Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-07-06 | Page 1 | Trouble for Rock Island

TROUBLE FOR ROCK ISLAND arirernen on the System Threaten to Strike Kansas City July 5The Star will say tosnorrov lnlena the demands of the firemen on tho Hock Island 1 railway oys 4 tem are wanted In the net ten days or a compromise IB effected a strike will be ordered Some of the firemen taltc a hopeful view of the situation and < < believe thero will be a settlement Others Ice only a prospect of u strike I The ijrlevanci3 of the llromen originated In an order tbut wnl Into effect rcccnllv by which each Jlrcmiui Is I required to work as wiper for his own engine The Rock 3tltnd N I tho frt road running out of 3vannns City to Introduce the new system On all the other roadrt thft old custom Is Btlll followed of having thu cnglnus cleaned at thc > oundliousra bv men risi I I larly l engaged and dr > jlg7int < vj as wipers 4 It take1 1 three hours to wipe one t the blj Mton mogul enalncs such ns the Pock r 3aland uses What the firemen demand Is that the task of wiping the engines be cut out or I that they be given increased pay com tnonuurito with the added labor It In ttild amon the llrcmcn that the company Is preparing for trouble by ca tablfohlng employment agencies In the V lorno cltlcii through which the railroad T rune