Salt Lake Herald | 1890-07-20 | Page 3 | In Railway Circles

IN RAILWAY CIRCLES A Strike in the Union Pacific YardPersonal I i and General For some time past the Union Pacific brakemen have been complaining that they were being sent out short two men being forced to do the work of three Yesterday morning Conductor White found an unusually long train waiting for him to take to Juab and as there is heavy local work at the smelters and other way stations he asked for a third man or checker This the train master refused t grant Then said Conductor White I refuse to take this train and he gave hisTeason that he would be unable to do the work right without overworking his men and he made his word good The train master hustled around and got a uscabt conductor who was enger to do tho honors but when it camo to getting brakemen brake-men the bovs w uldntbudgeThey stood pat on the principle that Conductor White was in the right and entitled to more help The yards were scraped for other crews but the brotherhood sustained the action of Conductor White The train master rather than accede to the demands of the train men preferred abandon the train and yards the Juab train stood stock still in the As the event of yesterday involves a principle prin-ciple it may lead to a general strike unless the demand of the men which is said to be a reasonable one is met