The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-16
MILLIONS LOST EACH DAY
While the Fight Over Half a Cent an
Hour Goes On.
h.& SIP. REfu,es TO SEE STRIKERS
Businf IS Men Grow Restless Under This ParaI.
ysis Of Industry. Mass Meeting viii b.
Held Today 10 Consider
What Can be Done.
What Can be Done.
(By the Associated prcss.)


Chicago. July 14.-While the wholesale
business of this city is almost complete
ly paralyZed, and it's business men are
suffering loss of 81, 100000 per day. the
striking freight handlers and the rail-
roads are in deadlock and announce
their determination to fight to the finish
over the question of one-half cent per
hour per annum. or total of about $500
for every twenty four hours, this sum
being divided on one side between TWEEN
ty-four railroads and on the other be-
tween 10000 men.
The situation tonight is more serious
than at any time since the commence
ment of the trouble, and at no time since
the walkout have the points at issue
been so obstinately maintained. Three
times today the freight handlers sent
committees to meet the general manag
ers, and three times they came back
without result.
The committee that went to the Mill
waukee and ST. Paul road camc back
bearing the information that they hel
been refused admission, and were inform
ed that their former employers did not
care to receive them, that they had all
the men necessary in their business and
that hereafter communications would be
received from employees who had gone on
strike.
The officials of the road declared later
that they would maintain this position
President Curran then announced that
fight tO
hereafter when the railroads had any
overtures to make or wished to do airy
business with. their employees they would
be compelled to transact such usines5
through the officers of the Freight Hand
lcTs Union. oBth sides now assert they
have reached the limit and that absolute
ly nothing will be granted The men
demand liz cents, the managers say that
they will not under any circumstances
- pay more than II cents.
The business men of the city, particG-
larly those who deal in perishable goods,
are growing FESTIVE. 1t is costing them
more than either the strikers or the rail-
roads, and they say that if the strike
shall not be settled within week, many
of them will be badly crippled. To bring
about an end to the blockade, which is
friends, the transfers, the commission men
of South water street met this afternoon
and determined to drive their own
wagons to the depots tomorrow and re-
move from them all the goods that had
been consigned to them, much of which is
being rapidly ruined. Mayor Harrison
promised them police protection. Just
then, however, word was received that
President Young, of the Transfers Ma
tiOnal Union, had arrived in the city and
that a meeting of the executive officers
of that body would be held tonight to
consider the advisability of ordering the
men now on strike to return. or of call
ing out every teamster in the city who
is affiliated with the union. The mer-
chants then decided to await the result
of this meeting A mass meeting of the
commission men will be held tomorrow
morning to take action. 1t is not likely
the teamsters will return to work even
if ordered by their officers.
The police say that it is impossible for
them to place man on every wagon that
4 Is seeking the freight depots, and say
they will not attempt this. They de-
clare they will keep the way to the
freight houses open, and suppress all dis
order around the depots. The danger to
lthe men who deliver freight is not so
much at the depot as it will be from
the men, who will follow them when they
leave the depot, and attack them when
4 they are not in the vicinity of the police.
There were but few such cases today,
as nobody attempted to deliver any
freight One driver took two small
packages to the depot of the Pennsyl-
vania Road and at last accounts he was
still beseiged there.
Many pickets were waiting for him and
he was afraid to leave the depot.
The firm of J. " Farwell & Company
today attempted to take some cases OF
dry goods from their warehouse TO their
store on Market street and crowd of
men and boys surrounded the wagon.
cut the traces and refused to allow the
wagon to proceed. The wagons had ,ot
been near a freight depot and were MT
bound for one. The strikers would give
no reason for their attack in this case.
CHARGES OF BAD FAITH.
Charges of bad faith were numerous
between President Curran. of the Freight
Handlers Union, Secretary Driscoll, OF
tho Chicago Arbitration Board, and some
of the railroad managers. these TRAN
suIar accusations were made after Va
rious committees appointed today had
gone to the railroad MANAGERS With an
amended schedule of wages and with
mower to act.
The amendments contained these three
propositions:
First. No probation
second. Straight time for all work
done by men paid by the month outside
of the ten hour day.
Third: Truckers to get la cents IN
hour.
committees which went to the Santa
chicago and Northwestern, Illinois