The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-14
BOSTON STRIKE
DECLARED OFF
Efforts of Governor and Others
Are Successful.
CANCELLATION is POTENT
SEVERAL CONFERENCES RESULT
IN PLAN OF SETTLEMENT.

- OSTON, Mass, March 13.-Through |
Il the united efforts Of representa- /
- tives Of the great mercantile bod |
les of the city, seconded by the chief /
executives of the state and city, in con- |
ference with the recognized leaders Of /
organized labor, the great strike Of
freight handlers and kindred trades
represented in the Allied Freisnt
Transportation council was broken to-
night. Fully 10000 men, who have been
idle for four days. viii go to work in
the morning.
This result was attained at a con-
ference this evening at the Office of
Governor Crane. The decision was at
once reported to the Allied Freight
| Transportation council at a special
meeting tonight and unanimously in
| dOrsed.
The settlement was the result of an
/ expressed determination of Governor
/ Crane and those representing the meT-
/ chants of Boston to bring all possible
! pressure to bear upon the New YORK,
! New Haven & Hartford Railroad COM
pany to adopt the rules in force upon
/ the Boston & Main railroad, forbidding
/ freight ldnQleES 10 ulltOaQ LttLLS tA-N-sJL
at their own option and risk
All of the old men for whom places
can be found will be taken back by the
railroads tomorrow, but, owing to the
J suddenness with which the strike was
| ended and the large number Ct Lew
men who have been installed, il IS IKE
~ that many Of the old employees vii
/ find no vacancies ready for them to-
morrow. Eventually, it is Believed,
they all viii regain their old positions
Rush in Resuming Business.
] Transfers and IongshOremen viii ind
unprecedented demand for their ser
vices and traffic of all kinds, which mas
been virtually at a standstiH for the
past three or four days, viii be re-
sumed tomorrow with rush
The Brine Transportation company
the loading and unloading of whose
non-union teams preciT 'ated 1he strike
of the New York. New haven & Hart
ford freight handlers. does no. appear
to have figured i'm the settlement D tao
present controversy. and as far as tEa'
/ company is concerned the seEtiln' nj
against &c on the patr Of the labor un-
ions is as bitter as ever. Gnd2r tht
new arrangement, however. union meT
will not be required to load Or un'' a.
that cOmpany's teams.
Many Conferences Held.
o The day was filed with conference
p | between representatives of the variou
10 labor unions and the city's business in
= terests, in watch Governor Crane. May
or Collins. Secretary Easley of the Ma
T. tional Civic Federation, and the stat
l. board of arbitration took impOTtan
e PARTS. Among those present were
n1r4H4- I'D tor az
l. John NJ Little, representing the as
l. ISOLATED board of trade: A. A. Law
r. renee. A. c. Farley. Z. 3. Wilson an
a Z. II. WalcOtt. representatives of tn
y Merchants association; Jerome JOne
n and H Leonard representing tn
W chamber of commerce: President Lu
l. cius futile Of the Boston & Maine raj
s, road: General Manager Barnes Of I'll
p Boston & Albany railroad, Gener;
Is Manager w. e. Chamberlain of tn
d New York New Haven & Hartfor
railroad: President Oscar F. Cox Of I'll
TO Allied Freight Transports ton council
u President Hariott Of the Teamster
u union and many other officials of II
= various labor bodies of the city.
2I The outcome OF the meeting was Il
III appointmeut of a committee of seve
to devise some plan that might be mi
! Z tually agreed upon as q basis of settl
= { ment in consultation with Governs
=. Crane The governor. while impTessiT
- upon those present the fact that he hs
no authority 70 make pledges for an
~ of the interested parties. made the 70
of lowing proposition;
''If the strike is declared off and tho
of the men who can viii return to the
; work. I viii. as governor Of the cor
> monwealth use my best efforts wi
= the New York New Haven & HartfO
= railroad TO have them adopt rules tn
L viii be in conformity with those a
! ready adopted by the Boston & Mai
, railroad regarding the Loading and u
= loading of teams
= The Boston & Maine roads rule
= that freight handlers are not requir
> to 90 upon trucks of forwarding. co
= Germs and assist in unloading freight
= The governor further agreed TO S
, the officials Of the Boston & Main
Boston & Albany, and New York, N
Haven & Hartford railroads and