Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-16
Several Railroads Turn Down the
Proposition of Strikers.
SITUATION is MORE SERIOUS.
Many CarIOmdS of Perishnhie Mer-
chandis" Destroyed - Great Loss
In FOOdstuRs and Vegetables.
state Arbitrntors In Session.


was dashed away when President Cur
ran received word that the Erie and
Santa Fe roads had refused to enter,
tain the compromise proposed in peti-
tons presented by committees of the
strikers. There was only the barcst
possibility that the other roads might
prove less firm, for it had been repeat
eddy stated that the roads would take
identical action. However, the North
western. the Wabash and the Wiscon
sin Central roads told the committees
to return later. 1t was believed the
delay was wanted in order that CON
ference might be had with the other
roads. The Erie and Santa Fee man
agenentS told the men they would ac-
cept no other settlement than that pro
posed July l. This is Il stiff"r stand
than they have made any time since
the date named.
Eight hundred policemen were held
in reserve at downtown stations or at
the ia ilroad houses in anticipation Of Il
possible attempt to raise the embargo
on freight occasioned by the freight
handlers strike and the sympathetic
walkout of the transfers.
The situation is regarded as most
serious. The possible failure of con-
rerences, it is believed, would result in
determined action by the merchants
who are suffering more than million
dollars loss every day Of the strike
At meetings hitherto held houses in
different lines of business, but espe
cially those handling perishable goods.
declared their intention of manning
their trucks and attempting to take
freight from the warehouses of the
railroads. After the meeting of the
teamsters. when it was arranged that
the freight handlers should make a
final proposition to the managers, the
merchants changed their plans to
await the result of the conferences.
Demands of the Men.
Little hope was felt that these meet
inys between the men and their for
mer employers would result in peace.
The men were instructed. among other
things, to demand 1712 cents an hour
for truckers AND on this point the rail
roads have taken decided stand. Sec
rotary Driscol of the Team Owners
association is quoted as saying that
eight of the railroad companies were
willing to pay 112 cents, but even If
this were true there would remain
eighteen still pledged to pay no more
than II cents.
on any previous day in South Water
street where the bad effects of the
strike have been felt most severely.
The warehouses were almost deserted
save for the police. who stood between
the buildings and the pickets
Freight PeriShing by Carloads.
Hundreds of freight cars loaded with
perishable goods are standing in the
railroad yards, and no effort is being
made to unload them Many of the
cars contain fruit and produce. There
are cars of decaying tomatoes. water
melons. berries of every description,
butter and countless other products Of
farms shipped into the city in the eX
pectation of being speedily unloaded
and transferred to the retail markets.
Nor have the cars been resupplied with
ice. A majority of the cars have been
standing so long that their contents
are wholly spoiled and will have to be
burned The loss to commission NOR
chants and farmers will be very heavy.
Hundreds Of tons of food, it is said.
have gone to waste since the tieup
began. The amount is estimated to
have been enough to feed the poor of
the city for twice the period of the
strike.
A conference between the national
executive board of the Transfers I'M
ion, Team Owners association. Freight
Handlers union. Chicago Federation
of Labor and the Truck Transfers eX-
ccutive committee resulted in a new
proposition to be presented to the rail
way managers In it the freight han
oilers agree to accept the wage schedule
as presented ON July |. with the fol-
lowing concessions: a. Elimination of
probation. @, straight time for over
time for all employees who are charged
for lost time, ca ~, cents an hour for
truckers.
state Arbitrator ut Work.
The full membership of the state
board of arbitration, headed by Fred
erick w. Job, held Il meeting at which
it was planned to resume active efforts
toward cancellation, as directed by
Governor Yates.
A continuance of the strike threatens
to tie up building operations in the
city. Several cars of brick We're on
the tracks today. where they have
been for some time. The present sup
ply will last only Il little time, Bust
hess Agent Hanks Of the Hri"kmHli"rs'
union said that should the freight ham
oilers continue to r"fuS" PORN; >Sion to
move brick from the frcightvnrdS be-
tween 10000 and 2O,0OO building mon
would be out of work within Il week
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