The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-07-07
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when the boss was once more whiting
at the dictation. Mr.. Van Britt strolled
in Mr.. Norcross told me to take my
bunch of, notes to May and then ne
gave Mr.. Van Britt his inning, start
ing off with: "Well, how is the gen
eral superintendent this fine morn
ing?"
Mr. Van Britt wrinkIed his nose.
"Thc general superintendent is
wondering. one more time, why under
fine starry heavens he is out here in
this country that God has forgotten,
scrapping for a living on this one
horse railroad of yours when he might
be in good little Old New York, liv-
inc easy and clipping coupons in the
safety-depost room Of a Broad street
bank"
The boss laughed a, that, and I'm
telling YOU right now that | was glad
TO know that he was still able to laugh.
"You've never seen the day when
Won wanted to renege, Upton, and you
know it." he hit back. "Think Of the
perfectly good technical education you
were wasting When took hold Of you
and ierked you out here.'
"Huhw said our millionaire; rive
lust had two enginemenI on the carpet
for running over an old ranchmans
net COW. They said they couldn't
help it: but | told them that under
the 'public-be-pleased policy, they'd
, got to help it."
, The boss chuckled. II believe you'd
Joke at your own funeral, Upton. YOU
didn't come here to tell me about the
ranchman's pet cow
" Not exactly. | came to tell yol
that Citizens Storage 4 Warehouse il
due to have a strike on its hands. INT
agement-which seems to have
=, GOT itself consolidated in some way
i shot ont q lot of new bosses all alOn
the line on the through train las
q night, and this morning the entlr
n works, elevators, packerieS. coat yard!
4 lumber mills, and everything, ar
nosted with notices Of blanket Gu
J., in wages; twenty per cent, nat, &c
N everybody. The news has been trlcklln
in over the wires all morning; and tn
~ last word is that a general strike
~ all C, S, & W. employees will 50 on
" noon tomorrow
10 "That is move number one sa
IN the boss. And then: "You have heal
: that the Hatch people have reach'
~ out and taken in the c. S. 4 W."
a. "Hornack was telling me somethl1
Of about it; yes
,ot ut is true; and the fight is on Y
Oh see what Hatch is doing. AT o
20. stroke he gets rid of all the local e
o. nloyees of C. S. 4 W., who have be
drawing good pay and who might ma
~ trouble for him little later on, a
vo fills their places with strjke-break'
M who have no local sympathizers."
ppt "But there will be another res
nos which he may not have counted upo
mo Mr., Van Britt put in. 1.-The bIan
to. cut serves notice upon everybody u
,r; once more the old strong-arm monop
,lv Is in the saddle. The newspapers
tel, rs about it tomorrow mornl
d,p Also, a good many of them Will
asking US what we are going to
md about it: whether we are gong
put fight the new monopoly as we
orv fine old, or stand in with the graft
ven our predecessors did,"
vise 1--WE needn't 60 over that gro
that again-you and I. Upton" said
Norcross. "You know where | ST
,ind Rut the conditions have changed.
tho have been knitted in the back"
fine with that he gave the stocky
cor. operating chief crisp outline Of
deal new situation precipitated by
boss Duntou. Collingwood political bril-