St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-26
WILL BANKRUPT PULLMAN.
HOWARD Says TIE A. q. u FIGHT
WILL Be EFFECTIVE.
THE CAR COMPANY IS FINN
Seven Hundred Men at Work in
the Wilmington Shops Works
at Ludlow and st. Louis Shut
Down-Railway Officials Not
Worried About the Boycott-
Greatest Fight in History.

CHICAGO, June 25.-At noon tomor-
row the American Railway union will
begin its fight against the Pullman Pal
ace Car company. Orders for the boy
colt have been issued to all local
branches of the organization. and prep
arations are now complete for what
may be the greatest railway fight i'll
history. The preliminary skirmishes
today, at Ludlow. KY. and st. Louis,
leave the Pullman company with only
its shops at Wilmington, Del. to con-
duct repairs on its cars.
That this will badly cripple the COM
pany Is not denied, but the officials
claim that the railway companies will
make all necessary repairs in order to
handle the travel without loss that
would result from the withdrawal of the
sleeping car patronage.
Officers Of the union were iubilant
over the news from Ludlow and st.
Louis. and made more confident claims
of victory than at any time during the
strike. Vice President Howard said:
I'VE are going to bankrupt George NJ.
Pullman, and we are going to do it in a
short space of time. We have shut up
his works at Ludlow and st. Louis, and
we shall be able to close his last door at
Wilmington by next week. He will be
rendered completely helpless inside of
ten days, nnless he comes to terms be-
fore that time"
Attorney j. s. Runnells. speaking to-
day for Mr.. Pullman, said:
1.-The Pullman company is prepared
to stand by its original proposition in
this matter to the end. Personally
have not the least doubt as to what the
outcome will be. 1t will beyound ques-
ton result in victory for the company.
We now have about seven hundred men
at work in the shops at Wilmington.
Del. where the American Railway
union made all unsuccessful attem pt to
organize the employees. There are no
indications at present that the strikers
will be able to draw the men at this
point into their fight"
Railway officials do not seem much
worried about the boycott, notwith-
standing that 1t will affect them first.
1t is generally thought that the Illinois
Central will be one OF the roads against
which the fight will be earnestly waged.
The officials of the road entertain the
same belief. for they have been the only
ones to take preliminary steps to avoid
the boycott. aud have issued circular
stating that CHAINS will be wrapped
around the coupling hooks of Pullman
ears and fastened with heavy padlocks
to prevent their being cut.
The Pullman company tonight issued
a statement regarding the strike and
proposed boycott. After reviewing the
situation and stating that the strikers
have already deprived themselves of
more than S200.0GO in wages. the docu-
ment concluded with the statement that
the boycott is threatened because the
company will not agree to submit to
arbitration the question as to whether
or not it shall operate its shops at Pull
man under scale OF wages which
would cause a daily loss to it of one
fourth the wages paid.
Anticipating tile threatened boycott
against Pullman cars by the American
Hallway union the general managers
of all the roads which. have terminals in
Chicago decided today that either all
Pullman cars will 20 out with the
trains or the trains will remain in
the depots until they can 90 with
their usual Pullman equipment. This
decision by the General Managers as
ISOLATION, which was called together at
a special meeting for the purpose OF
considering the proposed boycott. The
association is the strongest organization
of railroad officials In the country.
consisting Of the general man
gers of each of the twenty-five Chi
cago terminal lines. Resolutions were
adopted at today's meeting condemn
ing the bOVcOtt and asserting fms, i,tap
tion of the roads represented to act
unitedIy in resisting the proposed move
of the union. Twenty-Five hundred
railroad men attended a mass meeting
held in the Empire theater tonight to
consider the Pullman strike. The pro-
posed boycott by the American Railway
union was heartily indorsod, and
speeches by President Deus and others
were enthusiastically received. The
speakers were emphatic in their con-
domination Of the Pullman company. and
confident of success in the impending
struggle.