Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-15

SITUATION MORE SERIOUS.
Wholesale Business Almost Para
lyzed- Matters Are at a Deadlock
Each Side In Determined,

Chicago, July H.-While the whole
sale business Of this city is almost
completely paralyzed, and while its
business men are standing loss of
sl,0oO0OO It day, the striking freight
handlers and the railroads are In a
deadlock and announce their determine
alton to fsht to a finish over the ques-
tlon Of one-half 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 10, 900 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 80 obstinately maintained.
Three times today the freight handlers
sent comlnlttees to meet the general
managers, and three times they came
back without results The first call
was made without giving warning to
the managers, and when the commit
tees arrived they we're 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 han
Glers at the demand of the teamsters,
who wanted something attempted to-
ward a settlement. This time the COM
mittees we're started 80 late In the
afternoon that II WAS 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
waukee e. 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 10 receive them; that they had
all the men necessary in their business,
and that hereafter no Populations
would be received from employees who
had gone IN strike, The officials Of the
road declared later that they would
maintain this position.
After this had been reported at the
headquarters Of the strikers, President
Curron announced that the fight was
on to a tinish 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
through the officers Of the Freight
Handlers union, Both sides now de-
clare that they have reached the limit
and that absolutely nothing will be
conceded
The men demand l7i9 cents, and the
managers say that they will not under
sny 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 a 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 10 take the places OF the strik-
ers lounsed 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-
ceive II. 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 oontnus. 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-
siderably over 100000 a 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 a wagon and scarcely
crate, box or barrel Of produce. Some
had q 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
modlties which will last but few days
longer,
Only two carloads Of freight were
cared for promptly. These contained
live poultry II is said that the HUI
name society would not allow them to
perish, and a permit was secured to
take them 10 South Water street
one Wholesale house had a carload
~ Georgia peaches . rail. The team
sters refused to haul anything from
the railroads. The dealer thereupon
shipped the car around the lake TO
ST. Joseph, Mich, where the consign-
ment was transferred 20 a boat and
reached 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
10 remain cooped up TO starve.
Il don't want them TO starve any
more than you do replied the little
man who is at the head Of one Of Chi
Cages worst strikes. He thereupon Is
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