Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-30
The CONFLICT FOR WAGES,
Estimate Of The Number Of Railroad
Men Now on Strike.
10th sides are In the right wlth n De
tetminatiou 10 WHINE
Compromisu,

CHICAGO, June 29.e-John NJ. EgaD,
representing tue General Managers
association, furnished this evening an
estimate Of the number Of men who
had struck on the Chicago lines within
the terminal limits, anu elso an esli'
mate OF the number striking on oil this
.ystems involved. Mf. Egan gave
the following 10 show the extent Of the
strike at tlie present time, and the
number Of men who have struck In
80 far 10 the whole county, on the
best information obtainault.
Norihwester Hwi,unmsn and shop
mon, lao; illinois Central, 5000;
Eastern iinoie, $50; Santa Fe, 10000;
Chicago d Northern Pacific, 20; Wis
c,nsin CeutrAl, 50; GREAT Western, 800;
Baltimore q ohio, 400; PonusylvaniA,
5000, Wesletn indiana, zoo. Total,
l75sO.
Mr. Egan said: al anticipate before
the close Of the strike serious trouble.
a large number Of men have struck
wlthou, understanding what they have
struck for, and when they iiLd their
places being taken by new men they
| are bound 10 grow desperate. do not
look for any easy termination Of the
! strike, but We Will certainly be pre-
pared hereafter TO secure all the new
/ men We wish, aud 10 briug about o.
early termination Of the strike ~
/ possible. We Rte Ia the Eight 70 stay,
ami there will be no compromise nor
give w."
After tho meeting OF the General
| Mauagers' association, General Mar
aget Erling Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
a ~. Paul said that they proposed 10
pursue an aggressive policy. at was
determined Ht the outset" sAiu Mt.
Erllng, "that we would nave 10 nghI
this strike. All the roads represented
have determined 10 secure men - take
the places VI those who have struck,
New men are being employed now
aud they will be put 10 work under
ample protection,
The Rock Island road, which Il about
the only Que IA Chicago 70 nave o..
capped thus far, will be, by tomorrow
morning tied ~, II IL said. Au 0fdoi
10 that effect was issued today by
President Drbs.
President Dsbi has Issued 40 address
10 the railway men Of America, settling
forth the cause aud objects VI the pres,
ent strike. Ho tAyi; "rhu slfuggl,
with the Pullman company has deyel-
Opod intO a contest betWeuu tue pro
ducing clnssts and the money power VI
I the country. This was what Linc0lI
! predicted At the Ol0ao VI tho war, an,
II was this Infection that gave ~
great emancipRtUr his gl00miust fore
bodings, We stand upon the groun,
that TIE working men are entitled 10
! Just proportion Oi ;hu proceeds OF thuii
labor. fhis Pullman denies them"
Gsnsral Manager RIDin,Ju, Of the
Santa Fo, said 10 an Associated PTcu
= reporter today that his road was deter
: mined 10 move It, trains regularly Aul
/! on time. "Wo have sent forse o
! swi' chmen, with forty deputy marshal
q VA guard" said Sir. Robinson, "an,
we intend 10 SEQ that our trains suiio
no iuTthot delays. No arrests will b
made unless our men Lro Interfere
. with, hut any interference viii b'
promptly met by the deputies"
h Many Of tho commission houses a
>, the st1ckyArds regard tue situation a
y serious, anu nave notified the client
In Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, TexA
- and other states not TO ship stock unlts
, tue railroad agree 10 deliver the ahiI
nents and 10 be- responsible iof the Ion
delays, OF responsible f0r Any losses u
u account Of delays. The result IL tina
. the shipments have been stopped 4
u many Instances, aud the price Of mea
IL expected ~ tskoA rapid Jump upwhf
v before long.