United labor bulletin., 1912-01-04

no power to move them. Freight trains
have been on the road now twenty-three
hours from Del Rio to Sanderson, 1873
miles. The sixteen-hour law is catching
plenty of freight trains out of this city.
A banana train was held here twenty
four hours waiting for motive power.
Some of the scabs got q free face mas
sage" here payday. Rumors are many
relative to an early settlement OF the
strike All we must do is stick to the
picket line and no further.
Houston, Texas-Tom Lyons, an old
man who was in no way connected with
the strike, while feeding his cats in the
shop yard, was shot through the head.
The company, without any investigation.
Immediately sent letter to the press
charging the strikers with the crime.
The papers, chief of police and sheriff
have taken the strikers side in this in
stance and are telling the company
where to "get of" at. One hundred and
sixty-five scabs quit here last Monday,
and others are leaving every day The
Southern Pacific freight clerks have
gone out on strike here. Very little
freight is being moved and passenger
trains are running further behind every
day. II would take too much space to
enumerate the engine failures, suffice
to say that for the company to operate
under the present conditions much
longer would be impossible.
Otis, Cal.-Trains are arriving here
from three to fourteen hours late and
1t would seem that the company had a
sliding time card. Engines are dying all
along the line. Five of the non-union
men quit the car shops in a body. Pas
senger trains have been laid on on ac-
count of delayed freight. motive power
being needed to handle 1t
Starbuck. Wash.-R. II. Osborn is still
on the job here as foreman Everything
looks good and we believe a settlement
will be forthcoming soon.
Roseburg. Ore.-Conditions on the
roads here are very bad. Non-union men
making preparations to leave town.
Portland. Ore.-Red Norton and Geo.
McMurray. two of the best boilermakers
in the "scab" outfit here. have quite the
employ of the company. A wholesale
walkout is expected soon. 1t is said the
company is making preparations to
board the scales" over town Things
look good in this part. Stick firm.
settlement cannot be long delayed.
Sparks. Nev.-Boys are all standing
firm. George lockwood, formerly OF
Helena and Great Falls, Mont. ma
chinist, is a recruit among the strike
breakers here.
Salt Lake ,-Utah--Inspector p. II.
Cosgroye. who failed to respond TO the
call" has been added TO the "scab' list,
as has also the depot master, A. Barker,
a member of the o. r. C., who has been
working with Cosgrove. The Los Angeles
trains are from two TO sixteen hours
late and local trains from one TO three
hours late.
Green River. wyo.-"Stand pat is the
cry here. and every one is taking heed
OF the battle cry. Coal chutes have
been out OF commission for the past
three days and turntable causing great
Cheyenne Wyo.-Additional snow is
falling here and billiards promised by
the weather man. Twenty-six engines
are in here for repair, and bad weather
just coming. There is only one answer
IA settlement or discontinuance of the
very poor service now given. Superin-
tendent Mckeown has rendered his res
ignation. Thirty-eight scales" quit in
one bunch and others have arrived. II
is continual merry go-round of "scabs.
Kansas City, Mo.-The fight is looking
bright here and all are determined to
win.
Ellis. Kan.-A foot OF snow has fallen
and IL is having its effect on the motive
power
Evanston. wyo.-Five engines hauled
In dead in one day. The wreck at Castle
Rock was caused by the breaking power
being in bad shape. Non-union men are
on the move
North Plaue, Neo.-aii cIhils s'ahu-
ing Arm. No desertons. All men on
the firing line are in good cheer.
Kemmerer. Wyo.-The bulletin from
this place says that the company is in
a HI of fix That is sufficient news
from this point.
Yuma, Ariz.: Inlay. Nina and Carlin.
New, report that motive power is
scarce article. Conditions among the
strikebreakers bad; that among the
strikers the best that could be expected.
and the men standing firm.