Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-02

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Michael Morrisey, a fearless old
1rishman and leader OF the independ
ents, was the first to hear of Holmes
order. In minute he was on the job
So busy did Morrisey get, In fact, that
by the middle of the afternoon, indie
pendent lumber operators were streak
Ing into town from all points of the
compass. The big meeting held In the
courthouse square was addressed by
Morrisey.
Boys" Morrisey shouted, "the
| Amalgamated has ordered that we
shan't ship our timber over its rail
way, and old Dollar Holmes Is here
to enforce the order.
"'Dirty Dollar Holiness is the name
for the old hellon." one man shouted
"Are we going to stand for this sort
Of treatmentT roared Morrlsey.
"You bet your life we amt" the
crowd shouted back.
"The only thing this old tree crab
Is afraid of Is law" went on the big
Irishman. Hell shy when somebody
throws law-book ut him. The Anal
gamated amt hankering for any FEEDER.
nj Investigation. Now the truth Is, fell
lows, we can carry this into court and
beat the bunch o. crooks ut the head
of the Amalgamated. We've stood this
long enough. Now wen take the bull
by the horns"
Thn M 81 20
wait on Holmes and inform him that
he was up against a finish fight unless
he chose to compromise quickly. re-
suited In Morrisey's selection as chair
man.
"Your troublesl" snarled Holmes,
when he had heard the report of the
committee, emphatically stated by
Morrisey. "Your troubles, but not my
troubles. The Amalgamated tried
to buy you fellows out. You refused
to sell. The Amalgamated built rail-
road in here Mt a great expense and
you boycotted It. Now. because you're
high and dry you want to make con-
venience Of It. Well. Tn here to say
you can't do it--not by q D. sight,
you can't. This railway was built by
private capital. 1t Is not a common
carrier .. Now get out.ey
That's your last word Is itr' de-
manded MorrIsey. III It Is, wen see
what the courts have to say about It."
ITO h with the courts" shouted
Holmes, his face afame with passion,
his small dark eyes cleaning. "Not
a stick Of timber moves over this road
until I give the word"
On the heels Of this declaration came
roar from the crowd outside, fol-
lowed by deep rumbling noise that
brought Holmes and his associates to
their feet with wild rush for the sta
ton platform. The sight that met their
gaze filled them with amazement.
The long train of logs from which
Dawson had been ordered to uncouple
his engine, went laundering past the
station under its own momentum on
the road to Ell Captain, a down grade
stretch Of twenty miles, with good
prospect Of going into the river when
II reached Its journeys eni.
The remark of small hey had start
ed the trouble. 1t was verbal spark
about releasing the brakes and letting
the lumber go to mill by itself.
1t was enough for the crowd. already
spelling for trouble. With whoops and
yells a score of men leaped for the
brakewheels and kicked the dogs loose.
In fifty seconds the train was moving
slowly. In less than two minutes IL
was jogging along at ten miles an hour
and by the time the station where
Holmes and his crew sat, was reached,
the speed was twenty miles an hour
at least.
Holmes stared at the train, his face
convulsed with fury, curslng like a
maniac. Clancy was tearing about try
ing to find out what to do. In fact.
there was nothing to do that would
stop the train barring very desperate
and dangerous plan that had already
begun to simmer In the brain of Helen
Dawson, the operator, whose face was
white as chalk and her lips trembling
as she gasped out:
"The passenger train"
"WhatT shouted Holmes.
''The passenger" cried Helen, ats
left lei Captain and the log train will
hit 1t. There is no way to send u warn
ing"
Holmes stood by, his huge fists
clenched. his eyes rolling wildly. For
once In his life the big lumberman was
He had no remedy for
this situation. All the huge stan Of
the Amalgamated couldn't save Flor
ence Holmes, whom he knew to be on
the Limited with death rushing down
upon her.
"Good Heavensw gasped Holmes,
"ny wife is on that train"
Tom Dawson wasted no time In
words. He had been trained to act
quickly In crises like this. Before
anyone, even Holmes, realized what
was happening, Dawson was on the
engine. She had been all ready TO
start when he received the order to
uncouple. Now Tom had use for her.