settlements, which would save many thousands of
dollars to the parties concerned, and inconvenience to the public
A prominent mercantile company OF this city is sending out of town
for it's printing, This may be all right from the view point Of the mer-
camille company, but there is another side to it, All the printing Offices
here arr employing union men and the union lei are buying their gro
ceries from the mercantile house and other stores. Suppose the union
lei should send out of town for their groceries? If everybody should
send out Of town for all their goods, there would be very little chance
for anybody doing business. II the printing goes out, there is less OPP
portunity OF employment for printers; If everything goes out there is
less opportunity for the employment of anyone, and there would be nm
ally nobody left to sell goods to.
The head Of this mercantile concern referred to- came to the Bonanza
at n time with an awful howl because we were running n ad for an
out of town store, which "a soliciting orders fr goods. Now, heres
howl for howl.
Remember the adage. william Consistency. thou art a jewell