The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-28
SALTWATER STREETS
LINED WITH STRIKERS
en- Hours "a Day Quit Because They
Fail to Get Cut in Time.

A strike of all wage earners on the
st. CroiX now employed at eleven hours
most of tnem have already gone out.
On Monday it was said that the strike
was confined to the SaWmillS at South
Saltwater alone, and that the remainder
of the men were satisfied and Wouldn' t
strike. Yesterday morning the crew at
the Hershey Lumber cOmpany'S mill at
Oak Park did not report for work, and
at about o'clock the South Saltwater
strikers and the strikers at the Hershey
mill approached the mill of r. w. Turn
Dull 81 Son and invited the men to join
them. Manager Turnbull asked them to
work until noon, but the men put on
their coats and walked out The strikers
then visited the George H. Atwood A
mill in this city, anu after urging the
men in that mill to come with them
large number turned out and Mr.. At
wood considered it advisable to shut the
mill down. inasmuch as the hands VINO
remained there were insufficient to keep
the machinery in operation. The strikers
next proceeded across the lake to the
East Side Lumber company'S mill and
a few minutes later the whistle sounded
and the mill shut down. The men put
on their coats and hats, took their din
ner pals and came to Saltwater. The
men employed in lumber rafting by
William Kaiser were next in line the
employees at the Atwood mill followed
and the strikers next proceeded to the
ST CrolX boom, where they succeeded
join them.
The streets were lined with strikers
all afternoon, and the strike and it's
probable outcome was the subject Of
conversation everywhere. The men in
slst that they must have a ten-hour day
at the same pay they are now getting
Tor eleven hours work, but mill men say
they cannot and VIII not accede to their
demands. 1t seems that at the confer
ence held Monday afternoon the mill
men agreed to give the men a ten-hollr
uay at propOruOnate pay, but this prom
osltloh was turned down by the strikers
az south saltwater yesterday morning
MANY mill men were interviewed yester-
day afternoon on the probable outcome
OF the strike, but none of them was able
TO venture an opinion. They claim thnv
are unable to grant the demands of the
men without a big loss to themselves,
and that 1t is cheaper for them to LET
thelr mills lie idle than it is for them
to pay the men eleven hours wages
for ten hours work The men on fhe
other hand insist that the wages maid
them are no bigger than others are get
tlng rgS Tor working ten hours.
The strikers thus far have been order
~ and are apparently awaiting some
action on the part of their EMPLOYERS
NO violence has been attempted. and no
atlempt has been made to intimidate
the men who are willing to work under
the old schedule
Inc report is current here that a com
mltIee of strikers will visit the mill at
- iauQSoh tf ana ana get the men there to join
About 1,S00 men are out and If othars
JOIN in the strike today more than 2 20O0
men will strike for then ten-hour svs
TEN. N'S
The striking mill men and river crews
or st. CrciX held mass meeting aft tha
Grand Opera house tonight and nearly
200 men listened to discussions OF the
SSIllke by prominent speakers, including
Mayor j. G. ArmSon, Hon E. w. Dur0nf
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wafer and Mr. Williamson, of Oak Park
me meetnS was presided over by Ed
Nard dagSeTty of Houlton, Wis, and af-
ter the speaking was concluded he asle1
That all who believed in organizing risn
Every man in the audience arose and
signed a paper in favor of organizing a.
Ihor union here.
Inc speakers cautioned the strikers
against violence of any character and od2
NcCated concerted action and firm
stand for their rights
III me ne class lass day exercises of the Still
water high school graduating class
were held in the auditorium of the high
Scho0l last night and an exceptionally
good programme e.r was rendered to an
apperchlatlye audience. The commence
ment exercises will be held in the onera
house tomorrow night
Ihe board of education last night re-
elected Prof. Darius Steward as SUPER
Intendent and allotted the teachers for
The Northern Pacific railroad has as
sumed control of the Saltwater Union
Depot and Transfer company's property.
and all of the transfer company's bust
ness will hereafter be done through the
offices % Of the Northern Pacific.
Inc Clyde was in port yesterday and
WI WI ledVe Prescott this morning with a
Tow OF logs for Zimmerman & Ives, Gut
tenburg- Capt. Newcomb says there is
an excellent stage of water for rafting
purposes, and that the tow boats ara
doing. good work. If anything the water
is getting little too high on the lower