Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-07
MORE NEW MEN BROUGHT In
FOrty-Nins Recruits Shipped from BOItou
to Union PsUiiO Shops.
MOST SAID TO BE SKILLED MECHANICS
OniciaIs story Of Closing
boarding Houses at Shops a
Pure Canard-Picket Lines
Diminished.

The Union Pacific yesterday morning re-
inforced its Omaha shop forces by forty
nine. These new workmen we're brought
all the way from Boston, where they were
employed by the company's agents. The
entire number went into the shops and
owing to fatigue from their long journey
they were allowed a short rest prepare.
tory to entering upon their work in the
shops. 1t is said that the majority OF
these men are skilled mechanics.
Strikers do not believe this crowd Of re-
cruits will remain in the shops and a
serious detection is looked for by Mon
day. 1t is believed that on that day not
only the most of the B~ostonians. but many
others will desert the local shops. There
were a few assertions yesterday. Two
OF the shopmen who came out. whether o!
their own accord or not, were cordially
received by the police near the Cass street
exit, where they were found to be intoxi-
Gated. They were taken to the police sta
ton.
The strikers nave diminished their picket
forces The number on day duty now is
smaller than it has been at any time since
the strike began. At night the forces are
increased over those of the day, but they
are even smaller at night than formerly.
They are greatly exceeded in numbers by
the company's guards inside the yards. who
lumber now over 100. The company ex-
ponds daily over 5000 for guard hire. The
strikers explain that the lessening of their
picket forces does not signify a permanent
innovation. Many of the men have been
assigned 10 other duties, such az collecting
funds for the maintenance of the strike
They have been sent out OF the city and are
sending in money from various directions
and along various lines Of railroad. The
picket lines will soon be restored to their
normal sizes.
OmeiaIA Call il a Canard.
The story which has been given limited
circulation within the last few days that
the Union Pacific contemplated closing its
boarding houses in connection with the
shops on September 10 and requiring its
workmen who are eating and lodging on
the eompany's premises to live elsewhere.
is emphatically denied by Union Pacific ON
Gals. One of1cial In the motive power and
one In the legal department yesterday
expressly stated that the company had no
such intention and pronounced the story a
mere canard.
so far as we kpow-and we are charged
with the management Of those affairs-the
men are TO keep right on boarding as they
nave been in these places arranged for their
comfort by the company" said one OF the
officials.
This statement was made by a Union
Pacific ~ofhcial:
"Bricklayers who vent out on Friday.
August 2s. were all members Of the Omaha
bricklayers' Protective union No. 1, Ne
braska. All OF the members who vent out
we're members in good standing of this
untOn as we'll aa all h,a.---g--
these brieklayers have receipts showing all
dues and fines paid up to October /. At a
meeting OF this union on Tuesday night a
vote was taken as TO whether the members
should return to work and It was decided
by a vote OF almost three to one in the
Affirmative AS the bricklayers' union
had decided that the brioklayers should
return TO work the hodearriers followed.
having hrst obtained permission from,
their walking delegates to return.
M. AulvansX the foreman. states that