Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-27
STR|K[S!!
Things Very Serious at the
Chicago Stock Yards,
1T MAY BE THE BIGGEST YET.
The Switching Association Dissolved and the
Men Discharged.
MAY TIE UP EVERY RAILROAD
In the United States--The New York Cen
tral Situation in Statu QuO--The Fight
VIII Be Fought to the Bitter
End--0ther Railroad
Strikes.
The Switching Association Dissolved and the
Men Discharged.
MAY TIE UP EVERY RAILROAD

CHICAGO, August 26.-The strike of
the switchmen OF the Stock Yards
Switching Association, after the griey-
ances of the engineers and iiremen had
been adjusted yesterday afternoon, put
a new phase on the situation, and this
morning it was decided to dissolve the
association and allow the road to do its
own switching.
Superintendent BOyce, Of the Rock
Island, and Superintendent BeSsler, Of
the Burlington, together with several
other members of the old directory of
the Switching Association, went to the
Stock Yards to personally assume di-
rection of the fight.
The striking switchmen were told
that their services were no longer re-
quired, and new men were procured to
do the switching. During the early
hours Of the morning little was done in
the way Of clearing the tracks Of the
freight cars, but II was announced that
work would soon commence in earnest.
Superintendent Marsh went down to
the Stock Yards. at the head Of 300
men, to take charge Of the police there
committed by the strikers.
The packers are the heaviest losers
in the Stockyards strike. One hundred
and fifty car loads OF dead" freight
means between 500 and 5000 per
car load each day to the packers, or a
daily loss Of S2S5,0 These figures
were given by one Of the managers Of
the leading packers, and II they are
correct the packers have lost the four
working days Of the strike over $1,000,
600. If the trouble continues and the
receipts of coal and ice are blocked, the
loss will extend to the pork packing
branch, which so far has suffered little
or nothing.
MAY BE THE BIGGEST YET.
Every Chicago railroad and all their
connections, and every railroad in the
United States Will be tied up unless
there IS withdrawal OF the demands
of the striking swtchmcn OF the stock
yards Switching Association" These
were the words OF General
Manager of the Chicago and
Alton railway to-day in speak
ing OF the strike at the stock
yards inaugurated last evening by the
switchmen employed by the Stock Yard
Switching Association. after the strike
of the engineers and iiremen had been
settled. He said the question was dis
cusScd last night, by the officials, and no
matter what the result, the roads will
fight to the end. The roads were all
united ON this, and every Chicago road
would be tied up, and no one knows
how far the strike will extend.
The officials claim this demand means
an advance to every switchman in the
country, if il is granted, and this they
will never do. This small cloud
threatens TO develop into the biggest
cyclone the railway interests have ever
known.
The strikers have given up the fight.
They will this evening send commit
tee to the railroads asking to be taken
back at the old rate Of wages.
THE RUMoR GRoUNDLEsS.
The rumor that the Stock Yards
strikers had asked to be taken back by
the Switching Association at the old
rate Of wages is found TO be groundlesS.
The Switchmen are still out tonight,
and packing town is idle once more.
The roads have dissolved their
Switching Association. declaring the
strikers discharged and say that each
road will hereafter do its own switch
ing.
The officials say the men did not pre-
sent their demands In proper shape and
they will not be supported by
outside rairoaders. No serious
attempt was made by the
roads to clear the yards to-day, but
tomorrow will witness a herculean ef-
fort to resume operations. The Illinois
Central did make a feeble attempt to
move a few loads of stock In the yards,
but on their men refusing to turn the
switches at this time the attempt was
given up.