Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
THE TRUCK DRIVERS QUIT.
As Individuals, In Sympathy With
Striking Freight Handlers, Re-
fused to Haul Freight.
Tuan DEAF tAas 70 uxIurs OFFICERS.
Csasissisa Nerehssts % ssstA
water street ssasx 90 Lssse $780,
900 rhre.xh Dessr.esis. OF Per-
tshasie GseAs-sists<. AsssasS
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Chicago. July E--Ncuhsrs of the
Truck Drivers union. ss individuals
in sympathy with the striking freight
handlers. refused TO hAul freight sat
-urtay morning. and every freight
house in the city vas tied up The
men took out their wagons a. usual.
in many instances. only TO drive them
to the warehouses and block the en-
frances and exits Fully 100 drivers
went in this way TO the freishthouse
Of the ninois Central They backed
their teams up alongside the plat
forms and proceeded 20 wait They
chatfed and smoked. but would hau-
die no freight Most Of the truck
men who visited the dePots were from
South Water street. where vegetables.
fruit. butter, eggs AID poultry are
dealt in
IL is said in many instances the
trueknen refused to take tkeirtrreks
~ all. or. having done so. drove TO the
headquarter. Of their union and beg
ged permission TO refrain from work.
They pleaded as an excuse that they
feared personal violence ., the hands
of the freight handlers On pieke,
duty. such as befell . aunber Of
ieaHsters Friday.
J. 7 Thompson secretary of the
union. told the Een that Il was their
duty 20 work as long as work was
possible but their arguments were
not successful The allegation OF fear
on the part Of the teansters Is BE-
lived TO bs merely An excuse The
real reason. many Of them admitted
was that the truekmea desired to aid
the freight handlers. and would no.
deliver or receive freight to or from
the non-union men At present in tia
warehouses IL the freight handlers
strike = settled the teansters will as
once resume work Should a settle
nent fail. IL i. said. commission mer-
chants on South Water street VII
lose $4,000 through the destructisa
of perishable goods
The freighthoaSe superintendent
we're in . PerPlexing tx Most Of
them. By bringing in men from other
cities and towns to take the places
Of striking freight handlers and
clerks. had . sufficient force on hand
to handle the usual quantity of
freight But the detection Of the
truekmen left them with no freight
to handle The no1-unioo freight
handlers found themselves with al
most as little TO do As the teanaSters
Who blocked the approaches
The trackmen adopted . plan of
campaign with the ease born Of re-
cent experience in the trouble With
the packers At intervals along every
street q teamster, with his truck
drawn up to the curb. stood as
picket Whenever n truck approached
the driver was stopped and informed
that the men were not working. In
this way . cessation of work was
brought about almost as quickly as
il would have been had the officials
called a strike officially.
The determined attitude Of the
truckmen was attributed to a desire
to furnish the railroad managers
with an object lesson. as to what
would happen should they fail to
reach an agreement with the com
mittee Of the freight handlers who
were delegated to meet them
Speaking Of the situation, Dan
Furman, secretary of one Of the
truekmen's local unions. said: The
men are out because the officials
could not hold them back II IS ike
TRYING TO stop Niagara TO keep the
teansters from going to the assist
ance Of the freight handlers, with
whom they have been associated in
their work for years
AZ the headquarters Of the Team
sters' union is was said that 5000
tezmstsrs were out This. IL was said,
left less than 200 men At work ard
these. il was stated, would drop their
reins as soon as word could De got
90 them The addition of the team
sters brings the total of men on
strike to about IL, 600.
Tentv-one cars of Vegetables
and other green goods were taken
from the car. at the niionois Central
during the forenoon Of Saturday, but
none Of it reached its destination on
South Water street Butter. cheese
and eggs in immense quantities met
Ike fate at other freight houses
The arrivals. il 10 said, were urusu-
ally heavy. as the commission men
had attempted 10 get an extra supply
IN anticipation of the situation A
number of teamsters were assaulted
They were dragged from their seats.
and the horses either unhitche1 or
the harnesses cut