. The calcium light turned on by a railway trackman, containing historical facts of great value to all classes of railway employes . - of that famous struggle is briefly told in the fol-lowing pages. Plain facts are submitted, embracing all correspond-ence between the railway officials and the maintenance-of-way mensrepresentatives, and between said representatives and their constitu-ents, as well as other letters and press comments which are of interestin this connection because of the side lights which they shed uponthe controversy. The author has not attempted to embellish thestory of the C
. The calcium light turned on by a railway trackman, containing historical facts of great value to all classes of railway employes . - of that famous struggle is briefly told in the fol-lowing pages. Plain facts are submitted, embracing all correspond-ence between the railway officials and the maintenance-of-way mensrepresentatives, and between said representatives and their constitu-ents, as well as other letters and press comments which are of interestin this connection because of the side lights which they shed uponthe controversy. The author has not attempted to embellish thestory of the C. P. strike with any literary frills or furbelows, and doesnot ask that this book be treasured as a literary gem; but he doeshope that it will be appreciated by that much-abused and long-sutfering class of railway employes known as maintenance-of-waymen, for whose benefit it is intended, and who may learn from a closeperusal of its pages how to fight their own battles for better con-ditions and HOW TO WIN. Yours trulv,. THE CALCIUM LIGHT TURNED ON BY A TRACKMAN. CHAPTER I. NEGOTIATIONS BEGUN. In accordance with previous arrangements the men selected toconfer with the management of the Canadian Pacific Railway Com-pany, for the purpose of trying to secure an agreement pertaining towages and conditions of employment for maintenance-of-way depart-ment employes, met at the Grand Union Hotel in Montreal on the 15thof April. After formulating their grievances and preparing wageschedules, the following letter was sent by messenger to the generalmanager: Montreal, April 16, D. McNiooll, Second Vice-President and General Manager C. P. Ry., Dear Sir: We, Joseph Leunon, E. E. Nason, F. P^rederick, R. C. Montgom-ery, Theodore Edmundson and A. F. Stout, having been selected by the mainte-nance-of-way department employes on the C. P. Ry. and authorized to conferwith you for the purpose of entering into an agreement pertaining to the termsand conditions of employment, respec
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