Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-13
THOUSANDS MORE IDLE
Boston Freight Handlers Strike As.
sumes Mammoth Proportions.
W0RKMEN REMAIN ORDERLY.
Yards and Wharfs Choked With
Merchandise and the Congestion
Hourly Growing Greater-Ef-
forts to End the Trouble.

0OO freight hanQlerS OF the New 1Ork
New Haven and Hartford railroad
who on Saturday refused to work be-
cause they were required to take care
Of goods brought to the depots in nom
union teams the strike forces in this
city have grown to an army Of 10000
men. One branch Of traffic was affect
ed first, but by the spread of the SYM
pathetic strike hardly branch Of in
dustry is now free from trouble or in
convenience Of some sort, and from
5000 to 5000 persons are idle because
the concerns for whom they work have
been compelled to shut down.
The refusal Of the team drivers who
were the first to join interests with the
freight handlers to work has forced
those industries dependent upon daily
supplies of material to suspend until
the strike Is over The various lines of
industry directly reached by the strike
include freight handlers, team drivers,
wool handlers. longshoremen and rail
way switchmen. If the threats Of the
strike leaders are we'll founded, the
movement may extend to the building
trades unions and to unions connected
with the foreign steamship traffic.
The business men of the city find
themselves staggered by the strike and
thus far unable to determine what to
do. Many confereaces have been held l;
The influence Of The CIVIC Federation
has been invoked, and the state board
Of arbitration has tried to find a ground
for agreement between the parties at
war, but apparently there is little con
ddence that the desired result will be
reached by these means. ssssttaa1asa-
Conference With Governor Crane.
A conference with the governor was
held at the statehouse; but, as far as
could be learned, 1t resulted in nothing
definite. Mayor Collins has received
the following reply from Senator Han
ma to telegram asking Mr.. Hanna to
aid him in putting an end to the strike;
Telegram received. If you will point
out way. will be glad to be of serv
ice. We should have indications from
both sides that our good offices would
be acceptable"
Nearly every branch of business is
suffering from the strike more than the
railroads against which the strike is
directed. The New York, New Haven
and Hartford road and the Boston and
Albany system of the New York Cen
trail have forces adequate to handle all
traffic.
There Is no trouble over the move
ment of outgoing freight, but the in
ward mercha ndise has accumulated in
formidable quantity. The Boston and
Maine road has not yet lost it's regular
force of freight handlers and CLERKS.
but with teaming tied up it's freight
houses and yards are becoming con-
gested. like those of other lines. Ar
rangements have been made for the
transfer of through freight without de
lay at this point.
Coastwise Trade Hampered.
At the docks of the steamship lines
doing a coastwise business great guam
titles of merchandise are piled up and
the wharves are choked, but the long
shoremen are out, and the material
cannot be moved. The express com
panies are tied up. and there is a
threat that the hack drivers will join
the strike If an issue is made, because
they carry passengers with trunks,
large parcels or matter which should
go by express. The strike of the coal
team drivers presents one of the most
alarming features Of the trouble, as ii
nnt nu1xy mo ny in61l of mir hyt
also the welfare of householders and
especially the people in the poorer
quarters of the city.
The orderly conditions which thus
far have marked the progress of the
strike still prevail, though crowds
about the strikers headquarters fl
the streets in the vicinity Of the halls
More noticeable than before. owing
to the large additions to the strikers
ranks, is the absence of traffic from
the thoroughfares usually crowded
with teams. Practically the only firm
doing any business is the II. S. Brine
Transportation company, the nonunon
concern over whose teams the trouble
originated. They have augmented
their number Of teams to the greatest
limit and yet cannot meet the demand
of business men. The other teamsters
whose men have Joined the strike de
clare that the trouble could be settled
and the strike ended in an hour if the
merchants would agree not to dea
with the Brine company.
Some Of the steamship companies
have secured small gangs of Italians
in place Of the striking longshoremen.
The Italians were put at work behind
closed doors, while the premises were
guarded by police.
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