past three months, yet the road men are making considerable more than overtime.

The shops are working nine hours with one or two exceptions. The men in the round-house are making fully every day in the month. Work on the engines does not seem to get any less yet, as many of them are pretty well run down.

The whole of the men are considerably agitated regarding the strike on the C., B. & Q. road. and are considering what cause would be best to take in case the trouble should extend to this road. The general sympathy is with the engineers and firemen believing, as many do, that if they lose this fight that other roads will strike at wages of employes also.

Business around town is beginning to stir as it is believed that the Winter is about over. New buildings are beginning to show up in various parts of the town and laboring men begin to look happy again.

The glass works here are doing some fine work. By some good judges it is said that the glass now made here will compare with any window glass in the United States, and the people here are agitating the advisability of enlarging the works and put in a bottle making department. The soda works are still at a stand, except a few experiments. It is hoped however that a few weeks more will see them in full blast.

The bar rolling mill still runs as usual, with plenty of orders ahead.

The flouring mill is doing good work and the flour made of first-class quality.

The tannery is now a stock company and it is rumored that they propose to enlarge its capacity. The university at this place is an ornament to the town and a credit to Wyoming Territory.

The Legislature is dissolved and we fail as yet to hear of one law being passed to benefit the workingman. All wage workers in Wyoming should not forget to be prepared to make their demands this fall before any representative is nominated or elected. If they will not introduce and support such laws as we see we need, don't vote for them, but put up men who will promise you their full support.

Now for Bro. C. C. F. of Salina, Kan. The men who require fire police to watch and care for them now, are the men who needed the marshall before. They have broken the law so often under the influence of drink, that when the drink is refused they kick the more. They forget that when they had a majority who was in favor of the liquor traffic. They then cried aloud, "The majority must rule." But now, when the majority in Kansas say no liquor, they howl and bellow like a mad bull, and say you are trespassing on my rights as an American citizen. How is this Bro. C. C. F. Acknowledge the corn.

I could say more on this point, but I think that brother F will say in himself if not through the Magazine that what I say is true. With best wishes for the Kansas prohibitory law, the people of that State, and readers of the Magazine, I remain yours, J. H.

SHOSHONE, Idaho, March 23. 1888.

Editor Magazine:

This has been an exciting week with us here on account of a case of small-pox among us. The scare resulted in many persons moving out of town for a time, bag and baggage, in the issuance of an order to company physicians to vaccinate.all employes on Idaho division, many of the men are now laying off with sore arms, unable to work, suffering from too much cure, as it were. Back yards were cleaned out which had not been looked after in years. The public schools and the churches were closed. But they are about to be reopened, as the disease has not attacked any other than the one originally taken with it.

We are daily watching the progress of the C. B. & Q. strike.

Supt. Ressigue is making for himself many friends on the division. He has very recently kindly consented to have a consignment of books for the employees' library here, brought from Omaha gratis. This the library committee appreciate very much. Enclosed find clipping from Salt Lake Tribune speaking of Supt. Ressigue's acquittal by the Grand Jury at Dillon, Mont.

We are still very busy at the shops. A number of men are at work putting in a new sewer, and otherwise improving the sanitary arrangements of the shops. The superintendent has knocked out in one round during the past month some of the drunks who have infested the division for years, reflecting by their actions upon the good name of the great body of the men. He has decided that employes who trade in pay checks, particularly with rum dealers, shall be discharged.

Engineer Mitchell was killed while in the act of crawling under his engine, immediately after stopping, by the recoil of the train, the driving wheels passing over his body.

SHORT LINE.

DILLON, Mont.. March 20,-Special to Tribune. -The Grand Jury now in session found no indictment against Superintendent Ressigue for criminal negligence as charged by the coroner's jury at the time of the Apex railroad accident.

EVANSTON, Wyo., March 22, 1888.

Editor Magazine:

We are still very busy in the shops, lots of work but few men to do the work. I tell you it puzzles the foreman sometimes to get the work done for the engines to go out again, and sometimes the engines go out without the work done on them, and that is the way it goes.

Engine 984 rolled out about two weeks ago looking well; Ed. McClintic had the pleasure to take her down to the Salt Lake and Western. Engines 956 and 961 are on the blocks for a general overhauling. Engine 817 was in a few days for repairs. Engine 1010 in for repairs. Engine 955 in for a little work. Engine 994 is in for a new front end, head-light and pilot. Engine 816 is in for a little repairs. Engine 1009, the Piedmont pusher, caps them all: it appears that

Lewis Karr, engineer, was helping No. 1 from Leroy to Tapico and when returning or backing down to Piedmont they ran onto a steer, it rolled under the tank-trucks and threw the engine over ou its left side. How the engineer and fireman, Thos. Hinshaw, escaped I can't tell. Mr. Karr has a very badly sprained ankle, and Mr. Hinshaw is badly bruised about his body and legs. No. 3274 held its regular fourth annual ball in the Opera house. It was a success and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves. The K. of L. brass band was engaged for the ball. A few weeks ago the clerks in all the stores were smiling because there was notices posted up to say that this store would be close at 7 o'clock in the evening, now the very parties that started it are the ones to keep open till 8 p. m. We hope they will take the hint to close at 7 p. m. and give the boys a chance to get a little fresh air after being confined in doors all day. The boys are anxiously waiting for the Magazines. Yours, &c.,

Editor Magazine:

L. A. 3274. EVANSTON, Wyo.

I see from time to time an occasional report of co-operative stores, and they speak as if it was a good thing, and that they are succeeding very well, not only in the increase of business, but also in the increase of capital by paying on an average of 12 per cent, nearly double what can be had at any of the banks. Though there a few that understand the benefits derived from such co-operative associations, they are many, but the principal one I speak of is to a poor man's pocket and freedom of mind in knowing that his money is safe? And with judicious and proper management by its officers, the shareholders and others cannot do otherwise than reap the benefit of their investments in such a business. First, look at the security (not like investing in a private business), for all co-operative associations have a Board elected by the shareholders; the whole of the business passes through their hands as often as they meet; all wholesale bills or out. standing debts are presented to them and if found correct by said Board a check is filled and signed by the President and Secretary of said Board, and all transactions in regard to the association or the business done by the Board. Said Board consists of nine shareholders, including the President, Secretary and Treasurer, and each member is elected according to his capabilitics, being almost always familiarly known by his electors, the shareholders. Now it seems to me as a thing impossible to get nine men in office, all of them being shareholders, but what anything that is not correct will be detected by some; and independent of the Board is a committee of three to audit all accounts and books and report it to said Board.

I have written thus plain that those who are not shareholders and feel that it is an unsafe investment can see by the precaution taken it is impossible to go wrong if the by-laws and rules of the constitution are followed.

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And looking at it in another way it is a savings bank, so that as small amount as one share can be bought at any time in this association. share is valued at $5, and to prevent monopoly of any kind there is a limit to the number of shares which is fifty, with the object to prevent any capitalists from buying such numbers of shares that would endanger the business on the withdrawal of such large number of shares.

I have not time to write more on this, but will try next time.

Enclosed is a report of the Evanston association.

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., March 19, 1888. Editor Magazine:

It is about time we would write you something about our L. A. here and about our little town generally. Heretofore we have not sent any correspondence for the Magazine, so in order to be up with the other Locals along the line of the U. P. I thought I would send you a short sketch. Well, we are getting along as well as may be expected from an Assembly composed mostly of miners, and we are beginning to get some members from the other industries too. We are in hopes of having a good Assembly here before long. We had an open meeting on last Tuesday evening, the first of the kind we have had. got the editor of the Rock Springs Independent to lecture at the meeting; subject, "The Land Question and its Relation to Labor." The lecturer handled the subject well and the audience was highly pleased and thankful to the L. A. for such a treat. We had a very large crowd and they all say they will attend one monthly open meeting regularly. A great many of those who heard the lecture want to join the Order, but we are moving carefully.

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The mines here are working pretty well, but there are as many men here as can find employment.

All our members are solid as regards the railroad strike. No traitors here.

Some time ago we had a fellow call on us with an order for $185, said to be due him for services done for L. A. 300 of Pittsburg. He gave the name of George Wilmot, which name was also on his order, but his order did not have the L. A. seal on it. We did not exactly like the looks of his papers nor his own appearance, nor did we think it reasonable for our Local to pay the debts of L. A. 300. He insisted very hard with our M. W. and V. S, to get the money, but it was no use he had to go without and threatened to We report us and have our charter revoked. have not heard from him since though. He said he was going up to Helena, Montana, to start a Co-operative Glass Works, I suppose we will never get any shares in it. We will try and send a little correspondence for the Magazine every month.

P. J. M. JORDAN.

DENVER, Colo., March 26, 1888.

Editor Magazine :

Just now, around Denver, from some cause or another, there appears to be something of the old time interest in organization among railroadmen, undoubtedly this comes partially from the effects of the strike on the C.. B. and Q., in which all have been interested, but this has also been aided by personal interest in the wage question. It is a common thing now for men to be heard discussing the matter of wages (the state of the market), which is at present in an unhealthy condition, and indications of that, will at times enthuse a natural born scab. But then that subject cannot be talked about too much, it is the basis of what we live on.

The old veteran, Joe Murray, of Fort Collins, spoke for two hours and a half at an open meeting of L. A. 3218 on the last of February. The hall was well filled and all were so interested that they none noticed the length of time or the lateness of the hour. Some would have staid all night if Joe had kept up the talk.

LOCAL ASSEMBLIES.

L. A. 3064, Brookville, Kansas. Meets every Monday evening, at 7:30 p. m.

L. A. 3746, Alderdice, Montana, meets every Monday evening.

L. A. 4453, Huntington, Oregon. Meets every Saturday evening.

L. A. 3748, Camas, Idaho. Meets every Monday evening at 19:30 o'clock.

L. A. 3447, Golden, Colo. Meets every Saturday evening, at 19:30 o'clock.

L. A. 3741, Pocatello, Idaho. Meets every Saturday evening at 20 o'clock.

L. A. 3809. Leavenworth, Kansas. Meets every Saturday evening at 20 o'clock, at Odd Fellows' hall, cor. of 6th and Shawnee Sts.

L. A. 3261, Rawlins, Wyo. Meets every Saturday evening in Masonic hall.

LA. 3694, Wyandotte, Kansas, meets every Friday evening at Pythian hall.

much traffic on to the U. P. and other roads. The shops keep on about as usual, though the demoralized appearance does not seem to improve any. There is a large force of men, but a large force is necessary, especially where two $2.50 men are necessary to do the work of one $3.25 man.

Great preparations are being made at the present writing for the celebration of the opening of the "Route to the Gulf." It is reported that $18,000 has been raised to pay the expenses of the blowout. This road now known as the Denver, Texas and Gulf is the old time Denver and New Orleans. Nearly all the same men are at the head of it as were of the old road, and there are many workingmen that would like to know who is going to pay them for labor done on the Denver and New Orleans. There are many that have never been paid yet, and many of those that are now being feasted, toasted and honored are to blame for it, and are enjoying the results of the unpaid men's labor. Perhaps the present road or company is not to blame, but it is certain that many of their head men are, and should be told of it.

Land agents are having a fat time now booming real estate, and the workingmen will have to suffer in the increased rents asked, and other ways where they can be cinched for a little more. They say that the new road will make work for men. Yes, but after the work is done they will be no better off. It will not be any increase of pay, and all know that they have nothing to be happy over the present conditions. If workingmen had some stock in that road and were through that means likely to reap some of the surplus of their labor, it would be different.

In Mexico laborers get from eighteen to twenty-five cents a day and are often paid in farm produce.

L. A. 3790, Grand Island, Neb. Meets every Friday at 20 o'clock, in K. of L. hall.

L. A. 3678. Wamego, Kansas. Meets Thursday evening of each week at 20 o'clock.

L. A. 3343, North Platte, Nebraska. Meets in Odd Fellows' hall every Wednesday evening of each month. Visiting brothers cordially invited.

L. A. 3468, Carbon, Wyo. Meets every Saturday, at 7:30 o'clock in Odd Fellow's hall.

L. A. 3256, Laramie. Wyo. Meets every Thursday evening, at 7 o'cl'k, in K. of L. hall, L. A. 3302, Eagle Rock, Idaho. Meets every Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock; in B. of L. E. hall.

L. A. 3274, Evanston, Wyo. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 o'clock in Odd Fellows' hall.

L. A. 3860, Shoshone, Idaho, meets every Saturday at 7:30 o'clock. Visiting brothers welcome.

L. A. 1827, The Dallas, Oregon. Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30.

L. A. 2932, Ellis, Kansas. Meets every Monday evening.

L. A. 3005, Salina, Kansas, Meets every Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Visiting brothers cordially invited.

L. A. 3481, Green River, Wyo. Meets every Monday evening.

L.A. 509, Sidney, Nebraska. Meets every first and third Friday night in the month at Masonic hall.

T. A. 3914, Omaha, Neb. Meets every Friday evening in K. of P. hall, 1210 Douglass St.

L. A 3218 Denver, Colo. Meets every Wednesday at 19:30 o'clock, and every 4th Sunday in the month at 14:30 o'clock at K. of L. hall, 15th St., bet. Larimer and Holladay Sts.

L. A. 3403, Sterling, Colo., meets the second and fourth Saturday even'g's of each month.

L. A. 2845, Omaha, Neb. Meets every Friday evening at 7.30 in Gate City Hall, S. W. corner 13th and Douglass Streets. All visiting brothers welcome.

VOL. III.

CONSPIRACY.

The horrible punishment that can be legally inflicted on conspirators is given publicity and threatened, and it is a shame to the name of America that there are so many who claim her citizenship that are affected by it.

A corporation wishes to have its employes in the same condition as its machinery, and through every scheme seek that end, and will promise rewards to them that will aid them. The workingmen, who still retain command of command of their brain, seeing their danger fortify themselves as best they can against

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this, when some disappointed excretion, parrot-like, will yell "conspiracy!" The idea that workingmen should be allowed to oppose OUR plans! dictate to the company the terms of their employment!

One of these corporation parasites said not long since, after expressing his opinion of labor organizations in forcible adjectives, that he did not want to live in a country that would allow such things. There is, undoubtedly, nothing that prevents his leaving by the shortest possible route, nor any one that would miss him.

Corporations have so long con-. spired against the mass of the people, and have been so successful, they are evidently fearful that some one will infringe on what they consider their monopoly.

What is conspiracy? The word is defined as meaning to plot.

A corporation paper says: "If to bring to a stand still the business of a community on 6,000 miles of railway does not constitute a conspiracy, we are unable to understand what does."

If to attempt to force the cost of living up and the pay of the nations wage earners down is not conspiracy, then we do not know what it is.

The Union Pacific Railway Company, in a late letter addressed to its employes regarding the boycott on Burlington cars, calls attention to the following from the United States Statutes:

If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States or to defraud the United States in any manner, or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, all the parties to such conspiracy shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than ten

thousand dollars, and to imprisonment

not more than two years.

"Defraud the United States in any manner," then according to the report of the Congressional Committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the Union Pacific Company it has been a gigantic conspirator. It has defrauded the United States.

Evidently opinions as to what constitutes a conspiracy and the punishability of the crime differs and depends on who the conspirators are. But if when workingmen come together to contrive a way by which they can compel an employer to deal with them justly, or to discuss with them the questions of their remuneration for labor performed they are guilty of conspiracy, then let it be conspiracy. It is what there is an increasing need of, and there will be more of it before there is less.

The plotting is monopolized too much now by their opponents. Labor organizations go before the public with right principles, and seek through moral force to carry out their objects. There is no plotting about it. They announce in open and plain language their intentions, and have always offered to discuss differences, or to leave a decision to disinterested parties. Do corporations do this? No, nine out of ten will not discuss anything with their workmen till compelled to, but they will plot among themselves as to how they can secretly get the better of their employes; they will employ the most degraded mortals, cut-throats known as detectives, to manufacture evidence that at times they need, and try to drag down those who stand in of

ficial position in organized labor, and by the secret workings of the blacklist punish those who have dared to oppose them or have not been cowed by fear of their vengeance.

It is reported that General Manager Stone of the Burlington told the directors of that company that he could down the Brotherhoods at a cost not to exceed $150,000. The directors said they would allow him $1,000,000 with which to do it and would feel satisfied. Was not this to be done by the vilest of plots, to degrade a large body of the Nation's citizens, conspiracy to deprive them of the right to exercise their moral manhood, to make them worse than slaves? Circumstantial evidence and General Manager St. John's reply to the Burlington substantiates the report.

Conspiracy! The industrial citizens of our nations are its victims, seen on every side. Not only are they plotted against by the great conspirators, who manipulate the finances, who control the Courts and Legislatures, but little driblets. of humanity, who have risen to be their lackies, try to imitate and find favor in the eyes of their masters by trying to carry out plots to destroy the legitimate local organizations of men. How often has such stated that they would get rid of the Knights of Labor, the Brotherhoods, or some union, as the case might be? Did they intend to do such by open and fair means? No. Did they want to do so because members of such organizations were bad citizens, drunken, disreputable, incompetent characters? No, because they were not such and they knew it. The no is easily substantiated by a comparison of organized and unorganized bodies of men in any given locality. Honesty, industry and sobriety stand prominent among the principles of every body of organized workingmen.