The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-01
STILL THE BIG SrKlKE
1t is Reported Spreading at
Chicago.
WITH A PROSPECT OF ATIE UP
OF All the Roads Centering at the
City by the Lake-Various
Rumors Concern ing 1t.
The Strike

tie Up of al Milwaukee and st. Paul
roads was decided upon at late meet
ing of strikers last night proves true.
The engineers, firemen, switchmen and
brakemen and a number of conductors
of that road have quit work. The
strike includes employees of all divi-
sions centerIngin Chicago. both freight
and passenger. The last passenger
train named by Brotherhood crew
left the Union depot at IL o'clock L. st
night. At a meeting held last night,
at which fully 100 st. Paul employees
attended, q motion was made to tie up
| dissenting vote. The strike was not
declared by any organization or Bro
therhood, at least not formally. The
| men say that it was entirely individual
acuon.
The strike has spread to Fort Wayne
employees. blk crews left their engines
in the yards at Carroll Avenue and
Carpenter Street, at 2 his afternoon.
It was reported that Fort Wayne IL N
at other points in the city had also quit
and this was confirmed at 3o'cIUck.
fbe strike on the Fort Wayne in Chit
cago is general and is supposed to be
the result of the company accepting
t"ain of freight this afternoon from the
Burlington.
MILWAUKEE, March 81 General Man
ager Miller. of the st. Paul roa {, said.
this morning, that the trouble with
their men is i'll confined to Chicago.
Chicago engine dispatch"rs joined the
ranks OF the disaffected, and before
their places could be filled, some delay
passenger trains at the Chicago ter
minus was caused by the failure on the
part of the company to get engines out
on time. About 200 employees of the
company have quit work ar Chic tgo
1--WE are getting new train dispatchers
TO supply the places OF those who
stopped work. and all passenger trains
except those 0f the early morning, are
about on time. We are running az
many freight trains as we can take care
OF In Chicago. st. Paul is In the mar
ket for freight, both at Chicago and
Milwaukee. On all other divisions OF
the road trains are running as usual.
do not believe there will be any further
trouble"
The Chicago, Burli-gt & Quincy
Railroad is determined TO call To-day
upon the Fort Wayne, Lake Shore,
Rock Island, Illinois Central and Ter
nans the Alton for assistance In raising
the freight bloOksdes in its yards. This
it claims it has the right to do under
the inter state commerce law aud the
roads called upon are liable tn damage
under this act if they refuse. The Fort
Wayne and Lake Shore officials an
nounced that they viii haul Burlington
cars il called upon to do so. Thu Rock
Island has already refused TO take
sides with the Burlington. What the
other roads will do when called upon is
a matter 0f can iec ure. but it is undt r.
stood that they will unite for mutual
protection and make desperate fight
to break down the influence of the
motherhood and the switchmen's
union. The moment engineers, fire.
men anu swltcnmen OF other roads
are asked to assist in moving %"
freight, they will strike Thus, the
chances are favorable for general
railroad tie-up on lines converting In
Chicago. Brotherhood men, switchmen
and brakemen on all roads are now
working tremendously, and they appear
as determined to WIN as the railroad
companies. This IS pract cally the
situation to-day. Chairman Hoge, of
lingion road, practically admitted, this
morning, that the engineers, firemen
and swItGhmen Of three and perhaps
four other roads would go out soma
time to-day, thus pre- iipitating one of
the greatest strikes ever known IN Chi
cago. The roads marked for a strike
are the Alton, Fort Wayne, Pan
Handle, Rock Island and the Sauta Fe.
PITTsBURG, Mach 81. - Railroad
officials of the Pennsylvania Company
have been watching the Burlington
very c'oseiy the past few days. Their
lines, including the Fort Wayne road,
are not handling Burlington freight,
and every effort will be made to keep
the strike from spreading among their
employees. as it has been rumored was
contemplated. An official who was
seen to-day, said: Oar reports from
Chicago state that every hing is serene
on the Fort Wayne road. We do not
know what to expect, however. None
of the Burlington freight Is being
handled by US. It would not be policy
to do so. While it may be that there
ara few stray Burlington cars on the
Fort Wayne between Pittsburg and
Chicago Ii there are, they we're the
ones that u ere taken when it was sup
posed the strike was settled with. The
strike is assuming mo e serious.phase.
We will not receive any Burlington
freight, and in fact do not thin2 any
will be offered u.s."
BURLINGTON, Iowa. March 3l-The
switchmen's strike has extended to this
city. Eight of the forty Burlington
switchmen here took their time" to-
day and quit. giving no reason. The