Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-16
ASPECT OF CHICAGO
STRIKE VERY CRAVE
Eight Hundred Policemen
Held In Reserve.
A CRISES is NEAR AT HAND.

Strikers viii Resist Any Attempt on
the Part of the Wholesalers To Move
Their Freight-Merchants Losing
100000 a Day.
Chicago, July 15.-Eight hundred po
lioemen were held in reserve at down
town stations or at the railway ware
houses this morning in anticipation OF
possible attempt to raise the en-
barge of freight occasioned by the
freight handlers strike. and the sym
pathetic walk-out of the teamsters.
The situation was regarded as even
more serious than yesterday, as the
failure of conferences scheduled for
today was believed to mean that the
merchants, who are suffering over Il
million dollars loss every day Of the
strike, would assume a determined at
titude.
AT meetings held yesterday houses
in different lines of the business, but
especially those handling perishable
goods, declared their intention of man
ming their trucks and attempting to
take freight from the warehouses Of
the railroads. After the meeting OF
the teamsters after midnight last
night, when it was arranged that the
freight handlers should make the last
proposition to the managers, the mer-
chants changed their plans of action
the first thing today to await the re.
suit OF the conference, Few were
ings between them and their former
employers would result in peace. The
men were instructed, among other
things. to demand 171a cents an hour
for truckers, and on this point the
Team Owners Association is quoted
as stating that eight of the firms Were
willing to pay 171a cents, but the
others not agreeing, would remain In
the agreement to pay no more than
II cents
The extra large force of reserve
men on hand at police stations this
morning was a reflection of the feel
ing that today, more than any other
day since the strike began was liable
to bring forth trouble, Any attempt
of the South Water street commission
| men to remove perishable goods,
scores of cars of which lay spelling ou
| the tracks or in warehouses, was re.
o in n
flicts between the police and pickets.
The tentative plan of the big whole.
salers and manufacturers to deliver
freight would, it was judged. certain
ly result in similar conflicts. Said
one wholesaler:
I'VE are awaiting the result of to.
days conferences. Should they all, as
the others have failed, then it will be
a fight to the finish. We have got to
do business, even if the militia has
to be called out. A few hours will
tell the story"
Others expressed themselves in a
similar vein.
A continuance of the strike threat.
| 6uS W Tie hp DuiAdiA6 OpSI ~
the city Several cars of brick were
on the tracks today, where they have
| been for some time. The supply comes
In day by day and it is said that the
present supply will last only little
time possibly not more than "a hours.
Business Agent Hanks. of the Brick
Makers union, declared that should
the freight handlers continue to refuse
permission to move brick from the
freight yards between 10000 and co..
| 900 building men will be out of work
within week.
Some of the merchants prepared to
move freight this forenoon, while the
majority preferred to wait in forlorn
hope of settlement. South Water
street men called meeting to con.
fer with representatives of the team.
sters and seek means to get their
| goods started