Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-04-03
EMPLOYEES OF
RAILROAD favor
A WALKOUI'
UNANIMOUS DECISION Is RE.
SUIT WHEN STRIKE VOTE
is TAKEN.


or guards, or whatever they might |
be termed, as imported to Tono-
pah by the 7. & G. railroad, were
augmented yesterday by the arrival
of an additional dozen, and had
not one been aware of the identity |
of the strangers, one might have
thought that the visitors were an
advance guard of second Coxey's |
army.
The local brotherhoods of the
railroad employees received permis-
sion from the grand lodges to take
a strike vote which was done. The
balloting was practically completed
last evening and was unanimous in
favor of a strike.
Nearly every possible effort to
avert a walkout have been ex-
hausted and today the railroad. en-
ployees will submit final PROPOSE
ton to the officials. Should this
be refused along with the offer to
al UlIl ave, IuS otl Inv WIZ iSSoie'
The regular train crews will take
out the trains today. but it is
thought that this will be the last
run of the organized workers. The
men are anxious to avert any acts
of ruffianism and when they quit
it will be in peaceable manner
The men imported by the rail-
road company, have been placed as
guards around the depot. two shifts
being employed. The strangers
stand fair chance of starving to
death, for the local restaurants have
refused to serve them with meals,
The company has started cook
house but additional trials were met
with yesterday when a local meat
market refused to deliver fresh
meat to the men. At the rate the
refusals are being made, the i'm
ported aggregation will be feast
ing on canned goods before many
days, and these goods will proba
bly, have to be shipped 1n from
some outside point.
E. Corrigan and A. Phillips rep
resenting the employees of the roa'
in the train and engine service
when asked concerning the affai
last evening, made the following
statement to a representative o
the Bonanza:
1--WE were called here by thos
whom we represent to advise wit
them with reference to propose
reduction of their wages, by tn
Tonopah and Goldfield railroa
company. After spending some day
investigating the conditions, rate
of wages, cost of living, etc., W
became convinced that the rates
wages were no greater than wer
paid by other railroads Throughout
the country, comparatively speak
ing, therefore hoped the matte
could be adjusted in a satisfactor
manner through conference b'
tween the officers Of the compan
and committees.
However, we regret to say,
far, that hope has not been rea
lied. The company proposed
schedule making so great redu
+,on that the committee could NJ
see their way clear to accept II.
"a schedule was prepared by II
committee as counter propositio
which embodied some increases ov
the present rates. This was
turn declined by the company up'
which. we offered to negotiate
new schedule with view OF
ranging it's terms in such a ma
rer as to make it satisfactory
the company, not, however, CO
templating any change from
existing rates. This proposlti
was also declined and they insist
mon their original proposal. II
we could not agree to accept
our men. So we had no choice
to submit the question to them
their decision, and we SO noun
the officials of the company.
1--WE desire to say tnat the
duction of wages proposed by
company is the greatest that
ever came to our knowledge
is. we believe, not at all IN ne
ing with the freight and passeh
tariffs in effect on the T. q
railroad. We have not lost nope
peaceful solution and Will W.
IN that end as long as there is
room for hope. We are not
mindful of our duty to the p
lie and do not wish to cause
disturbance of business conolti
if possible to avoid it.
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