The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-07-18
FIGHT TO A FINISH,
Wholesale Bushes Of Chicago Is Al
most Completely ParaIyxed.

most Completely P~araIyxed.
Chicago, July 16.-While the whole-
sale business Of this city is almost COM
pletely paralyzed and while its business
men are suffering a loss Of 81, 900, 900 per
day, the striking freight handlers and
the railroads are in a deadlock. and an
nounce their determination to fight to
the finish over the question of one-half
cent per hour per man, or a total OF
about $500 for every t~wenty-four hours;
tween twenty-four railroads n on
the other between 10000 men.
The situation is more serious than at
any time since the commencement OF
the trouble, and at no time since the
walk-out have the points at issue been
so o~bstinately maintained. Three times
yesterday the freight handlers sent
committees to meet the general man
ayers. and three times they came back
without result. The first call was
made without giving warning to the
n and when the committees
arrived they were unable to find many
Of them for the reason that the man.
ayers were having a
Meeting Of Their Own
and were cot at their offices. The Sec
cral Of the committees saw the man
ayers, but nothing definite resulted.
The last committees were sent out by
Pr esident Curran Of the freight hand
lers at the demand of the teamsters.
- .-~A -~-~ox~- oavNrto6 RI.
ward a settlement. This time the COM
mittees were started so late In the az
tcrnoon that It was a foregone con-
c'usion that they would not md many
OF the gen >ral managers in their ofnces.
~ She committees reported as before,
they had failed Of any result. The
'nittee that went to the ilwauke
& st Paul road came back bearing the
information that they had been refused
eLmission, and were informed that
their former employers did not care 10
receive them, that they had all the
men necessary in their business. ana
that hereafter no Populations would
be received from employees who had
gone on strike. The officials Of the road
declared later that they would main
tain this position.
After this had been reported at the
headquarters of the strikers President
Curran announced that the fight was
On to a Finish.
end that hereafter when h railroads
had any overtures to make, or wished
to do any business with their employees
they would be compelled to transact
such business through the officers or
the freight handlers union. Both sides
now declare they have reached the
limit and hat absolutely nothing Will
be conceded. The men demand IL IL
cents. The managers say they will not
under any circumstances pay more
than II cents.
The business men Of the city, particu-
larly those who deal in p~erishable
goods, are growing FESTIVE and declare
they can endure the situation but a
short time longer. 1t Is costing them
more than either the strikers or the
railroads, and they say that II the
strike shall not be settled within a
week, many of them will be badly
crippled. To bring about an end to the
blockade which is maintained by the
strikers and their friends, the team
sters, the commission men OF South
Water street met yesterday afternoon
to take matters in their own n IL
was out of the question for the employ
ers to look to the teamsters to drive 10
the depots, and they, therefore, de-
termined to
Drive Their Own Wagons
to the depots to-day and remove from
them all the goods hat had been con-
signed to them, much of which is be-
ing rapidly ruined A message was sent
to Mayor Harrison asking If police pro-
lection would be given them, and the
word was received that ample protec-
ton would be afforded. Just at this
time, however, word was received that
Pr esident Young OF the tealnsters ma
tional union had arrived in the city,
and that a meeting of the executive Of
ncers Of thai body would be held 10
consider the advisability of ordering
he men now on strike to return or or
calling out every teamster in the city
who is affiliated with the union. me
m erchants then decided to await the
result of this meeting. and If the team
sters should be ordered out, or If they
did not return when ordered back, they
would 60 Cor their own freight. A
mass meeting Of the commission men
Will be held at 9 O'Clock this morning to
take action. 1t is not likely the team
sters will return to work even If ordered
by their officers.