Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-10
GREAT STRIKE OF
TELEGRAP H ERS.
paiIrOad Men Say it is "Fizzling Out y
Strike Leaders Claim Everything is o. K
Accusations and DenialS.

Sall, were sun out hh lNt n'hNH'iA
Kansas division, the Oklahoma division
and the western division
J.. j. Polk, general manager OF the
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe, wired
Mr.. Barr today that tWenty-onc freight
trains on the northern division ana
twelve on the southern division were
running as usual OF 81 men sent TO
take the places OF strikers nineteen
went 10 work the others deserving.
W. g.. Mevin the Santa Fe manager
at Los Angeles telepraphed the road
was running as usual In the Valley d.
vision, competent men having been Sc
cured for all but four unlmportsnt sta
tions Many strikers returned 70
work. Fruit shippers. Mr. Neyins said,
had been notified that the Santa Fe
could handle business up TO the limit
Of their equipment
Cattle trains are not being material
ly delayed said Mr. Barr. we are
having no trouble In getting men. one
hundred men from here and as many
more from other cities have been sent
10 Topeka from which place they viii
be sent TO other points as needed |
feel sure there VIII Oe no sympathetic
strikes Of men In other branches Of the
service"
CONDUsTORS WILL NOT AID.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec. lO.-E, F.
Clark, chief OF the Conductors Broth
erh0od, today made emphatic denial Of
the rep IT that the order had promised
help 10 Ire operators In the Santa Fee
strike. In hls opinion arbitration should
settle such disputes
TRAIN SENT OUT
La Junta, Colo. Dec 1.-The Santa
Fe sent the regular trains out today,
also several extra freights The pas
senger trains from the east were late.
About 100 men In the mechanical de-
partment OF the railroad shops were
laid of. The railroad officials claim
they viii have all the operators they
can use in a few days
no STRIKE IN SAN JOAQUIN VAL
LEY.
Stockton, Cal, Dec. l0-There Is no
strike of the telegraph operators on the
san Joaquin Valley division Of the San
"a Fe system, nor will there be for
some time at least. a meeting was
held by the local committee Saturday
night last, at which IL was decided that
no strike would be made on this diyis-
ion until some new phase Of the gem
eral situation warranted H. Trains are
regularly ammo strike Is anticipated.
FROM NEyINs' OFFICE
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec lO-From
General Manager Nevlns office the fol-
lowing statement was obtained today
In regard TO the strike situation on the
Santa Fe:
1.-THE trouble on our Southern Califor-
MIA division never reached proportions
10 cause us Inconvenience In this city
all vacancies have been filed On the
valley road six men quit last night, two
west Of stockton and four between
Stockton and Bakersfield Their places
have all been filed Or will be before
night. on Superintendent Denair's di-
vision OF the road from Seligman 70
Mojaye, fourteen men quit their keys
and on Superintendent Hibbards dlvis-
ion from Seligman 10 Albuquerque
there were four vacancies yesterday.
Practically all these have been supplied.
many of them old men having returned
to work and IN other cases new men
are being employed. We are handling
our through telegraph business from the
coast to Chicago with no delay what
ever. and all freight and passenger
traffic Is being handled without the
slightest delay or interruption. SO far
as the lines west Of Albuquerque are
concerned, the strike IS practically
ended"
FlREMEN WILL NOT STRIKE.
Peoria. H., Dec. l0.-Grandmaster
Sargent. OF the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Firemen this morning denied the
report that the fremen on the Santa
Fe would strike out OF sympathy for
the telegraphcrs He stated that the
brotherhood which he represents would
not be drawn into the controversy
NUDGE TALKS
Topeka. Kansas, Dec. l0.-General
Manager Nudge, Of the Santa Fe, this
afternoon. said:
Everything Is running smoothly.
The only change IS that many operat-
ors are urging TO be taken back. II Is
too late now
Grains are running regularly, pas
senqer and freight" said Superntend-
emf Ressegule. I'VE are taking all
business and starting all that comes
in."
The California limited train. due IN
Kansas city tomorrow morning and
reported 'lost" is all right and left Ia
Junta. Colo, this afternoon, 20 minutes
late
Roth General Manager Nudge and
Superintendent Resseguie are working
al the key In the general office here
today
STRIKE SUMMARY,
Kansas city. No, Dec 1O-A sum
mary OF the strike situation on the
santa lie system, received here at noon
i'm n telegram 10 H. W. sharp, in
charge Of Kansas city terminals, gives
the following:
chicago division-About rs operators
a., work which fills all places except
n few unimportant stations.
eastern division-Practically all sta
Middle divlslon-Ar stations filled.
Western dlvislon-AbOut one halt
stations working.
oklahoma divislon-Operators work.
ING al all important stations. .,
New Mexico and Rio Grande al
,is,ons-Au except a few unimportant
stations working -.,.i.,
Southern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Worhlls
~, most important stations, and va
Concles are being filled with men eih-
Moved locally in other capacities
PTbe overland "hyers,' west bound
d,,e In Kansas City Saturday highl
ana east-bound due here yesterday
were reported on time