Q. You had no anticipation of any trouble on your road?
A. There had been some talk in regard to the train men's union, that it was for the purpose of getting up a strike. But many of our men, I understood, were withdrawing from it, and would not lend themselves to anything of the kind. For that reason I did not anticipate any trouble among our men.
Q. Do you know whether there was any aid asked of or any consultation held with the authorities before the strike came about?
A. I cannot answer that. I was not in the city that day.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. How did the business that the road was doing for three months prior to June 1st, when the reduction was made in wages, compare with the same three months of the year before?
A. My recollection is that our average may have been a little heavier, but I am not positive about that.
Q. In the three months preceding June, 1877.
A. Yes; our business is spasmodic. It is the oil business. A part of the year they are doing a good business, and then it drops off to nothing.
Q. How did the prices for the carrying of freight compare in 1877 with those in 1876?