Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-06-02
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Troubling Company
From Every Point Come Same Re
ports of Difficulties Being
Encountered.
PUBLIC AT THE MERCY
OF INCOMPETENT SCABS
Engines in Service that Ought to Be
in Scrap Pile-People
Take Risk.

In the following reports presented
to Majority readers, the situation
along the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
IS made plain, and the travelling pub
lie can learn why trains are late
and why wrecks occur. Rather than
pay competent machinists enough to
partly clothe and feed themselves
and families, the company hires in
competent men and boys who do not
know how to do the work. The pub
tic takes the risk, and pays the pen
atty, for company officials only ride
IN specials that are we'll prepared
for.
Things Quiet,
\ Philadelphia, Paintings are
very quiet here. We have looked
every point over around the shop
and cannot find any new scales. We
were told that they had no more
scales in, but are working lot of
helpers at IA and 16 cents per hour.
They have about Is apprentices in
the machine shop, but are not do
ing any work. One of them told the
plckets~ that he had not done any
work for two days. Shop is full OF
dead and disabled engines, and the
scales are kicking for Saturday half \
holiday.
In Poor Condition.
Baltimore, Md-Englne No 2110
came in with main crown bearing
broke, rods loose and leaking steam
very bad. The Nos. 2100 passenger
engines are running en<freisht, and
are in anything but good condition.
Engines 1856 and 1876 are double
heading daily and both are in bad
condition. Engine 1858 just out of
Mt. Clair shop, with steam chests
and cylinder heads leaking very bad.
They are having their trouble with
engine No. 1406, as she has been
cut off of passenger trains on four
different occasions. The NJ NJ. fred |
three of the scales, one of them hav-
ing sued the company about two
years ago and the other two were
witnesses for him. This is nice
way to be treated for ''scabbing.Io
Watch Failures
Cumberland. Nd. - Superintend- |
ents White and Blazer were here all
day looking at the scales trying to
get the work out Engine No. 2776,
pass No. 11was hauled in by en-
CINE No. 2119. cause unknown. Ar
rived one hour late. Express No. |
4S was 20 minutes late. Local
east engine No. 1855, one hour and
go minutes late leaving roundhouse.
One strike-breaker left and one came
in.
Out of Business.
Connellsyille, Pa.-Scalies were
pulling DOWN. spring when the bar
slipped and one Of the scales hap
pened to be underneath it and got
the full impact on his Uranium, rem
dering him unconscious, and inf1ict- J
ing a large wound on that part of
his anatomy which encloses his
brains, if he has any, and we are in.
doubt if he has. The SCALE who
pulled the bar down on him should
have medal as this is the second
Jew SCALE that he has put out of
business Engine No. 1888 gave UP
train on account of broken frame.
Engine 2'23S gave up train on ac-
count of broken eccentric and straps.
The G.. F. is treating the ''loyalists'
like so many dogs, giving them even
worse treatment than the other scabs.
Many of the scales have left this
week to seek employment on the s.
WI & M. P. R. R. Engine 1850
working in the yard with valves out
very bad. Passenger No. Is, 25
minutes late. Scales were sent home
at O'Clock and were told that their
services were not needed tomorrow
afternoon.
A Good Report.
Cleveland, O.-Engine Mo- 1880
came in on passenger No. Z and had
to be shopped, as she went all to1
pieces. Engine No. S75 gave up
train No. IS at Sterling on account
of losing one of her guides and |
back end of main rod burning up.
Delay to train was SIS minutes wait
ing on another engine.
Engine 223 was sent to Lester to
relieve another engine, got about |
half way and broke down; had to
send another engine TO get her in
the clear Engine 2078 turned ont
today can be heard pounding for
half mile.f Engine No. 582 came
in last night with all of the rods
of Of right side. and one pin
1nnlled out. This Is the engine that |