Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-10-07
S.P. CO. WRITING ALL OVER
COUNTRY IN EFFORT TO
SECURE SCAbS
SCAB BILL CATRON DOING THE
ACT FOR SOUTHERN PACIFIC
SCAB WORKMANSHIP DEFECTIVE
OAKLAND Calf. Oct 5.-tspeciai to The Strike
BuletnD-
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
Ofssee 81
tseseesl Car feee0aa
San Francisco. July 81, 1914
SCAB WORKMANSHIP DEFECTIVE

San Francisco. July 81, 1914
Mr. John Jeffrey.
jamestown, Cal
Dear Sir:
plication for .u.I loym.nt with this company In
capacity OF freight builder. please be advised
that now have "a vacancy In this line. which. II
you care to accept please call at my OFFICE Mission
BAY car shop at your earliest convenience 1t win
lie necessary for you To pass a physical examina-
ton before entering the service
Yours truly.
tsigned) J. Hall.
General Car Foreman.
We reproduce the above letter. the original OF
which Is in this office. to let the brothers along
the lin. know that this skunk IL working In San
Francisco. This scab quit "a good job In
sp.etor making 5000 "a month He had often said
h. would not TAX. the Job until the trouble was
settled 1t Is quite evident that the company needs
men when 1t viii accept such specimen as he.
Although he had 10 undergo physical examination
rs cnch that when they came TO his bean the
examination was very lax.
The CrseA Heater.
Engine 2les broke her main pin on the right
side. stripping everything In last weeks bulletin
We reported engine 22ss as having broken her side
rod This should have been reported engine
s9?o. And thereby hangs tale seAooy BIN Ca
who has the distinction Of being the crack
hunter looked this engine over. but he 10 getting
old and his syesisht 10 failing so he did not see
the roundhouse scabby Catron Vas told to 20 home.
He 10 now taking treatments from an ocuiist
1884 This skunk was given . - year agreement
for Job but this time has elapsed, and 90 has
catron.
scabby Boss Burreli IL . believer In the eight
hour law 90 far a. scab Billy suhi 10 concerned.
suhl IL trying his best to get stand.in with his
scabby that he get In . little overtime,
but there 10 nothing doing. suhi claims the boss
10 sticking II into him suhl ought to know that
his scabby boss knows he once carried . card. and
10 therefore treating him worse than he does the
scabs In his own clasa suhl 10 not in the regular
scab class. He 10 . little bit lower. that's all
Burreil has our permission TO make his little card
scab hit the ball good and hard.
DsarAhssss sseAsAaG.
We have = first class job to report tina, was
done by scabby Brickhouse. He VAS given the job
Of putting the throttle stand pipe In the dome of
engine 1864 He drove the taper keys In and when
one OF them struck a brace the poor simp thoush.
tight. When the engine went out they
did not need to use the throttle at all. as the
steam chests and cylinders were always full OF
steam. But the scab did not get the can. as such
mechanics are needed very badly Engine 1880
has three fourths Of an inch play In Its driving
boxes. The deck OF another engine swings over
from three to four inches when she strikes curve.
The shops were closed down last Saturday. II
was quite a surprise to the skunks ~ they were
not Informed of the fact until the last minute.
The old battle cry No funds
1t Is reported the engineers are beginning to
realise that they are taking desperate chances on
their engines and are turning them In In greater
numbers than ever before This may be true in
some cases. but call the names Of others
who when asked about the condition OF their en-
gines say fine" But they know, and We know.
that they are lying 1t Is also reported that there
10 To he another lay off the frat of the month
However. don't how this Ii possible. for
they cant get along with the bunch Of scaiiiss
Brother Person 10 now before the bar of justice
and We feel sure that II justice is melted out to
him he will be q free man. H. by any chance
Justice should he denied him. II 10 the duty OF
every one enrolled under the banner of organized
labor to see that his case IL carried on and on.
until JUSTICE SHALL RULE All of US should
therefore subscribe for the c. bulletin which 10
to give us the proceedings OF this trial and u 10
more than an even bet that the Illinois Central
1.-THE real prosecutor In this easel will receive
quite jolt from the defense Get the habit OF
taking the Bulletin; It's a good habit. and we are
the ones to profit thereby