The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-13
LARGE Y ADDITIONS MADE 70 THE
. RANKS IAN < OF IDLE MEN
At BOSTON.
sIxTEEN THOUSAND, OUT.
Unions Aggregating Over Six Thou.
sand More Men Vote to Join.
Vessels Leaving With Only Partial
cargoes end the Wharves Are Badly
consested With Freisht-strikers
Remain Orderly.

Boston, March 1.-THE second dav
of the great strike of organized labor
against the demands of the railroad
and steamship companies that mer.
chandise delivered at freight depots
by the R. S. Brine Transportation com
pany be not Disseminated against
found large additions to the ranks
of the strikers. Nearly 5000 union
men were ordered out, bringing the
grand total Of idle men up to about
$4,000, with the prospect of still great
er increase. 49,.
One of the most important develop-
ments Of the day was the ordering
out of the longshoremen at. the docks
of the Philadelphia and METROPOLITAN
Steamship companies, in consequence
OF which vessels of those lines were
compelled to depart with only partial
cargoes, while the wharves are par
TALLY filed with the freight that the
men refuse to handle. Other docks
are in similar condition and business
there is practically tied up.
The members of the transfers
union, comprising 1,400 brick, sand.
lime and cement transfers, also went
out, which virtually ties up the build
ing trades by depriving them of ma
terial with which to work.
A strong effort has been made to
induce the Boston central labor union.
which is composed of 30 affiliated
trades of all descriptions, to officially
endorse the strike by ordering out all
it's members and that body has the
matter under consideration. The ef-
feet of such action would be to par
alyze business of all kinos. The cen
trail labor union has thus far taken no
part in the fight.
Many More Vote to Strike. -,
Much. annoyance and inconvenience
was caused by the strike of the Arm
strong Transfer company's drivers.
Passengers who had paid on trains
for having their baggage transferred
had their money refunded and were
compelled to get their luggage across
the city as best they could. ~
Nearly all the drivers of the New
York and Boston Dispatch, Adams and
American Express companies also
struck. In the various freight houses
freight gradually accumulated during
N~S' SAS IL" pA4FoCO Icdu1S Ill
service proving entirely inefficient to
relieve the congestion. - a7.fs4
The Brine Transportation company
has had all it's teams in operation
and has advertised for more. Wker-
ever their teams have gone they have
been wholly undisturbed. In fact the
streets have been unusually quiet,
considering the large number of men
who have heen idle. ~:
Labor unions having a membership
OF over 5000 men voted to strike and
will in the morning join the army of
unemployed. The organizations in
clude the Coal Transfers union, Lum.
Der Transfers, Wool Handlers, 'Ex-
pressmen, Longshoremen, the Freight
Handlers and Freight Clerks employed
by the Boston and Maine railroad, and
rs switchmen employed in the yards
of the New. York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad. This will increase
the number of strikers to between
10000 and $4,000 men and practically
tie up all the freight business of all
railroads and steamship companiesSin
the city. All the meetings were largely
attended and scarcely trace of oppo-
sition to a strike was manifested at
any of them. +