The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-30
c. 7. TRAINS TIED Up.
The Operators Strike Seriously
Interferes With Traffic.
n-ay Ngaia Line Mall Trains On tie
Western Division -Ihs Eas-eru
End Affected Also.

wueh fn.eres. vas shown yesterday In
.nrai railroad circles in every item Of
.rvs conserving the tsl.Srapaers strike
= the Canadian Pacific ROAD. The gen
sva; opsn.oa among railroad men waz that
,se strikers had aelecfc1 a mozs inauxol-
~zsax tine Tor ssch > movement, ina srnnch
:. there are now many operators d.. and
~a.ttsS eagerly for tie first vacancy that
r,~ occur. the reSa.t OF which viii natgr-
~ BE- thai the strikers will gncomnaoae
- road ard The traveIlnz public for a
a. DAYS ard then find themselves re-
eszrsd py other snen.
psporss in this city. however, are very
.ouArtsng a. 10 the nserits ard facts OF
- ease. The press report IN yesterdays
pn<s-IntelIsgencsr was corroborsted 5y
~.yors commercial communications re-
<e;ve6 in Seattle during the day ard IL
s1s.aer borne out by the dispatches OF
;as. night which are given below. On the
esaer hand fhe canad1sn Pacific offices In
tass city had received no information
~sxfsyer o. the s,rike. Travelling passen-
r.r Agent Carson t~siegraphsd Traffic
Masaxsr Kerr. VINO repilad that the out
,ook vas al right aud that there was no
trtesYaptscn Of traffic.
ne following telegram from Peoria.
n. indicates tbat the press dispatches
p5ntsd yesterday we're In error as TO the
ssase Of the strike:
rssytz. H.. Sept. at is states a. the
aestarxrters Of the RAILWAY :elavraphers
n this city that the primary cause OF the
..suble on the Canadian Pacific gs that
a. officials undertook 10 coesoe the train
szps,chers into withdrawing from the
srder. threatening then .lth discharge
snsexx they withdrew.
The following dispatches give the latest
pews Of the progress or the strike az re-
oeffed from All points along the line:
esrif Ste Marie, Mich. Sept. ga-pasg-
eess on the 500 ard Canadian Pacific rail
sokes "a az a stansstill. The strike OF the
Canadian Pacific ~te!egrapaers has raised
havoc with Canadian Pacific trainz- The
sast-5ouna limited train On no 500 road
which arrived frosn Minneapolis this norm
tg vas Sill DELAYED here this afternoon.
Tpronte. Sept m-Traeie on tie Cana
lan Pacific IS greatly retarded today as
Z result. az the operators strike. Al many
stations wfleFe the operators have gone
eat trains are ~ a stan1s1iii. and com
mancstson with the 6kpatchrrs IL In
Eary cases being carried or by teienhana
On tke eastern portions % the division
there IL = blockade OF trains which will
esuse 4 heavy loss IN CASE Of p~erishab,e
srs.ghi Hr. Leonard. district manager
kre. says he has flied all ne stations on
~ ot'sef~.s a~t hsfsy spDtAAtiphs rom
e~fsrzscrs are stu coming In. Mr.. Leonard
eays That the men Who have gone on.
Nsfe niatsised. and ~ expects AZ the va
cant positions 10 be flied in q short time.
Montreal Sept. ~1-Caradfsn pa~ise
eaasay trains move very slowly on a.
count OF the strike. The comDany ia go
Srs 70 Serve al the striking enanioves With
EcEee because they left their eftf-
aisn,s without giving the notice provided
for In the contracts.
Winnipeg. Sept. sa.-The western division
Of the Canadian Paeife Is completely tied
%, except the man line r7ail trains. By
tae operators strike. All operators al
locA. points are OUT.