Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-12
Long Promised Struggle Between
Union Employees Of City Rail-
way and Company Begins,
PREPARED FOR DISTURBANCE.
Details of Police, Under Special Orders
Form the Mayor, Sent to Various
Car Barns.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-At 4 o'clock this
morning the long expected struggle be-
tween the union employees of the Chica-
go City railway and the company be.
gan, and when the residents OF the
south and southwest sides of the city
started off for their places of business,
they We're without their usual transpor-
tation facilities. Beginning at midnight
the tanmen gradually took their cars
to the seven barns of the company and
lett them there. In the shops, barns
ana power houses the union workers
iald down tneir ,ools and quit, declar-
ING that they will remain idle until the
company consents to drbitrate the issue
mat brought on the controversy
The strike was ordered at mass
meeting OF conductors, motormen and
grlpmen with only four dissenting
votes. The strike is TO enforce a de-.
mand Tor a wage increase of % per
cent and recognition of the anion.
About 5000 employees are involved and
s2O miles OF surface trackage, part ca
bic and part electric.
FEARED UNCLE SAM.
officials Of the union, fearing interfer-
once with the operation Of the United
states mail service would result in
calling In Of troops from Fort sheridan
to protect the cars, Instructed motor
men on mail cars to report for duty
as usual.
Union men who reported at the var
ious barns to take out the mail cars
were told by the barn bosses, II is said.
that they must take off their union
In. ~, t,tg
a number refused TO do
AT the barn at Thirty ninth and State
streets the strikers distributed buttons
to would-be passengers bearing a pic
ture OF "a streetcar and the legend
stand for principle. l will walk"
That disturbance might be expected
today was indicated by the wide dis
trbution of proclamation by Mayor
Carter II. Harrison warning citizens to
keep off the streets along lines Of the
city railway,
With general orders to remain in
reserve and take no part in the strike
unless ordered and then only to pro-
tect property details of police were
sent TO the various car barns.
FIRST CAR OUT.
The first car started was a mail car
on Cottage Grove avenue. Ii was not
harmed during its entire trip.
Following the trip Of the mail car
efforts were made by the street car
company to move passenger cars with
non-union crews on the Cottage Grove
avenue cable line and the Wentworth
avenue line. Almost invariably the cars
were run empty. They were blocked
and derailed by crowds which jeered
and stoned the non-unlon crews. Sew
ar m nd L.,
Jured,
The worst disorder of the early hours
was at Clark and Van Buren, streets
where two Wentworth avenue trains
followed by mail car We're blockaded
by trucks and delivery wagons on
the rear passenger train man belev-
ed to be Boss Farrell. the strike
breaker rode beside the motorman,
ilourishing a revolver a brick thrown
struck the arm holding the weapon,
but did not disable 1t. The crowd yelled
Just like st, Louis"
RIOTOUs SCENES.
A crowd of 200 or more, mostly boys
stopped northbound Cottage Grove
avenue cable train between Forty-sev-
enth and Forty-eighth streets by block
ing the cable slot. Bricks and stones
were hurled at the members of the
crew and william Watson, the grip
man, and II $. Norton, the conductor,
were injured.
A riot call was sent in but the crowd
dispersed before the arrival of the po-
lice,
one by one the stalled cars broke
through the blockades and upon giving
assurance that they would run the cars
back to the barns the crews were al
lowed TO proceed. Nearly every car was
returned with windows shattered and
plentlully Uttered with missiles OF ev-
cry description. The police In many In
stances rode upon the platforms OF the
cars, and frequently found II necessary
to draw their clubs to drive the crowds
back.
Two omnibus companies had scores OF
busses busily carrying passengers to
the steam and elevated roads In addi-
ton teamsters were Carrying passengers
from all parts of the south side to the
downtown district.