Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
RAILWAY MEN JOIN
Close Association Formed For
Purpose Of Combating Adj
verse Legislation
OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
AND EMPLOYEES
Meeting Held in Chicago Lays Basis
for National Action on Public Sent-
ment and Experimentation and
Capital Represented.

Chicago, Sept. 15.--The first step to-
railroad organization, designed to EN-
brace investors in railroad properties.
the heads of the various systems, and
the arm of railroad employees, was tax
en- yesterday in Chicago. The new
body is known as the American Rl,.-
road Employees and Investors associa-
ton
The move which is not without po-
litica Significance altho the orgnniza-
ton primarily is to be nonpolitical, is
admittedly a mutual effort of the heads
Of the systems and the leaders Of tho
most powerful railroad employees Ia
Dor organization to form an offensive
and defensive alliance to further ia
vorable railroad legislation ard to
WELD such influence politically as shall
further the prosperity of the roads and
the men who work for them.
Labor and Capital Represented.
The meeting at which the ors;aniza-
ton was formed was held yesterday
afternoon In the Railway Exchange
building. Representing the railroad en-
ployes and as heads OF labor or.,aniza-
lions enrolling a round half million
men and voters, We're P. III. Morrisey,
grand master of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, one of the strong
est labor organizations in the United
States; Warren S. Stone, grand chief of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive engin
GERS; A. b. Garetson, president of the
Order of Railway Conductors; and John
j. Hanahan, grand master of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemcn and En-
ginemen.
For the investors and the manage
ments of the great railroads system,
there were present A. j. Earring presi-
dent of the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST.
Paul: B. f. Yoakum, chairman of the
Rock Island; George B. Harris, presi-
dent of the Chicago, Burling ton and
Quincy: ]. T. Harahan, president of the
Illinois Central T. p. ShoEts, presi-
dent of the Chicago and Alton; Frank
Trumbull. president of the Colorado
dIlu oOulIleIH, w. AtIilIlSh, VIE
president of the Santa Fe; HI. u.
Nudge, vice president of the Rock Is
land; H. /. Miller, president of the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois,; A. j.
Davidson, president of the st. Louis
and San Francisco; C. S. Clarke, vice
president of the Missouri Pacific; w. A.
Gardner, vice president of the Chicago
and Northwestern; and w. B. Scott of
the Southern Pacific.
Announc srnAnt Given Out.
At the close of he meeting. which
was not public, me following an
nouncement was given out:
"At a meeting of representatives of
the investors of the railways of the
United States and the representatives
of number of the national organiza-
lions of railway employees, held on this
date, an organization was formed to
be known as "The American Railroad
Employees and Investors association"
with the following as it's declaration
of purposes:
'1ts purposes shall be, by all law
full methods, to cultivate. and maintain
between it's members such spirit of
mutual interest and such concern on
the part Of all Of them for the welfare
and prosperity of American railroads
as will best promote their successful
and profitable operation for the benefit
alike of their employees. investors and
the public.
ITO encourage by every proper
method cordial and friendly feeling on
the part Of the public toward Ameri-
can railroads and their business
"To publicly provide means and
methods for obtaining consideration
and hearing from all legislative bod
les and commissions empowered to
enact laws, rules and regulations af-
fecting the conduct and operation Of
railroads.
"To do whatever lawful things may
be necessary to secure a fair return
alike to capital and to labor interested
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