The Hattiesburg news., 1910-09-28
Others BARRED FROM
RAILROADS. EMPLOY
Clerks Claim That Railroads Business
Is Tied Up While Railroad Officials
Say Not.-FederaI Officials On The
Ground.
Ground.

A statement credited to Superinten-
dent Flanagan, of the New Orleans
and Northeastern railroad, is to the
effect that the Order of Railway
Clerks will not be recognized as a
body by the railroad, but that certain
individual members of it, who went
out on strike last Monday morning,
may have their positions back il they
want them, while others will be for
ever barred from the company's en-
ploy.
In an interview at Meridian, Mr.
Flanagan is credited with a statement
to the effect that few of the clerks
| would be reinstated, provided they ap-
ply quickly. This is taken to mean
that the railroad will not treat further
with the order as an organizer, but
will deal with the strikers as individ-
uals.
There is very little change in the
local situation. New men are con-
stantly being employed at the freight
offices, but practically all are mex
perienced in railroad work. Accord
ing to the striking clerks, some of the
men engaged to fill the strikers
places have already left their posi-
tions. The traffic of the railroad, they
claim, is practically tied up, ship
ments are delayed and a situation
very embarrassing to the railroad,
they say, exists here.
A new feature was added to the sit
uation here this morning when an in
junction restraining the strikers from
interfering with the railroads en-
ployes was obtained from the clerk of
the Federal court at Biloxi, and mem
bers of the Order of Railway Clerks
have been served with a copy of the
writ, while other copies have been
posted in conspicuous places.
Fred Collins, Deputy U. S. Marshal
of Jackson, arrived in Hattiesburg at
$50 today, with papers restraining
strikers from interference in any way
with the work of the employees of the
n. o. & n. z. R. r. at this place.
Full copy of the order can be found in
todays paper. Mr.. E. L. RUSSELL
name is the only one of the strikers
of Hattiesburg to appear in the injunc-
tion, but the paper includes the en-
tire force as if the name of each man
was given in full.
C. C. Buckley, Deputy U. S. Marshal
and F. H. Waggoner Of this city, will
be in charge of affairs here so long as
it is deemed necessary to keep then
on duty. One of them will be sta
toned in the vicinity of the n. O. 6
N. E. depots, both night and day, til
the trouble with the railroad ant
strikers is settled one way or the
other.
Deputy Marshal Collins left here a
| IL. 10 ID. III. lot NlCHOlSOu, MISSISSIPPI
to serve papers on the strike leadel
of that place, restraining him from
interference in the affairs of the rail
road companys business. Papers
were served at Meridian, Jackson
Vicksburg, Shreveport and New Or
leans last night and today, and tn,
important places along the entire di
vision are under Federal authority.
Agent Singleton, while necessaril,
embarrassed to 4 considerable exten
, as a result Of the strike, is doing ey
! erything in his poWer to accommodate
/ the public and fac1litate the handlin
| of business, but >his capacity is lin
= tied and counplaints are beginning t
? be heard in many Qparters. 1t is ev
: dent that the rsilroad company
t making an efEort to relieve the situi
tion. =. AZ.
r Members 0fho 1csal lodge of clerk
e are very wei ID with the situ'
ltion, and i'd lent that the
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