The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02
FRISCO SHOPMEN
LAY DOWN TOOLS
of Sand Springs
Line Decide to Stay
With Their Road
$50 ARE OUT IN TULSA
Foremen and Travelling En-
gineers Get Engines and Cars
in Shape for Traffic

While $50 ehepmen ut the FrIsco
laid down their tools and walked
out OF the yards in accordance with
the general railway shopmens s
strike Saturday morning, the 2b
shopmen at Sand Syringe railway
stayed on the Job. They stay with
the road rather than obey the strike
mandate. effective at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning.
Service Unimpaircd.
Foreman of departments and
travelling engineers cared for the en-
gines and cars and got them In shape
for trips at the Frisco yards In the
absence OF the striking shopmon.
In the Sand Springs railway yards,
there was the usual activity. rms
railway employees 50 men, 2b or
them skilled workmen, coming with
in the classification OF workmen af-
fected by the strike. rs OF them
maintenance OF way men. The shop
men have been with the road for
long time---some OF them as long as
eight or nine years. r. w. Steft'ns'
vice president of the road said yes
terday and for the present, at least
they chose to remain loyal TO the
company rather than leave their
Jobs on order OF their national lead
ers.
The strikers at the Frisco yards
were all orderly there was no dis
turbance OF any Kind and the walk
out was conducted very quietly and
with no demonstration at all. En-
gines and cars are in good condi-
ton and there wes no change OF any
kind necessitated by the sudden
leSVing OF the strikers. All rail Of
ficials are unanimous In saying that
there will be no interruption of train
service In and out OF Tulsa.
Just Marking Time.
Thus far there has been no at
tempt at replacing the men who
Joined the strike, W. @. Hall, gen
eral forman at the roundhouse
said last night.
I'VE can't tell what we will DO
he said. I'VE are simply waiting 10
see what develops within the next
few days before we make any move.
schedule time and will continue to
give service just as usual"
Inasmuch as it is not certain as
to just what men would Join the
strike. and because of more or less
confusion brought about by the
walk out, railway officials were not
prepared to state just what effect
Yesterdays action would have upon
the various payrolls. The deepest
cut Will be, OF course, upon Frisco
payrolls inasmuch as the largest
number OF men were employed IN
the Frisco yards. other roads have
but few men who were affected,
most Of them carmen or inspectors
Strikers Hold Meeting.
striking shOpmen met at Odd
Fellows hall Saturday afternoon. At
this meeting committee ~ nine
was named through which all state
ments from the strikers Will be is-
sued from now on, and plans were
made for another meeting TO be held
Sunday morning In West Tulsa.
Union men who walked out yester-
day were reluctant TO comment
either upon their action in leaving
their Jobs or upon the meeting in
the afternoon, merely saying that
the strike was 100 per cent"
Chairmen Of the crafts represent
ed locally In the strike are Luke
Sheridan Of the boilermakers.
Charlie Thomas OF the mhchin,sts,
william Mitchell OF the black
smiths, NJ. l.. LOnergan NJ the cleo
tricians. Philip Mienhardt OF the
sheet metal workers and otto Karn
OF the carmen.