The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-11
BUSINESS MEN
TO TAKE A HAND
Freight Handlers Strike Causing
Stagnation of Trade.
ROADS WILL NOT ARBITRATE
COMMISSION HOUSES LOSING
HALF A MILLION A DAY.
CHICAGO, July 1s.-Businezs men of

meeting TO settle the strike of the
fraight handlers today, and at mid
night, although nothing has been def
nitely settled. some little progress had
been made An agreement was secured
from the freight handlers union that
the organization would abide by the
decision of the Chicago board of ar
bitration il that organization could ar
range a meeting with the managers of
the roads and secure their consent to
arbitration. AT midnight the request
for arbitration had not been submitted
10 the railroads, and it is not likely
that such action win be taken before
tomorrow morning.
A change for a settlement appeared
tonight, when it was said by a men,
Der of the Chicago board of arbitra-
ton that he had assurances that the
railroads tomorrow would submit a
proposition that viii be satisfactory TO
the men. The roads will not arbi-
trate, but will post in their freight
houses statement of what they are
willing TO grant, and the prediction
is made that the men will find it sat
isfactory. 1t is generally conceded that
the freight handlers have but a small
have the support Of the transfers
| union. If they secure this and the
members of that organization walk out,
there is every probability of serious
trouble before the matter is settled.
The Officers of the teamsters' union
profess to be opposed to any strike,
but they say that the desire to strike
is strong among the teamsters. The
officers are fearful that they will not
ho a hi 70 ErlI Hn in,
was thought last night that the worst
danger of the strike was over, but the
| meetings of the freight handlers today
developed an almost unanimous desire
to continue the fight with or without
the aid OF other organizations. These
meetings We're held in various parts of
the city, and while they were in prog
ress large crowds of the strikers gath
cred around their headquarters. The
determination OF the business men to
endeaEor to secure a settlement of the
strike was taken today. when it was
| certain that the freight handlers would
not agree to the terms of the roads
submitted the night before, and when
symptoms of unrest appeared among
the members of the transfers union,
nearly 1900 of the latter refused to go
on with their work when they heard
| that the freight handlers had decided
\ 10 COutHluG tue uB4l.
Paralyzing Business.
| The refusal Of these men to carry
| out their contracts made but a few
weeks ago at the termination of their
| strike, may mean heavy loss to the
! business interests of the city, and il
was determined at once to enlist the
services of the Chicago board of arbi-
| tration, an organization which has
1 q af ha 80
prominent business men of Chicago.
| Those who took a hand in the work
| of trying to secure a settlement today
Were II. g. Selfridge, H B. Steele
| Frank ]. Hebard, Arthur Dixon, T. c.
HartwelI and ". T. Delihanty
1t Was evident to the business men
| that unless some truce could be made
/ almost complete stagnation of the
| business interests of the city would
| once offered its service 10 the freight
| handlers with the result given above.
| The railroads declared that they were
! in better shape today than yesterday
/ and while they were rot handling more
! freight they were handling what they
| had in better shape.
The announcement made yesterday
| that such strikers as applied for their
| positions by noon today would be tax
| en- back. resulted in number of men
/ returning TO their places. 1t is said
] that the number OF men VINO went back
| is as follows:
| Chicago & Northwestern, twenty
| five; Chicago, Milwaukee G. St. Paul
| 80 out of 200 strikers; Panhandle
twenty-one out of 80: Wisconsin Cen
| trail, nearly all; the Illinois Central and
the Wisconsin Central roads made
agreements with their men and the
scale of wages was agreed upon which
| the freight handlers said was salts
I factory to them. II was a little in ad-
vance of the average raise of 20 per
( cent, which the roads offered the men.
J The men are to return TO their places
| tomorrow morning.
At meeting of the transfers en-
| pioyed by the Dixon Transfer COM
pany, the largest teaning concern in
/ the city, held tonight. the men decided
| that if the strike should not be set
tied by 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
| they would leave their places. This
| meeting was Independent OF the gen
| eraI meeting held later.
i At the meeting of teamsters tonight
I 1,500 members of the union were pres
ent. No action toward a sympathetic
| strike in favor of the striking freight
handlers was taken. the matters being
| left as they existed before the meet
ing was called.
The gathering was social and there
| was an Overwhelming sentiment
among the men in favor of a strike
! An official declaration to this effec
| was prevented by the officers of the
/ union. however. Members of the Fed
Grafton of Labor called on Mayor Har-
| rison during the afternoon and in
formed him that they would refuse Il
! order sympathetic strike in aid o.
the freight handlers They will also
| the mayor said. cause the member,
OF their organization to carry out thei
agreements with the team officers.
Prices of fruit and vegetables hav,
! already risen as a result of the strih,
and unless it shall be settled withil
few Gays the chances are that prizes
viii be increased enormously When
number Of the teamsters of the com
mission men on South Water stree
who hapale the bulk of the city's Yege
table and fruit trade. refused to worl
1 this morning, several commission mel
held meeting to consider the advis
ability of going out of business unit
the strike is over. A meeting viii b
held later, at which the matter wil
be determined. 1t was stated at tn
meeting that the loss TO the commits
( sion men Is not less than $500 900 pc
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