St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-26
THE CHICAGO sToCK YARDS.
Reviewing the Effects of the Re
cent Great strike.

cent treat strike.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-The Drovers' Jour
nal, speaking of the recent troubles in the
Union stock yards, says:
The effects of the recent strike in the
Union stock yards have been by no means
overcome and marked traces of them are
likely to remain for many months to come.
They were at once seen and felt in our par-
alyZed packing and slaughterlng business, in
heavily diminished receipts OF live stock, and
in the diversions of shipments to competing
points. How the strike affected thousands OF
butchers and laborers engaged in it need not
here be- discussed further than to say that the
loss to the men, on the verge Of winter, OF
wages aggregated S500.Q00 and the loss to
hundreds and-poSSioly thousands or them OF
paying situations that may never be re-
covered, formed and continues to form bit
ter experience that places another strike in
the early future out of the pale OF probaolli-
ties. The old, or striking men, are being
taken back as fast as the increasing business
of the packers seems to justif but as has
heretofore been stated in these columns, they
return under conditions that will serve to in
sure their employers.
TWO WEEKS NOTICE
of contemplated strike, or time to enable
them to provide against such business dis
turbances as usually follow such troubles.
In view of all this the packers, slaughterers,
commission men, shippers aud others con-
cerned are inspired with the belief that the
future of this great live stock market is not
likely to be again characterized by such sud-
den and damaging labor troubles as have con-
vulSed it in the past. This belief is oegetttng
energetic efforts to restore all branches of
business to their wonted activity, and to re-
move the apprehensions which had been en-
geudered that the supremacy and greatness
of this market had been, and might from the
same causes again be placed in imminent
peril. But there is another end to be achieved
by our packers, slaughterers, shippers,
stOckmen and commission men, and to the
aeco nplishment OF that end they should at
once bend their energies and lend their infiu-
ence
THE spool" OF RAILROADS
running east owe it to tnis great market and
the live stock interests tributary to it to
greatly reduce their freight rates on live stock
AMI dressed meats. An appeal for reduc-
ton is but the voice of justice and fair deal
ing. A statement of facts without comment
or elaboration, forms plea wIicn no corpo-
ration possessed of even The suspicion OF
conscience could persistently withstand. The
pool pays for service in transporting cat
tie to the East l7% cents per 100 pounds;
yet it extracts from the shipper 30 cents 1t
pays only 271$ cents per 100 pounds for SER
wee in transporting dressed beef to the East,
yet it ch lrges the shipper 65 cents. These
charges furnishing to the pool profit of
over 100 per cent. are so enormous that they
excite a douO ole surprise, in this, that the
traffic can stand them, and the 'pools' should
be so mercilessly eXacting as to fix and main
tain them. To further elaborate the above
brief statement of facts, and to show that the
representatives OF the vast lntere StS con-
cerned are waking up to the necessity of i'm
mediate and determined action. The repro
ductiou of the following resolutions recently
Association OF America" is not Only appro-
pirate, but
SEEMS CALLED FOR:
Whereas, the pool of railroads running
east from Chicago put in effect on Mach l,
1856, a new tariff of freight rates on live stock
and dressed meats; and.
Whereas By the new tariff of March l, 1886,
the rates of freight were advanced; be it
therefore
Resolved, That the action of the railroad
companies in advancing the rates on live
stock and dressed meats to such unreasonable
figures, is in direct opposition TO the interests
of all the cattle growers. larmers and feeders
or the West, and is an eXtOrtiOn which should
not be longer endured;
Resolved, That we emphatically protest
against the said advances in rates on 1--we stock
and dressed meats, and we hereby respect
fully ask the railroads forming the east
bound pool from Chicago that they reconsider
the aforesaid tariff of March l, 1885, and
make rates that will not as unjustly diScrim-
mate against the cattle interests OF the West.
Resolved. That this convention respectfully
request the different live stock exchanges,
and all who are interested in the live stock
industry. to join us in this protest and use
their utmost endeavors to secure reduction
in the present unreasonable rates.
Be it further resolved, Tnat in considera-
ton of the unjust discrimination of rates,
set forth in the foregoing preamble, that we
would earnestly call the attention of our sew
eral state Legislators, as well as our members
of congress, to the fact that suitable legisla-
ton should be adopted. to abate the oppres-
sion.
Those resolutions are directly to the point.
and if the requests and suggestions they en-
body are observed the making power of
the country cannot and will not turn a deaf
ear to them.