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J.B. Van Dyne of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, Sedalia, Missouri, responds to of the Missouri Pacific Railway vice president H.M. Hoxie of St. Louis, Missouri, regarding the treatment of striking workers. Railway employees in Parsons were refusing to return to work following successful negotiation of the railroad strike. Kansas Governor Martin has asked railway Vice President Hoxie to determine the accuracy of complaints that negotiation agreements were violated.
Creator: Van Dyne J.B.
Date: May 18, 1885
Item Number: 212909
Call Number: Governors Office, Martin, Correspondence, Box 29 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212909
Business and Industry - Labor
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 - 1885
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement - Strikes
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Telegram
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Other States - Missouri - Sedalia
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Louis
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Telegrams
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