Show 1 II 1 I THE DENVER RIO GRANDE RAILROAD CO COMPANY PANY 1 S 1 ii II II THE THI RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY 11 r TIle The ono following facts nr givon on con con- nn n. n corning connIng ho tho dj dismissal from rom tho the s star ser r x vice Ice c o of this comp company n or of R. R II I. I p 4 I wiro chief chIc op operator nt at Grant Grand June Junc- f S lion Uon On September Ll 21 1 1907 Superintendent t dent of or Telegraph J. J M. M Walker dI dl- dl l i that a break bral In commercial tel tel- S N wire No o. o lOG extending on I anti and along nong the rl way right wn oC of or this I V 4 company which had hal failed west of oC 4 S Grand Junction he be located and madet made t which InstructIons Instruction Wire VIre Ire Chief i j po positively lt And In terms refused roS 10 re- re s fused t S tp to carry out I f fF F L Tho The Denver Deml lUo Hlo Grande Grano e Railroad S. S company anti and th the Rio Grande Grando Western nal company und under r their thel conI con- con V i I v S. tract with the Union Telegraph Teler Tele- Tele r graph company made matlo In 1883 among I other obligation agreed to exorcise j x the s amA amo car can caro and diligence l nce In the theS thep S p maintenance and repair of or the wire I S or oi OJ wires that thai the telegraph company I has or ma may have ha along said fald railroads fit S that the railway companion companies do o In the tho t- t repair of or the wire wiro or t. t wires used med exclusively el b by c themselves There are ae on tho the cle aph poles on 1 f S and alon along the way right of or this any wires d devoted to the tho j ut use of oC the railway a company and r S wires devoted e to 0 the u use ue c of oC tho the teleS telegraph tele tele- Ic- Ic S graph company with wih a 0 C right In the Uw v railway com company pan In case casc of a sity ity iy to uso use any of oC the Uio wires wiro Line 1 repair rc- rc rc f pair men are aro employed by the railroad rt J. J and under lh the 11 direction ol of S the 10 chiefs hies who are aro located at vi the principal division terminals are required to keep In repair and operation opera opera- i 4 tion all al of oC th the tt telegraph wires menS men- men S The tele lph wires under the lw I i charge of I Skeggs 3 as UM Wife chief Ne CO covered th tho territory ext extending n ln from J 1 4 L f. f Now New cw C Castie Colorado to Halper Utah All ll 1 1110 wire chiefs make mako daly dally reports f S to the superintendent of oC telegraph on j the condition at- at 7 o'clock a. a m. m of oC b alt all al wires vIres in the tw territory under their t supervision and where h lo interruptions i 1 I existed Sl such h reports Include the rel rc- rc I. I I l suit ul of leFts te fixing tho character re-I re 7 i and locality nf or af such Interruptions and 1 1 s 1 It I is their duty luty from time to time flint O as g required t to fr make mak i tests of oC wires wres In I t f 1 their to correct Interruptions 1 tL that ma may 01 occur If Jt such correction i I cull CUI be 10 1 made in the wire chiefs chiers 1 tt t or If Jf the r I of linemen nl are ro- ro 10 to direct ir ct linemen to o proc proceed ec v to such point of oC trouble and mal make c 3 necessary repairs The Tho dally daily daly reports I II of wire chiefs ore le on file In inthe the com I corni corn com i 1 a pany's PYS otc o cHico They were WIC made regu- regu regu- regu regu-J regu by Mr f Sl Skeggs Including the tI day flay I t on An n which I refused l to comply with wih the order to JOC locate Jocote l and correct trouble troubie with lh commercial wire No Xo lOG whirl which after aCer the morning report report In Tn- Tn from the th superintendent o of telegraph similar s to those of oC Septem- Septem Septem her ber 21 which Mr Ir Ir SI Skeggs e Cs disobeyed had from time to time prior to Mm that dale date been bIl 1 issued a and were by hy Mr SKeggs carried out ou and a as late as as September 1 17 j an nn ord order r. r almost the thC same In phraseology y and In ful substance Identical with wih the one of oC September 21 I 1 relating to trouble with wih the same commercial wire Xo No 10 was waR sent to Mr If Skeggs and anti hy hJ him him complied with wih Ther Therefore olo his refusal l to do on September Septem Septem- ber bC 21 1 1 what had beon on a part of or hi his dally daily dut duty as af incumbent of ot th the or of wire vire chief at It Grand Junction and which he lie had performed d theretofore is Inexplicable This company must anti and desires to carry out In good faith nil all ni Its HR contract Contract obligations Mr 11 Skeggs' Skeggs J refusal to test commercial wire 10 Xo No o. o lOr would If Ir condoned create a n violation of tl tin the company company's obligation Ull under r Its Is contract con con- contract tract with wih th the tho Western Union Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph com company pan ills His Ils to carry carryout carryout out omit a 0 n proper order of or a C superior 01 cor tIle the superintendent of or telegraph is destructive of or discipline and anti under J the circumstances the tho company wa compelled to lo remove remo him from Crom the ser sr- vice If r ono one o may mar exercise hi his hs pleasure as ns to 0 the he orders he will wil accept accept ac ac- ac- ac anti the tho or orders he will wJ refuse to In obey In other words constitute him self elf th the tho as aR to the iw propriety o or of hl his Instructions then hen then every tIT ono one of oC th the 1000 or e in pi 03 01 In the hI serico ser 51 vice leo can an do 10 the tho same mt Comment on this lt I is unnecessary ar The company feels Ceel that Its Ils In all al departments realize reali that Ie respect pct for authority compliance with wih regulations regula regula- Ions and cheerful and prompt carrying carry carry- I fn ing out of or nil al proper Instructions from the flie constituted heads of the the- tho various departments i is absolutely ly essential 1 to I the proper conduct of railway busness bus busl- ne ness and anti to th tim tho welfare and safety o of the public and th the of the company It I J Is confidently ved NI that when the circumstances m are nIC understood un un- mum mum- he the action acton of or tho the company In n the case of Mr II SIC Skeggs R will wf mp meet the tho approbation atol of tl time the public of the tb c mp 1 s I extremely regret I that hat n an I who ho has lias hns bc been n ono romo 1010 years in the per per- ervice Ir- Ir vice should so far err rr In his concep tion ton of or hf huts duty t to the tho company as tR to compel It Jt to lako Inka summary C. 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