Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-08
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Street Car Employees at Mil
waukee on Strike to En-
force Demands.
Want More Pay, Recognition
of the Union and Minor q
Concessions. .sS
Electric Light Employees ln-@
volved and a ,Walkout 3
Is Probable.

!. MILWAUKEE, May T. "A strike Of the
900 employees Of the Milwaukee Elec-
trio Railway and Light company was
inaugurated last night, and as each car
was run into the barn motorman and
conductor left it not to return until the
demands of the union for increased
pay, recognition Of the employees or.
Ranization and several minor cOnces-
sions are granted. The Electric Rail.
way company has seen that 9 strike
was certain to occur and has been
quietly arranging to fill the places OF
the strikers A number Of men have
been brought here from other cities to
take the places 81 the strikers and are
quartered in the several barns. .is: /, N;
Z The strike was determined on, at
midnight at mass meeting Of mem.
bers Of the union. It had been deter.
mined to request the officers OF the
electric road for another conference in
hopes that an E., 9-5Et lrt&- ....s 4
Understanding Would Be Reached.
When it was learned by the officers Of
the union that the men from other
cities were being imported and that
the company was preparing to. imme-
diately fill the places Of the old en-
ployes it was determined to ask con-
ference at once with the officials of the
company. The request was sent to
Vice President Henry @. Payne who
replied that the company would re.
ceive no communication from the men
and would in no manner treat with its
employees further. When this answer
was announced at the meeting of the
union vote was taken on a motion to
declare strike and it was carried
unanimously. .-s...
The directors of the road sent their
reply to the men Saturday morning in
which they positively refused to grant
two Of the leading requests-those for
higher wages and the =.
W settlements Of Difficulties
by arbitration. The officials, however,
signifed their willingness to discuss
the minor grievances with the men.
/. The strike will tie up the entire cleo
{ trio and street railway service of the
city. The several lines are owned by
the one company and every employe of
the road is q member of the union. In
addition to the street railway employees
the electric light employees are involved
and they will probably strike. They
number 800 men and operate the only
electric lighting plant in the city. I'm
less the company is prepared to man
the powerhouse the city will be with
out light except for gas. I~s.~..
Swearing In Extra Policemen.
q That serious trouble is. expected is
evidenced by the activity at police
headquarters and the sheriff's Office
So far 100 special policemen have been
sworn in and mere will go on duty
later. The sheriff has . large force Of
special deputies on duty. He has ALSO
taken steps to confer with the gov.
ernor on the advisability of ordering
the Fourth regiment, w. N. G., under
arms. Troops will not be called out,
however, unless the local authorities
find themselves unable to protect the
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