Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-15
LOSE A MILLION
DOLLARS A DAY.
That is What the Chicago Freight
Handlers Strike Costs,
SITUATION MORE SERIOUS.
Wholesale business Almost Para
Iyzed- VIA tiers Are at a Deadlock
Zach side IL Determined.

Chicago July 14,-Whlle the whole
sale business Of this city is almost
completely paralyzcd, and while it's
business men are standing loss of
$1,000 900 day, the striking freight
handlers and the railroads are In a
deadlock aud announce their determine
alton to tight to a finish over the ques-
tion Of One-half a cent per hour per
man, or total Of $500 for every "a
hours this being divided on one side be-
tween "a railroads and on the other be-
tween 10000 men.
The situation tonight is more serious
than at any time since the commence
ment Of he trouble, and at no time
since the walking have the points at
Issue been so obstlnately maintained.
Three times today the freight handlers
sent committees TO meet the general
managers and three times they came
back without results The ilrst call
was made without giving warning to
the managers, and when the commit
tees arrived they were unable to find
any Of them for the reason that the
managers were having a meeting of
their own and were not at their Offices
The second call produced more effect,
as several Of the committees saw the
managers, but nothing definite resulted.
The last committees were sent out by
President Curran of the freight ham
Glers at the demand of the teamsters,
who wanted something attempted to-
ward settlement. This time the com
mittees we're started 80 late In the
afternoon that 1, was q foregone con-
ciusion that they would not find many
Of the general managers at their offices.
All the committees reported, as be-
fore, that they had failed Of any result.
The committee that went to the Mil
wsukee & st. Paul road came back
bearing the information that they had
been refused admission and were IN
formed that their former employers did
not care TO receive Them that they had
ell the men necessary In their business,
and that hereafter no populations
would be received from employees who
had gone On strike. The officials of the
maintain this position
After this had been reported at the
Headquarters of the strikers, President
Curran announced that the fight was
on to a finish and that hereafter when
The railroads had any overture to
make or wished TO do any business
With their employees they would be COM
PEELED to transact such business
Af of no ts,h
Handlers union Both sides now de-
clare that they have reached the limit
and that absolutely nothing will be
conceded
The men demand l7h cents, and the
managers say that they will not under
any circumstances pay more than II
cents.
The railroad warehouses, ordinarily
a hive Of Industry, were almost as quiet
today as on Sunday. At a distance
from each warehouse was company
Of pickets. posted TO keep freight from
entering or leaving the sheds, Nearer
the depots were guards of police, on
duty to Protect the men in the ware
houses and TO quell any disturbances
which might arise.
Gangs OF non-union men brought into
the city to take the places OF the strik-
ers lounged about the warehouses or
In their cars with scarcely anything to
do.
Wholesale houses made practically no
attempt to send out freight or TO re-
ceiye It, The strike has cost them
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars al
ready, and they stand to lose millions,
should the conditions which obtained
this morning contlnus. The loss In
wages to the striking freight handlers
and their sympathizers, the teamsters,
to the railroads and other lines OF
business is roughly estimated at con-
sideraby over 100000 O day. The
situation is admittedly very grave.
Commission merchants In South Wa
ter street declared that the usually
animated market is dead. In times Of
commercial peace the street is one OF
the most congested In the world. To-
day in front Of many OF the stores
there was not wagon and scarcely a
crate, box or barrel of produce. Some
had few berries, brought by boat
from Michigan and Wisconsin, but
these were about the only fresh ar
rivals Thirty cars Of highly perish
able stuff were reported on the tracks,
while many more cars contained COM
modltles which will last but few days
longer
Only two carloads Of freight were
cared for promptly. These contained
live poultry. 1t is said that the HUI
name society would not allow them 20
perish, and permit was secured TO
take them to South Water street
One wholesale house had a carload
Of Georgia peaches u rail. The team
sters refused TO haul anything from
the railroads The dealer thereupon
shipped the car around the lake 10
81. Joseph, Mich, where the consign-
ment was transferred 10 a boat and
eached here this morning.
In securing the release Of the chick
ems, an agent OF the Humane society
was brought into use. He went TO
President Curran. accompanied by rep
resentatives OF the firms TO whom the
fowls had been shipped and declared
that the chickens could not be allowed
to remain cooped up to starve.
81 don't want them to starve any
more than you do replied the little
man who is at the head OF one OF Chi
cago's worst strikes. He thereupon is
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