Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-08
FREIGHT MIN STR|AE
Threatened Tieup on All Roads hn'
tering Chicago. i
NINE THOUSAND QUIT WORK
n.mnnd an Increase "f ""G'''
pax For Overtime and R"c"i "''"
of Union, which the H"i''"""
Compunies Refuse to Grant

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Chicago. July S.-A strike oi ','
freight handlers here has Deeu c''n,"'
and every freightlouse OF the '"o",i
four railroads concerned Is p'ac''0""'
ti,d mn. Business men fear ,lal ll'
strike will be the most serious "1'''
has affected their interests III Se'l''
The strike was called by commit
tee appointed at Il meeting OF ''o'"'
freight handlers. The committee WIS
| instructed TO call a strike within lor',
eyht hours unless the railroads sho'l'u
meet the demands of the men "' on''
for an increase in wages. extra pay l"'
overtime and Holidays and recognItloH
of the union.
Action on these instructions was 'aN'
en- sooner than had been expected lhr
committee went first to the men III 'he
Michigan Central. the Illinois Central
and Wisconsin Central houses, on the
lake front. The men walked out with
cheers and marched across the viaduGt
OH Randolph street with Their union
cards tucked in their hats. Ey mes
senger and by telephone according to
the strike leaders, all other members
of the Interior Freight Handlers and
Warehousemen's union were called
| out.
| President Curran's Statement.
| President Curran of the union re-
ports that his men are all ont ana
that it was all but impossible for any
freight to enter Chicago or to leave II.
Many of the railroads had small forces
Of men previously hired on hand when
the strike was caIkd, and by addn. to
them men from other departments
managed to handle perishable com
| mOdties
In the hiring of nonunion men. ii is
said. the railroads run Il serious risk
Of bringing about Il strike of the team
sters, who recently won their fight
from the packers The Transfers. it is
said will refuse absolutely to have
anything to do with freight in any
way handled by nOnuniOn help.
The men called out include foremrn,
check, recleck. receiving and delivery
clerks, snIlers. callers weighmasters.
stevedOres, coopers and elevator men.
Chief of Police O'Neill when notified
that a strike had been called sent or
derS to his subOrdinates to make every
preparation to preserve peace two
hundred and fifty men wera called in
from outlying stations to form a re-
serve force to be stationed at the down
town station. From the stations the
men went in squads to the different
yards. There was no marked demon
STATIONS as they entered, although
they had to remain quiet under run
ming fire Of sarcasm and rough wit
The Roads Effected.
The principal railroad systems affect
ed by the strike are:
The Chicago, Cincinnati and st. Lou
is; Chicago and Great Western Balti
more and Ohio; Erie; Atchison, Tope
ka and Santa Fe; Chicago Terminal
Transfer company; Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern; Chicago Rock Is
land and Pacific; Chicago and Alton.
the "Monon;" Chicago and Eastern
Illinois: Wabash; Grand Trunk; Chica
go, Burlington and Quincy; the Penn
sylvania; Chicago and Northwestern.
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul I'LL
nois Central; Michigan Central. and
the Nickel Plate"
q
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.
SAID to reporter of the situation ON
MS road: about 80 per cent of our
men went out. The remainder. with
additional help which we have hired
are handling our business as well as
could be expected. Our business is not
tied up and will not be-"
j. L. Harahan, second vice president
of the Illinois Central, said that about
half OF his company's $50 men had
struck, but that he had ''men close ar
hand to take their places" Mr., Hara.
nan said he thought the strike could
have been avoided if the men had been
wiling to consult with the roads |
through their own committees instead
OF through their union.
I'VE have no trouble in adiust;,r
differences with our engineers. fire.,
mon and other employees" said Mr.
Harahan, 'but the freight handlers
presented document through tho off
GERS of their union, and we. of coursn
could not deal with them through thira
parties"
In reply to a question Mr.. Harohar
said that the railroads We're unit ~
refusing to deal with the strjkora
through theirs union, but all of thon
were ready at any time to discuss on1
adjust grievances if presented Inv thoir
employees. He did not think thon.
would be much difficulty in supp,vina
men to take the strikers places.
Although officials of the Teomsto.,
union have declared that no nstr,a
lions have been given the teamstors ~.
to backing up the freight handlers ,hn
sympathy of the teamsters is annoront
When the men walked out of tho III,
nols Central warehouse, the teorsta
VINO were receiving or un,ooai.'
freight Immediately took their trua,'-
away. oNs
hn lpAo 4.