St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-30
Railroad Freight Handlers Make Their
Demands for Eight Hours Labor
and Ten Hours Pay.
The Managers Decline to Give 1t, as
They Think It an Unreason-
able Request.
Plankfnton's Milwaukee Packing
House Closed Pending Settlement
OF Labor Troubles.
knights Said TO be Displeased with
y--workingmen GEN.
orally Demoralized.
Dissatisfied Freight Handlers.

MILWAUKEE, April 29.-General Man.
ager Miller of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul railway was seen by the Associ-
ated Press representative this evening and
questioned as to what reply would be gwen
To the demands made by the eompany's
freight handlers at Chicago. Mr.. Miller
declined To give for publication his reply
until 1t has been formally placed before the
men, believing it to be improper for him to
do so, but from incidental remarks made by
him, as well as other officials of the road, it
is evident that the demands of the men are
not to be granted. He evidently believes
them to be unreasonable and such as would
not be made by the men at a time other
than now while the excitement of the strike
craze exists.
CHICAGO, April Concerning the de-
mands of the Chicago &c Northwestern men
for eight hours work and ten hours pay,
General Superintendent Wheeler and Vice
President HughiIt said they would take no
notice of the demand of the freight hand
lers.
''We had" said they, "a similar demand
from the men working our car shops, but we
refused to grant it. We cannot permit our
employees in any department to interfere with
the business of our road. We must and win
run our trains and machine shops to suit our
selves"
THE CHICAGO ALTON.
At 6 o'clock this evening the men en-
plOyed in the freight houses of the Chicago
~ Alton held meeting and resolved to JON
in the demands of the freight handlers of
other roads for eight hours without cor
responding decrease in compensation. All
told. the Alton men, number fifty. Their
action will be made known tomorrow to
the officials of the road. Until then the
officials refuse to discuss the matter.
THE BALTIMORE & OHIO.
The freight-handlers of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad are by no means satisfied
with the present condition of affairs. A
tax per man of S1.5O, which is taken from
the regular monthly salary by the COM
pany, to be used in cases where men are
laid OF by sickness, causes considerable
grumbling. There is Tumor to-day that
a freight-handlers' association will soon be
organized. The same scheme is also being
talked up among the men of the Illinois
Central depot.
THE WABASH MEN JOINING.
The Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific freight
handlers are reported as rather inclined to
JON in the movement inaugurated ON
the Burlington and the ST. Paul roads.
Up to this evening, however,
they had taken no definite action. 1t
seems to be the opinion of all the officers
of the roads, whose freightmen have asked
for reduction of hours. that the employees
will be unable to successfully inaugurate
strike, owing to the fact that they have no
union or other organization. 1t is the in
tention of the men however to form a So
ciety. For this purpose meeting of all
the petitioners and persons employed in
the local freight houses of the roads will
be held tomorrow evening. Their wages
range from S1.50 to S1.75 per day.