The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
EOYCOTT SCREWS PUT ON.
EFFECT OF CLEVE-
,.yD STRIKERS LATEST WEAPON.

r.,, o,arreI with the street Railway Con-
,.,x Carried Into the Homes and Daily
INe Of Thousands Of Standardization
r,rced to direct Their Employees Not
o., Ride on the Company's Cars-Even
IN. Larger Merchants Yield to These de-
m,pd. Vow They Are Asked Not to
neal with People Who Ride ON the
r,r. N,ny Such Find Their Household
supplics Cut off by Those Tradesmen
WI, sympathize with tho strikers.
CLEVELAND, O.. July % The boycott on the
piy Consolidated Street Railway Company In
oonsenurncc Of the strike is comprehensive.
and extends 10 all grades Of people. Fewer
non,Io rode ON the cars to-day than on any day
s,,ca the strike began. The Cedar and Euclid
oars had some passengers. but they were fewer
In runber than Yesterday. Practically no.
hody rode. on the other lines OF the great sys-
tenn. Car after car. cmpty Of passengers. ran
,brouyh the streets. There was no interior
enc. with the crews during daylight.
There was an atmosphere Of high citation
ahout strike headquarters to-day. The rapid
snread Of the immense boycott launched in
haholt Of the strikers seemed to have surprised
thcm almost as much as II has surprised the
general public.
Twas kept busy all day yesterday and to-
day listening to people who said that they had
been boycottcd." said President Harry Bryan
of the strikers Some said that they couldn't
buy groceries or meat. and one man In South
Brooklyn could not get water to drink. big
downtown establishment. which had made tho
nrevious error OF trying to carry water on
both shoulders. said that it waant do
ing my business investigated all
eases Of individuals. II I found that they
had deliberately patronized the Big Con-
solidated. I said to them: II your neghbors.
and merchants in your neighborhood. insist on
letting you alone. you must have done some
thing to offend the IN. You will have to ar
range the matter with them In a few cases
found that an injustice had been done. so
called our members Off and told them to use
their influence to help out the injured persons.
THE strike situation never seemed brighter
for us than il does to-day. Go to any part OF
the city and you will find that we have the
sympathy and support Of the people. They
will not ride on the cars. or. IL any do ride.
they are ostracized by those who will not.
The feeling in our favor is growing and spread
ing With such condition OF affairs we are
bound to win
The boycott has extended to men who have
been supplying the troops with provisions.
This phase Of the fight has aroused the ire OF
the military authorities. and there were some
angry officers at the headquarters in the City
Hall to-day. Yesterday a merchant called on
Commissary Morganthaler and almost begged
for q share OF the work OF supplying the
troops.
An right" said Morgarthaler. " I'll give you
the order fer Saturdays supplies"
He did 80. The order was for all the supplies
a., H..
ing, at an hour when the cooks ought already
TO have been at work. MorRanthaler got mes-
snges 10 the effect that no supplies had been
received He called up the man TO whom the
order was given and was told he could not fill
the order because he had had notice not to do
80. Morganthaler was angry clear through.
He told the contractor he must 1l the order
and II he did not do 80 the troops would be
taken 10 dinner at restaurants and the contrac-
tor would have to stand the extra expense. Tho
result was that the contractor said he would Al,
the order, and began to hustle However. some
OF the troops did not receive their supplies for
dinner
George p. Herman. who has store at the
corner OF Woodland and Wilson avenues. re-
ceived call from two men. who told him II
he did not stop filling orders for supplies for
troops he would be boycotted Inasmuch as
he isn't bothered
Out on Quincy street boycotting tactics are
being worked with the result that families
whose members have been riding on cars are
unable to buy anything at the stores along the
line. The storekeepers have entered into the
pan OF campaign with n Willingness that In
many cases reaches tn" point OF enthusiasm.
The Cleveland and Sandusky Brewing Com
nany, the local brewery trust. came in contact
with the zig boycott to-day An agent OF the
central Labor Union called up President Gehr
Ing and told him that ]. NJ. SchIoenbach. the
advertising manager Of the trust. had been re-
ported as riding on Big Consolidated cars. lIc
asked whether something had not better he said
10 Schoonbach Gchrinc issued orders forth
with TO SchIocnbach that he must ride on Little
consolidated cars or walk and gave the strik
ers contribution. A committee OF men. who
said that they had the best interests OF tn,
big Consolidated strikers at heart, called OF
one OF the biggest retail houses in Clevean'
on Thursday, and asked the management t
decline b. sell goods to persons who ride or
blg Consolidated cars while tho strike Ia on
ms same committee visited other downtown
merchants, it IS said. with like request.
The Williams 4 Rodgers Co. one OF tn,
biggest department stores in tho city, was mott
ne" that on" OF its employees had been rid
ing on Big Consolidated car The compaa!
re""ed by issuing an order to its employees in
spurtIhg them not 10 ride on the ears OF tn
coin'any. Nay 4 Co.'S employees also refraiI
from riding on the Big Consolidated stree cars
Harry Decker 4 Co.. dry goods merchants q
lh' west side, had an experience that illus
treteS well the situation. Members Of thi
nfh Persisted IN riding in the street cars. |
was SAID, aid the result was that most OF thci
'ra"e .e't the house, and yesterday Mr.. Decke
sent slVo 20 the strikers Executive Board ask
ing them I" call the boycott on. lie place.
'he following advertisement. filling two full
co'Nmns IN the DaiV .irusan. the strikers
organ.
tly" hundred dollars reward to any perso
VINO can prove TINT /, Harry Decker. hav
Latron!Zed any Of the cars Of the Big Consoli
"ated since a strike was declared. or have fur
"'h"l h'nnkctS to the company for the non
u"''r men stationed at the Pearl street barns
Now ."t the person or persons who have pu
cue ABOVE rnmors IN circulation come furwar
"'bE"Nr tn" same and receive their reward q
"'e'er hold their tongues. Very sincerely,
HARRY DECKER fs'3 40 Pearl street"