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In this letter, Kansas Governor John Martin is asking Colonel Campbell to travel to Parsons, Kansas, to determine if military support is necessary to control unrest related to the railroad strike. Governor Martin has been sympathetic with the strikers and urges the Colonel to find a peaceful settlement. In February 1885, railroad shop workers walked off the job because of a cut in pay and reduced hours of work. Governor Martin was able to negotiate a settlement to the strike but problems continued throughout Kansas, Missouri, and Texas.
Creator: Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Date: April 14, 1886
Item Number: 211915
Call Number: Governor's Office, Martin, Correspondence Received, Box 29, Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211915
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Business and Industry - Railroad - Employees
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1886
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Military - Service - Militias
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Cities and towns - Parsons
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Counties - Labette
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Transportation - Railroads - Employees
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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