The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-06
Was the Absorbing Topic
Among Strikers
OONNELLY RETURNS HOME
Packers Deny That Any Kind Of Ne
aotlatons Are In Progress and
Say output Is Sat
sfactory.

Chicago, August 5.-The strike in ths
packing houses was practically lost sight
| of today in the excitement attending 8
run on the Drovers' Trust and Savings
| bank, one of the stockyards institutions.
The run of the depostors on the bank
started early today because Of an un-
founded rumor that one of the packers
representatives had drawn his money from
the institution. and reports that the bank
was being used by the packing COM
panies as an adjunct in paying off their
new employees who have taken the places
of the strikers
All day long hundreds of excited de-
positors most of whom htii only small
accounts In the bank, stood in line to
withdraw their deposits When closing
time came this evening there were az
least Thousand persons waiting for their
money. The officials Of the bank. deter
mined to meet the emergency; called in
extra tellers and the place was kept open
until every depositor who presented him.
self at the window had been satisfied.
Open Till 8 O'Clock.
The paying windows of the bank were
kept open untl after 5 o'clock tonight.
Nearly two hours before that tlme tha
last man in line had been paid his de-
posit IN fun, and fresh arrivals had
ceased coming 1t is estimated that up
wards of 5000 depositors called and with
drew their deposits during the day.
When the run was at Its height. the
bank withdrew S20000O Of its deposit with
the Commercial National bank and q
like amount from the First National bank
in order to prevent any possibility of the
bank being unable to meet its obligations
I'VE have plenty of money to meet any
kind Of rum said Vice President ".
A. Tilden. after the bank had been closed
for the night I'VE had over 100000 in
our vaults and besides the 100000 taken
from the downtown banks have received
offers of assistance from the First Ma
tional bank of Chicago, the National
Park bank Of New York, and the Stand
ard Trust bank of New York. None of
these offers will be accepted as we have
on hand all the money we need"
Many Strikers Have Deposits.
Many of the workmen now on strike in
the packing plants have deposits IN the
Drovers Trust and Savings Eank, but the
majority Of the persons who gathered
about the place today to dema their
money were small tradesmen a, busi-
ness In the stockyards district, asa work.
ing people who are not and naNe not
been connected in labor capacity with
the plants.
The Teamsters union the members of
which are on strike, has S2O00 on deposit
in the bank but nc effort was made 10
withdraw the money today the secre-
tary of the union declaring that the
money will remain where II Is, as the
bank is solid as a rock
Rumors of another peace conference be-
tween the packers and strikers were oc-
casioned tonight by the appearance al
the Live Stock exchange of John NJ.
Boardman and NJ E. Miner, president
and secretary of the Montana Roundup
association. an organization Of drovera
which sends nearly 100000 head of cattle
TO the yards each year
No Knowledge of Peace Measures.
Although the stockyards officials and
packers representatives. deny knowledge
of any peace measure, 1t Is said that tho
Montana association will try to arrange
a conference. in statement given out
tonight by the packers, 1t is said there
We're a considerable increase In busiffess
today 1t is claimed the cattle killed to-
day was 1888, while 1913 hogs and 5207
sheep were slaughtered The strikers de-
clared that the strike from now on would
be active"
President Donnelly returned to Chicago
today from trip through the west. He
Immediately went into a conference with
the other labor leaders here. The meet
ing lasted nearly all day but when 1t
broke up. 1t was said that another con-
ference would be held tomorrow, when
some action In regard to calling a strike
of the truck drivers throughout the city
will be taken.