The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-29
SN|TCHNEN ON STRIKE.
Men of the Switchmen' Union of
North America at Pittsburgh
Want More Wages.
NOT ALL OF THE ROADS ARE AFFECTED.
The Men Demand the Enforcement.
of the standard scaIe-GiIicinl~ OF
the Roads Affected said They Had
Not suffered any Serious Incon-
NeHieuce.

Pittsbure, Pa. Nov. 21.-A strike
for Increased wages of all switehmen
belonging TO the SwitChmen's Union
of North america in the Pittsburg
district was inaugurated Tuesday
morning Reports have not been re-
cciyeG from all the yards. but the
oil cials nf the union say it affects
every road entering Pittsburg. except
the Pitt,5urc. Fort WAYNE 4 Chica 60
and l'ittaburr. Cincinnati. Chicago x
:. Louis. and all private individuals
and corporations. There are between
Goo aud coo members of the local or
Eanization. and the union officials
claim that the response was general.
Tho >ssitcslmen's Demands.
In their Demands the switchmen
asked for the enforcement of the
standard scale of wages. This calls
for = cents an hour for day foremen
and conductors. the night men TO re-
ceive two cents more per hour. their
work being more difficult and danger
Gus. Under the new schedule the day
| helpers and brakemen are rated at -
cents per hour aud the night men At
q cents. The switcEmen claim that
the tonnage handled by them IN this
city is much greater than that ham
died hy other men in other cities.
other Points Affected
II Is learned that the strike not
only Affect. Pittsburg. but McKec's
Rocks, Mekeespoft, Braddoek and ad-
jaccut territory. Its influence will
probably BE visibly felt by mill own
er, throughout the state. Following
the big steel strike so closely. The
present trouble is likely 10 interfere
materially with shipments. But the
| railroad officials believe they will be
able TO cope with the situation. and
| that, with the assistance of the broth
| eThOod, traffic will not be materially
affected. There has not. however.
been Time in the history OF the city
when traffic in and ont of Pittsburae
was % heavy. The yards are badly
crowded now. The strikers say they
are oNervorked on this account. and
THAI they are forced to work over
time 10 keep cars in motion.
one Company SIGNS Scale.
j. D. Hughes. second vice-grand
master of the Switchmen's Union of
North America. stated that the off
cialS of the Monongahela Connecting
Road Co. has signed the new schedule
of the Switchmen's union. and will
handle no foreign freight until the
dispute is settled. He said. further
that the Monongahela connecting
people We're the first to sign the
schedule, and that it was tie ey-
pcctatlon that several other roads
would lie IN line before the close Of
the DAY.
NJ noon the officials of the different
roads reported no serious inconveni-
ence from the sWitchmen's strike and
expected by evening to have the situa-
ton well in hand. The chief defec.
ton was NJ the Baltimore & Ohio
Yards. and number of Pinkerton de-
tectteS We're taken to the neiphbnr.
hood during the morning. The move
ment OF trains. however, Was not SER;
ously impeded. Some few men went
out In the Pennsylvania wards. b1.
the company had provided agains,
any emergency by bringing Is men on
an early morning train from Altoona.
There was no excitement, and the an
houncement was made that there had
been no further Inconvenience AT the
yards than had been experienced for
some time.