Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1909-12-30
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MACHlNISTS

Newark, O., Dec. 2Q.-Engine i $50
out of shops after having valve" gear
torn down three times, the first strike
breaker worked for two days setting
valves, and when they went to move
her she refused, so the gang boss
took his turn at her and she is very
little better. The engine looks very
good from the painters brush, the
dispatcher called up the round house
and wanted engine 740 to double
head on passenger No. 8. Round
house foreman told them that they
could have her tomorrow night and
not any sooner. December 21.-Pas
senger No. a, 80 minutes late. Pas
senger No. 1O6, 4 hours and 5 min
utes late. December Passenger
No. IA, hour late. Passenger No.
1902, 80 minutes late. Passenger No.
105,, Is minutes late. Fast freight
No. 1873, 3 hours and 80 minutes late.
All cars at Shawnee coal mines are
loaded, and side tracks are full of
coaf trains, and no poyer to move
them. Druing the cold spell, all
trains are held up on account of the
16 hour law the tonnage on all
| freight trains is reduced SO per cent.
and still the engines cannot get over
| the road. You cannot see the en-
gines for steam. 1t looks as if they
are blowing ouAthe boilers. Thirty
Of the strike bfeakers checks were
held up for board bills Fhe tool
room man was fired, AS all of the
tools were out and no record of them.
They are having time in. the round
house as the strike breakers refuse
to- work outside
Parkersburg, w. Va, Dec. 20.-
Passenger No. III, 80 minutes late,
Passenger No. 55,, 40 minutes late
December 21.-Passenger No. g. 80
minutes late. Passenger No. II, 20.
minutes late. Very little work is be-
ling done in shops Foreman Neal left
Iifor home to spend the holidays. His
place is being filled by one of the old
croows. .
Grafton, w. Va, Dec. 1S.-Pas,
senger No. 5, 35 minutes late De
cember Passenger No. IL, Is
minutes late. Passenger No. 8, /.
hour late. Passenger No. Z, 20 min
utes late. Passenger No. II, 20 min
utes late Fast freight No. g., 2
hours late Passenger No. 8, 4 hours
and 80 minutes late. Dec 2O.--Pas-
senger No. 6, l hour and 5 minutes
late. Passenger No. 8, .25 minutes
late. One strike-breaker fred for
being drunk. Passenger No. IA, 80
minutes late. Passenger No. ii, /
hour late. Passenger No. Y, Is min
Eya4es late, getting to station, blocked
by freight in yards. Passenger No
|, rs minutes late. Passenger No. 2.
Is minutes late. December 21.-Pas-
senger No. 3, Is minutes late. Pas
senger No. 5, hour late. Passen
ger No. S. 1 hour late. Passenger
No. IA, SO minutes late.
Piedmont, W. Va, Dec. 22.-Pas-
senger No. 4. L hour and 80 minutes
late. Passenger No. 8, so minutes
late. Passenger No. 8, 40 minutes
late. Passenger Mo- 2, 2 hours late
Passenger No. 6, 1 hour and SO min
utes late. Engine 1879 striped side
rods on the IL mile hill and blocked
the track for two hours. December
23.-Passenger No. 8, l hour and 20
minutes late. Passenger No. 2, ]
hour and SO minutes late. Passen-
ger No. g., hour and. 40 minutes
late 4
Holloway, O., Dec. 1s.-Passengel
No. 16, hour late. December 20.
Passenger No. IA, 80 minutes late
Passenger No. Is, 80 minutes late
Dec. 21.-Passenger No. IA, 80 min
utes late. Yards remain full of coal,
and no power omove it, X II
Benwood, W. Va, Dec. 21.-Pas-
senger No. 7O9, 25 minutes late. Fast
freight No. SO; hours late. Passen-
ger No. II, 40 minutes late. Passen-