El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-07

have seen for days a beautiful hcIscr
yearling chained to a tree trembling
and bawling from hydrophobia and
finally dying in commissions. as the
writer did last year, they might pause
and wonder where humanity began.
OF course. it was a calf but MAD
dog bit il and it might have been
baby.
IL Is well enough 10 be tender hearted,
but this dog lovers's slush could be so
easily replaced by something ft to read
and ponder over It's worse than FL
Paso water troubles.
c. A Thompson.
FROM AN ELECTRIC r. r.. EMPLOYS e.
Editor FL Paso Herald:
1 wish to present a few facts for the
public concerning the trouble that has
recently arisen between the Ell PasO
Electric Railway company and its mo-
tormen and conductors
A few weeks ago, after long endur-
ance OF certain things ana short endur-
race Of certain other things, an agita-
ton arose for certain. changes. The
circulation OF petitions followed and
nave been informed by one that saw
all that a total of SO motormen's and
conductors names were on the lists
know positively that the petition that-I
Yet the local manager. Mr.. Potter
would treat this matter as Iightl,- -.
possible and would have the public he
lleVe that only II men were sdissafis-
lieu with present conditions He nfrht
nave had in his<possession a list tbor
ohIy contained II names but / know
iuH well, and others know. too. that
ne Hau list In his possession that con-
'aihed more than 80 names Dozens
OF the men had never been aslo~s =.
ign the hsts, many of whom have since
.Viu me mat they would have signed
mem doubt whether they have r1ora
tndh nan dozen men that are satfsr,s.5
with present conditions.
ne PUBIC, from whom the charter ~
= - company was obtained. should. a.
oeileVe, be informed as 10 rho -.
anceS Of its employees and NO. e
the dark 70 think that thera o. ~
chronic grumbIers, soreheass r1.1
cVHtehtss etc, This Is not trua g..
ois hearted, good natured. patrio+ic
ana brave men signed those nefifions -
~ yer kissed with the sunshine ~
80 out SINCE the days of ole traitors
:. s.dIAeo abroad in the land and
q traitor was in the midst and W.
TOTO even signed the list o'o
VI our grievances or of do.
changes the first and one of tbe -,.--
Important things / will mention - -
dse scale The complaint il that ~
80 VI hVlng is SO high that aver
Sio- Ill ian can tas the slang express
I'll viii nave it, only exist. NOT i've
twenty cents per hour ia not - =. e
rom the best information that 60
Sdeher at least half the nnen .,-a-s---
- nan ~ hours or 50 per day Sor7a
" them have families denendtr,~
e a,en as sole support How are tbosa
+-A, dFing! Are they farfne sun,o-
- very day? shall leave that
70 tne public to Judge. But the co-,,-
pany viii say, "Oh. we can, - IN
more The cost Of running tb;s b'.-:
HesS Is SO great and the fncor,s -.
small Now, is this true -. =,
from a reliable source thar tba
pany TOOK In over 100000 here 1.-+
s9ea oan nu made a clear profit OF abou+
60, Let them deny this if thew
80 Let tnem produce the figures. o.,
.nSy pay their employees more Tt 80
puonc answer They have snotrs5 80, 80
- 1hds anas We have had To he Co.,
with Srors, Bull Durba,,
mixture They have had tbas-
anipasne, We our tequila and oo~.
, ,,lon oeer- they have had their norta--
onSo aA' we our Stewed liver ana
Under the circumstance ~
nave done our best. How veil ~
uoHe the public knows. and r an, -
fo1
Siad IL does Now we come 70 a.
- Win careworn. bodies and tat+s-a,,
right@- e>eioh, Are We
me second grievance that SHAH es,t
fro,,, ..a. 70 Is the collecting of farss
Irona motormen's and conducfors, -
while the wives of the inS~,~a.S "iVss
an the other officials ride frse ~
correcting OF fares from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
uctoTS wives is of recent dato =.
- SAID That an edict went out &c., -
hIone Tor managers Officer to co1,ass
s from them II so. il musf onS,-
80 Deen whispered to the "faifbfnr
ana .oI the many knew nothing OF II
onu were never told of il bv tba a.
spectors- We could onIv
through the faithful few
iectec ana said We would have ~ So,S,.
SUIT or be canned Most of ms 49, 800,
uoss canned and were sor,evrbat s.,ssS-
,,ious ABOUT canning So ouits = o.
49, " me. Some less superstitious
lncr- AaHen In line Well did we
ANU" that rule So in the bootr- 80
covered that. but for vears a. ,1leS
Understood that all the emplovas, 49,
rue Tree and ii seems to rne-1rb;,e
mao an opportunity to ruh nv
odcA up against Solomon's fannie or
70 Sie al the feet of Ganlaliel-,bs+
we nad oeen obeying the unwrftten law
~. .os tnat II change to the written
was DESIRED that 1t would have been 8
thing to have posted a bulletin
10 that effect. But let thar he ,s a.
may The question arises js ~ -3obt
cA1ISe the motOrmen'S and conduc =
.oIs wives fare while the officials ana
oetter paid mems wives ride free7 n
.,as come under my observation more
man once that one of the -officiars
s NeS would get on the car with a lady
aIisnu, tear two Of her free tickets out
0 o.Iu pay her and her lady friends fares.
one conductor told me thar an ofrf~isrs
VIE got on his car and paid for four
with ner free tickets. Yet IL motor
man or conductors wife rides even 10
carry lunch to her husband. she has
20 olg up some Of the hard earned cash
gwen 10 her by her husband and pay
her rare Who draws the greater sal