The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-06
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CINcINNATI, May ., Freight business IL
quito duh to-day, and express business Is cor
respondingly good, The railroad yards are
deserted and they are quetor than on sun
days The tracks are deserted, the freight
dopots are closed, tho few switch engines pun
up and down the tracks In lonesome man
nor, and as 10 drays and such they aro all ab'
sent The yards OF the West End railroads
have funeral aspect, such as they had
never before, and the freight handlers, who
are the cause Of the sudden drop In tho
freight business sit around on the platforms
swinging their feet, chewing tobacco and
cracking jokes
The good humor OF these mon Is wonderful,
Notwithstanding the seriousness OF tho move
mont they have on hand, they guy one I'M
other and tell their jokes with az great g,isto
az though their pockets were filled with gold
Another thing for which credit isd due 10 these
mon IL that they keep perfectly sober and
maintain the bost OF order
None of the roads save tho Ohio " Missls'
sipp and the east end roads are receiving
freight Tho Cincinnati, Hamilton n Day
ton quit receiving yesterday afternoon at y
o'clock, and the other roads were quick 10
follow.
ats OF no use 10 try 10 handle freight
said railroad man, "without men 10 handle
Il for us, and no we quit trying"
Al the Cincinnati, Hamilton g. Dayton the
running Of freight trains has stopped Tho
last one 10 leave the city won't NJ $3.50 yestor'
day afternoon, and all freight coming In
from other points Is stopped at lyorydalc,
The Bee line Is stopping la incoming
freight at Ludlow grove, adjoining Ivory
dale, and the number Of cars that win bo seen
there In few days, unless the embargo "
raised, win be something worth looking at
A good deal Of feeling was caused among
the strikers this morning by the fact that
some OF the roads were making the clerks
hustle freight The Beo Liuo came In for
most Of the hard words There "tho Spidor.
legged dudos,n as the strikers facotiousy
called tho clerks, worked yesterday afternoon
and a part Of this morning disposIng Of some
perlshablo freight A council was hold at
the @. II. & d. depot 10 decide whothor tho
mon should march 'own 10 tho Bee Line do
pot In body and request the clerks 10 leave,
Some thought tho BcO Line freight hand.
lers ought 10 attend 10 II themselves aud this
at last prevailed.
"There was some perishablo stuff thoro, and
and wo lot thom get II out" said ono OF tho
strikers "but they mustn't try 10 rustic any
more freight" and hv shook bis head mean
mgly.
Al tho Southern, Big Four o.. W, a b.,
and o. IL M. depots, which wore also visited,
tho doors were found down and everything
, quiet A gentleman In the o. Il NJ, freight
ofileo told the reporter that their men were
willing 10 work, but were afraid 10 do so,
Tho strikers aro greatly amused AT the Of
forts Of the clerks 10 handle freight Said
one OF the strikorsi
"Thcro were clght Of thcm dudes tried 10
get bale OF cotton on truck at the g., II,
h ID. yesterday evening, and they couldn't
do II, IL fell on throo Of thcm, aud tho rest
run away, | thought would break me back
laffon at 'em,"
Tho committee appointed at yesterday
afternoons meeting to wait on tho Little
Miami and Louisville g. Nashville mon wor,
given chilling reception, Thoy were moi
by Ave- regular police aud all tho special po
lice employed by the roads, aud were mol
permitted TO hold any conversation with The
mon Furthermore, they were ordered oul
Of the depot and of the platform aud alto
gothor their visit was rather unpleasant
However, thoy intend 10 call again They
talk Of going back tomorrow morning ant
taking all the strikers with them, Whothol
this will DO done or not viii 10 decided upor
at this afternoons meeting,