The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-09
STRIKERS BLOCK
MEAT BUSINESS
Icewagon Drivers Picket Retail
and Cold Storage Places in
Chicago.
STRIKE SPREADS TO
NEW YORK PLANTS
Despite New Moves by Strikers,
Packer Morris Says Contest
,. Is Ended.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-With an army OF
more than three hundred pickets the
Icewagon Drivers and Helpers union
today established a blockade of the
retail and cold storage meat market
business of Chicago. In front Of near
ly every meat market, cold storage
warehouse and department store that
handles meat one picket or more IS
on duty to try to prevent delivery
from the stockyards or elsewhere.
The union determination to extend
the strike to the cold storage ware
houses came as a distinct surprise TO
the packers and this was accentuated
by the action of the ice car helpers,
who today declared an intention not
to handle ice for anw dealer who
patronizes the strike-affected packers.
Adding to the complication came a
declaration today from the business
agent of the Market Wagon Drivers
union that his men would have noth-
ing to do with meat which the ice
wagon drivers refuse to ice. Vice
President Rath of the Packinghouse
Transfers union today gave out list
of dealers to whom, he declared, the
union icewagon drivers would, under
union orders, refuse to deliver Ice.
Strike at End, Says Morris.
Asserting that the stockyards strike
is as good as at end, Nelson Morris,
the packer, accompanied by Mrs. Nor
ris, started for New York today, where
tomorrow he expects to board the
liner Baltic for Europe to be gone
about three months.
Mrs. Morris and I go to Europe
every year about"this time" said Mr..
Morris, spending most of the time at
Carlsbad. I had begun to think we
would have to change our plans this
year, but fortunately the situation
seems to have settled down into tangi-
bility and now I can go away feeling
that my affairs are all right so far as
the usual situation is concerned. My
interests will be amply protected by
my sons"
Fish Consumption Gains.
Since the beginning OF the packing
strike Chioago's consumption of fish
has been gradually increasing unit
now it Is the largest in the history OF
the city. Ten cars Of fish are received
each twenty-four hours and the
wholesale dealers declare that 100000
pounds of fresh and saltwater fish
are cooked each day. Tho the In
crease has been so substantial the
prices have remained nornal,@
Finish Prizehght.
Under the open sky in the glare O
a bunch of arc lights, 5000 persons
witnessed a finish prizeight and de
cision bout last night in the big squar
where Packers and Exchange avenue
converge in the heart of packingtown
The majority Of the observers wer
strikebreakers, altho there was
sprinkling of foremen and official
from the various packinghouses an
number of policemen. The princi
pals in the fights were all colored, a
was the greater part Of the vas
throng of spectators. It was a fierc
and CORY program with two knock
outs. Few of the so-called club fight
f that have been suppressed by Mayo
= Harrison have approached this SLUG
ging that furnished entertainment fc
4. the besieged non-union employees {
the yards.
The principal fight was for purs
Of 1928 raised by the spectators, an
James Bradley and Harry johnson
heavyweights, were the combatant
/, Both were hard hitters and put UP
4 fight that satisfied the most sal
culinary. The fight went four fiert
4 rounds, when the Chicago ma
II mat with a jolt on the jaw. The fin
blow left Johnson a quivering ma
u that had to be carried from the rim
n A shower of silver was thrown
Bradley by lucky hackers who hs
r won on his prowess.
With cheers the crowd faded aw;
to seek slumber in their quarters
4 the various packinghouses. The bac
Il ers of Bradley, it is said, had most
II the money the packers have paid o
Il in wages to the strike breakers sin
N the big struggle at the yards. Lie
tenant J. G. Walker of the Eigh
regiment, Illinois National Qua
(colored) was referee of the conte:
and held the stakes