Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-23
Will MANL.&C.
{; N. TRAINS With
NON-UNION MEN
General Manager Of Road
Says Many Applications
Have Been Received

ming of freight and passenger trains ~
n0n-union trainmen win start Monday
morning. T.. a. Goforth. general man
ager Of the international and Great
Northern Railway, stated Saturday night.
More than 800 applicatios for jobs al
ready have been received. Mr.. Goforth
added among which are volunteers n
mong business men and employees 0f
firms Of Fort Worth. San Antonio.
Wichita Falls, Houston and Little Rock.
Ark
The service cannot be started full
blast, however" Mr. Goforth added, for
these applicants are unfamiliar with the
properties of the road.
"'rhey viii have to be piloted through
yards and terminals and taught many
peculiarities Of the roads over which they
will run. For time. these newcomers
win be under the guidance o1 officials and
old employees Of the I. and q. ~"
Every department of the railroad. the
general manager said. is represented
among the men volunteering to take out
mail and passenger trains.
Small element Of the dramatic attached
~ lEouston's end of the waik-out. The
iir-t move Ia what has been described
IS a nationwide progressive strike was
made with clocklike despatch and minus
disturbance. As the hands of their
watches pointed TO the noon hour the
union trainmen quietly gathered personal
effects and made their way off Of the
cOmpany's property. As they departed
armed guards took station.
Armed with shotguns and pistols and
commanded BY an ex-clief of police of
Houston. Capt. Searcy Baker. - special
officers now walk by strategic points
along the company's right of way. In
addition 10 these Superintendent Of Po-
lice Murphy has assigned eight officers
20 strike duty.
During the afternoon l.. A. Gregory.
assistant general manager of the road.
clamped on n rigid freight embargo The
order went out 20 all agents Of the line
and to connecting roads. designed. it was
explained, 10 give shippers opportunity
60 have their freight diverted via other
Lines.
While General Manager Goforth ear
lier In the day had denied that his comp
any intended to employ strike-breakers.
his later statement said that a large
number Of applications from experienced
s'From these Mr. G0forth declared.
1--WE expect rapidly 10 get together a
normal force As fast a. officials of the
roads can aeQuaint these men with the
different yards. terminals and company
property. operation Of trains will be be-
gun"
Anxiety over activities at the port Of
Houston was betrayed Saturday by Mayor
Holcombe and members Of the CITY coun-
ell A special meeting of the council was
held at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
il being called to receive any information
officials Of the /. and a.. " cared To
place before il. relative 20 operation of
the city's belt line This stretch If track.
which serves the municipal wharyes at
the turning basin is operated under con
tract BY the l. and g. y. Failing to re-
ceive any word as to the possible effect
Of the strike upon this line. the mayor
and commissioners Anderson and Waugh.
together with Business Manager q. T..
Belk. motored 70 the Congress avenue
and Bowling street yards. There they
were assured BY General Manager Co
forth that his company would place one
switching engine and crew on the muni
CipAl FDdu ~ NAOhdat
Asked II he could take over the belt
line and operate il. should the Inter
national and Great Northern fail to do
SO. the mayor said that something
would be done 10 prevent the port get
ting '.black eye"
Only one switch engine had steam Hp
at the Congress avenue and Bowling
street yards Saturday afternoon and il
was held ready for fire or any other
emergency. Eighteen other engines had
been rolled into the roumlhouse and their
enginemen and firemen relieved from
duty.
Strikers in Houston. according to q.
j. Brown. superintendent If terminals
and trainmaster for the Galveston sub
division. comprised the crews Of 10 reg
uIarIy assigned switch engines. 20 extra
men. four assistant yard-masters and four
pilots
The entire system. according to GEN
ernl Manager Gof0rth. had been placed in
readiness for any emergency. All car
lots Of freight that it was possible Ia
deliver O. connecting lines prior % Il
O'Clock Saturday noon had been shunted
to those roads. the officials stated. and
yards and terminals throughout the
lrngth of the railway had been cleared
~ their miscellaneous congestion. Those
.ags which il was found impossible 10
hasten through a. their destination had
been made up" into trains ready for
walk out.