The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-03
TRY To FORCE
MEAT FAMINE
Boycott Against All Meat De-
clared by Pres. DOnneIly.
WEAPON TO FIGHT TRUSTS
ORDER EFFECTIVE IN CHICAGO
AND ST. LOUIS TODAY.
WEAPON TO FIGHT TRUSTS

CHICAGO. Sept. "a mat famine
Will be forced at ell costs. 1t is
the best wee with which 70
fight the trust packers, although it
may not be welcomed by the independ-
ents."
In these words President Donnelly
of the butchers national organization
today declared a boycott against all
meat and announced that union mon
will quit in all packing establishments
Immediately, regardless of where live
stock is secured.
Donnelly's announcement was made
at the conclusion of d meeting Of the
allied trades conference board
The executive board of the Retail
Meat Dealers association of Chicago
had just been In conference with Mr..
Donnelly and his associates, having
come to ask certain concessions for the
independent packers and seek authOri-
" to attempt TO bring about meeting
between the packers and representa-
tives of the strikers.
BY ignoring these latest attempts at
peace and by adopting such an ag-
gressive step the strike leaders demon
strated their intention TO make it a
fight to a finish.
President Donnelly's Views.
The following statement was given
ont by President Donnelly:
The conference board, representing
all organizations involved in the pres
ent packing house strike. has taken ac-
tiOn 10 place all meats on the unfair
list. This order goes into effect on Sat
urday evening. Sept. g. at $50. The or
. Tar- mill In 4o rrro Oh q
in the country, and no member OF the
meat cutters and butcher workmen viii
be allowed TO dress any animal until
the strike is settled. This action is the
result OF the request that the public
refuse 90 eat meat. and no person. no
matter in what capacity employed il
harding meat, must handle the same
after $50 y. ~. on saturday. The
packers have resorted TO eXtOrtion as
the result of the strike. buying live
stock ON the nOof for almost nothing
and charging almost any price for the
dressed product. The public Will now
be given an opportunity TO retaiiate By
refusing tc eat meat until such time
as they can procure the same at a fair
market price"
Tightening the Coil.
Indications are that the five indie
pendent packers within the StockyaraS
enclosure viii endeavor To continue
operations with union crews. Two Of
their number received consig nments Of
cattle a t an outside railroad yard to-
day and VIII have them driven 10 the
yards through the streets. Within the
yards the Independents are obviously
preparing for war, a wagon lead OF cots
having been taken 20 one plant.
The union switchmeB employed by
the Chicago Junction railway in han
ding stock yards business will send a
committee to the packers today 60
urge a plan of settlement, the details
q which are not now known
Secretary Malley Of the switchmen
declared there would be no strike. be-
cause the Chicago Junction Railroad
company has a force Of strike breakers
ready to step into their places.
The police record of the strike at
the stock yards station TO date reads:
Assaults, as; murders. A: accidents.
81; removed to hospitals, AZ.