Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-08-04
The B. & Q.
Co. 5 Troubles
Machinists Putting Up One of.
the Grandest Fights
Ever
WORRY RAlLR ROAD
AT EVERY POINT
FinkS May Come and FinkS
May Go But the Strike
Is On.

Is vi.
Newark, o..-July %. Eng. S77 broke
down. Eng. 1853 broke eccentric blade.
Eng. 2570 knocked out cylinder head
Eng. 1854 lost driver brake rigging leav
ing town. Three crews dead-headed
from Chicago Junction to Newark on
account of no engines at Chicago Jet.
BLOCKED THREE HOURS
Cumberland. Md..-July "a, Pass. No.
II lost SIS minutes between here AMI
Martinsburg on account of engine
bearing running hot. Pass No. u was
rs minutes late leaving. on account Of
injectors refuseing to work. July Is
Eng. 2575 came in with rod and piston
bent. this engine blocked west-bound
track for three hours. A crew was
waiting today for an engine for one
hour and fffty-five minutes. A ''Hunkie
Fink" was arrested today by u. S..
marshall for selling ''boose' to his
country men without license.
MONEY PART DOUBTFUL.
Conceivable, Pa..-Eng 255s came In
on one side with valve stem connect
ing rod broken. Eng 1902 just out Of
Glenwood shop. broke eccentric strap
and blade on her first trip Supt. Loree
at this point today. Their is dearth
of ''F'inks'' at this point. and they don't.
seem able to hire any more, at least
it is said they would not discharge a
Fink for love nor money. we know
they wouldn't for love and the, money
part is doubtful. July 81 Pass No. 70,
rs min. late. Pass No. s.: Is min.late.
July q. Express No. A. j hour late.
Pass No. 9, 3 hours and 40 min. late.
Pass No. II. hours and 30 min late,
Pass No. 8, 20 min late. Pass No. 81,
l hour and 5 min late. Their was a
wreck at lockwood east Of here, in
which one locomotive and Is cars were
demolished, and traffic delayed for
seven hours. President Willard and
Potter passed through here yesterday
going west. July %, Eng 1929 haule
In from Fairmont with parallel and
main rods torn of. July rs. Eng 1929
hauled on account of having stripped
rods on on both sides. Eng. 1888 gave
up train on account of having broken
eccentric straps, blades and eccentrics
Eng 1858 hauled in minus eccentrics,
eccentric straps and blades. The shops
are working but nine hours per day,
this includes everybody.
GIVE BLACKLISTED MAN WORK
Glenwod. Pa.,-Eng 2237 came in with
side rods on front end. of the"Finks''
quit and left for the west. One of the
old B. & o. men that had been black
listed about six years ago, went to
work for the company but only work
ed two days when we succeeded in get
ting him to quit Pass No. 104, 40 mia
late. Pass No. 106. Is min late. Eng
July %, Eng 22s2 came in on one side.
Eng HOS broke eccentric rod. July %.
The company is making every effort
to break our ranks at the present time,
they sent after two Of our strikers ami
offered them q signed contract for one
year at SIS cents per hour and ten hours
for the day If they would come back.
but we are glad to report that ths
company was unsuccessful and that
none Of the boys will return until such
time that the strike is settled satisfact-
ory to all, the company is in bad shape
for good men at this point. as they
have an agent out around other shops
looking for men. Eng $50 came in on
one side. July "a, Pass No. 9 hauled
by freight engine. hour ana 10 min
late.
ALL LATE
Cleveland. o..--Things are quit at
this point, passenger trains as well as
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