Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-10
Oaklanel.


A government boiler Inspector was down In the
bull pen last week and put is engines on the down
aud out list The company is about TO begin a
game Of checkers. and the first moVe-a very good
removal OF T.. T. Calvin. vice president % tn. \ T..
from san Francisco to Salt Lake II h. is as glad
10 20 as We are to see him go. I assure him
there l. entire satisfaction all around The other
night No 10 was Mt the pier ready TO take her
they came To the conclusion that IL would not be
good policy to send out train like the M 10 with
an engine In such a condition as her engine was
In. so they brought her back to tn. roundhouse
and got another engine. freight train. COM
monty known as the Peanut" which should leave
IN the morning about 10 30. was not out at .. IN.
because OF the lack OF power. fireman
called the other evening TO go out On extra
al ~ u" m u" went down To the yards and got
on the engine that was to take the train out. but
she wouldn't move SO the crew sent home
10 Hnsh their sleep But they should worry They
were given half days pay for their trouble. while
tn" engine was taken 10 the roundhouse and given
dose Of scaberius
haNe been Informed that Billy Tenyck the
boss In the copper shop has donned oVerall- ami
Is now working a bum lob was turned out the
other night and the assistant master mechanic
wanted TO fire three skunks. but On second thought
realizing that the powers that be had ordered that
no more skunks were to be employed II Was de-
cidrd 20 r-tsis ss1,f as.ss Ss-2a- ~ S2yE S.s /,
visit the past week by Mr.. Heintnelman. of sae-
ramento. superintendent Of mouy. power lie
probably came down TO look over the cattle that
Ne have In the corral here lie could haV. put In
his time to better advantage. those here ar"
OF the sam" breed as his own They ar. all paint
I'd with the same brush. They very much lik.
circus with apologies to the cireusl-wh.n you
see on' YOU -" them all Mr. Hinckley and his
superior. Nj H.intzcman. took a promenade the
other dsy at noon along the picket line. In pass.
ing thu pick.ts AT the corner. Mr.. Hibckley b.
slowed upon a. that beautiful smile OF his And
" hat smile It IL Almost divine, 1t ha. Teddy
u : put In tn. shad. We seemed TO be the main
topic Of their conversation, and VIZ presume Nj
liinckley was proponnding the following conun-
drum To his sup.rior saws uipckt,y 10 uein,,I.
Why are those pckets like the lamp post" says
Heintzi" 4 don know Why Hinckley. he
cause they ANYWAYS THERE" H.intz.. tn.
Va. Iltn.L I.y ,i..t,t
We are always thet.. aud viii be long an.r YOU
have been put on the COMPANY 'h.ckerhoatd and
hear tn. order IN tones which viii sound almost
MOVE"
Broth.rs The bulletin this week is about two
DAYS late. owing 10 late mails caused BY bum rail
reading. | have not received III. man from Diff
t"rent points would ltks to hear from, 50 let ns
get busy and send in tn. news for urNt bul-
l.un. am Very sorry that ! have 10 report at
this tim. the death of Of our most ,aliant
pickets and co-~orkers In III. fight In which ".
are engaged. Brother Al Bourbon, who died at La,
ton. ohio on Jan. 18th and was buried on Jan,
2lst NJ Ia. iime OF tn. strike. Brother Iiourion
boss boiler maker IN the roundhouse here In
Oakland, aud of the first the morning
81 SIP, 30 1911. to take of his o,.raIls and an.
swer the call of the union. Now he has answer. ed
that last great call. that you and must soon.r
or later answer. The most beautiful chsraet,rist'
III. III. OF onr late brother his love and
devotion to his mother And brothers. what sweet
er word Is there In the English languag. than that
one word. mother The who goes down into
the very shadow of death that We may have life
and who watches over US night and day. from the
=
/ from mother. hut mother never away from
| for her love and prayers follow to the
| ends OF the earth. Brother Bourbon OF q =
| ,ous temperament and when the final summons
oahe which called his dear mother to the Great
Beyond. Brother Bourbon began to fail and never
| recovered. He WAS u faithful picket on the line.
With his experience all over the country he was
| able to pick out u great many men who came to
| work here. thinking none would know them. But
| he knew them and never failed to tell who they
| We're and their whole history. While We have lost
| "a valiant worker and fighter In this warfare of
% De leo n IA hal De psaf led
In the belief that two souls are now united In
that beautiful land where sorrow and parting are
| unknown And know that express the senti-
ments OF all brothers here and elsewhere who
| were fortunate In having known the deceased In
| extending our deepest and heartfelt sympathy to
the relatives OF the deceased In their sad hour Of
| bereavement In closing this bulletin. l would
| again remind all brothers of Brother Person.
| see by the paper In san Francisco that SO was
| donated him
Here Is something had nearly overlooked: The
| earnings OF the L. l.. and :. 4. for the month Of
December. The Union Pacific's net earnings de-
creased sti3lO7 In December. the net decrease for
| SIX months having been s2.is2t3t. The \ l. De-
| eember net decrease was t57s.i3s and for sx
months t3,esotis. No wonder they going 10
| play checkers