The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-05
PENNSY employees
ADEQUATELY CARED
FOR AT EAST YARD


Feeding and housing accommoda-
tions which make it unnecessary for
any man employed by the company to
ieave the yards have been provided by
the pennsylvania railroad system for
use OF the. employees during the strike
OF shop craftsmen, it was learned to-
day. Bunks have been provided for
zoo men, 1t was stated
William L, Scott. master mechanic
at the yards, said Wednesday that the
company was handling 40 locomotives
per day, and that as many were being
handled at present as were put
through the shops two days before the
strike
Advertisements asking for mechan-
les, boilermakers, pipe filters. cleo
tricians and other shop craftsmen to
enter the employ of the PENNSYLVANIA
appeared in local papers Wednesday.
Rates of pay were said to be the same
as before July and board and housing
was offered
Swear In Deputies
Four deputies were sworn in at the
office of the sheriff Wednesday for
duty at the yards Two city police
men are also on duty.
inspection of the inside of the
building where the strikebreakers are
lodged shows long lines of double
decker hunks, each with its blanket
neatly folded at the head of the bed.
The same type of wooden tables.
with built-in seats seen in the mess
hall of army days, is TO be found
where the men eat. Five kitchen
; police" in the employ of a Chicago
nrm, which has taken the contract to
reed the men, are on hand to serve the
meals
Little Conversation
There is little time for conversation
when the men sit down to eat. Hhe
table already is set when they enter
tho hall. As they file in and cover
off before the places steaming viands
hot from the oven are brought in from
the two cars outside where the cooks
have been busy all morning.
The food starts down the line melt
ing like magic as each hungry man
takes off portion Sweet potatoes,
roast beef and hot coffee. accomDan-
led with a pitcher of rich, yellow
cream, pie fcherry. apricot. apple. and
otherwisel all disappear like snow be-
fore the sun.
In few minutes it is all over. The
lnen get up by ones and twos at first
then more and more rapidly The
first table is emptied within 10 min
utes and the kitchen police" start the
work of cleaning up
Four Meals Served.
Meals are served at all hours, in
order to- accommodate the men who
come in at odd times Three regular
meals are served each day, and one at
midnight, for the men on night shift
The lunchroom is an emergency af-
fair, and will merely be kept in OPP
GRAFTON for the duration of the strike,
il was stated.
Food is prepared in the kitchen
cars which are sent out with con-
struction gangs in normal times.
These kitchen cars are of ancient
vintage but they give excellent ser,
vice in their present capacity.
Conditions remained quiet a. the
yards Wednesday. Captain John C.
Trump. captain of Pennsylvania police,
said there had been no violence on the
part of the strikers, and that enough
guards had been employed to insure
order inside the yards Guards are
posted at each entrance to the yards.
On the outside of the gates, on the
west and north sides pickets can be
observed. keeping a close watch on
all that goes on inside.
Some pickets equipped with spy
glasses have been observed standing
al high points outside the yards, and
watching intently the operations In
side Two of the pickets stationed az
the end of Twenty-second street have
equipped themselves with chairs and
are able TO survey almost the entire
yard from their vantage point.
Every precaution has been taken
against allowing a fire to start in the
yards. Three hose houses. two hose
carts, nine ireplugs and FIVE fire alarm
boxes make up an efficient fire proven
lion system which extends over the en-
tire yards.
A 20 inch city main supplies the
system with water