The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-07-22
packing House
WAR is Still ON
THERE IS NO SIGN OF PEACE
IN THE STRIKE OF THE
BUTCHERS.
MANY OTHER MEN
THREATEN TO QUIT
Chicago Faces Sympathetic Walkout
of Transfers and Firemen-Strike-
Breakers Continue to Arrive-Con-
ditions in Other Packing Centers.

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Breakers Continue to Arrive-Con-
ditions in Other Packing Centers.
Chicago July 1S.-Strike leaders at =
the stockyards Saturday put forth every
effort to enlist the aid of members OF
unions which have remained neutral.
All the pressure that Michael Donnelly,
head of the affected workmen, could
bring to bear was centered toward bring
ing about a walkout of the firemen.
With his end in view he arranged con-
ference with Joseph Morton, business
agent for the local union of firemen, and
c. L. Shamp, secretary and treasurer OF
the international union.
President Donnelly left Chicago for
ST. Louis, to begin tour of cities where
strikes are on.
To pull out" the teamsters who de-
liver the products of the big packing
houses vigorous efforts were being put
forth
Special detachments of pickets stood
near every street and alley leading from
the stockyards, stopped every union
teamster who left the yards with con-
signments from the strike-bound plants
and attempted to exact from him a
promise that at the meeting of the Pack
ing House Transfers union he would
support a resolution that is to be pre-
pared by the strikers, asking the Team
sters' joint council to indorse walk
out of the union drivers at the yards.
Instructions to all union teamsters to
refuse to handle any goods for the COM
panies affected will also be asked. Pick
cts have been visiting the homes of the
men, using persuasion.
There is little likelihood of switchmen
employed by the Chicago Junction rail-
way at the stockyards entering the
struggle as sympathetic strikers, ac-
cording to James B. Connors, vice pres
ident of the Switchmen's Union OF North
America
In anticipation of the strike spreading
to the other trades, additional prepare
lions were made by the packers to have
a large number of men in their plants.
Nearly 5000 cots and blankets were
taken into "Packingtown" in freight
cars and distributed as needed among
the various houses.
The influx of strike breakers to the
packing house continued Saturday.
Seventy-five more colored men for Ar
mour & Co. and 100 white men for the
three plants of the National Packing
company at the yards came In on Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern train and
were taken at once to the factories.
These, with the men brought into the
plants during the night and early Sat-
urday morning, increased the working
force over Fridays quota by nearly
1000 men.
Trouble at st. Paul.
st. Paul. Mimi, July 18-When Sher-
if Grisim returned to South st. Paul
after his interview with Gov. Van SAINT
he found one man in the hands of the
strikers. This man was one of the Office
force of Swift & Co., and had attempted
to force his way into the yards through
the crowd of strikers which blockaded
the way The man was being roughly
handled and the sheriff with a number
of deputies rescued him. Then Sheriff
Grisim, aided by a number of deputies,
succeeded in forcing his way into the
yards and took with him five or six men,
employed in Swift & Co.'s office.
Conditions at Kansas City.
| Kansas City, Mo-, July 1S.-There was
but little change in the packing house
employees strike All the five leading
packing employees killed Saturday, each
] exceeding the output of the previous days
| of the strike and each putting additional
men to work Four cattle butchers who
went out at Armour's have returned
to work. 1--WE did not ask them whether
or not they have decided to give up their
union" said c. w. Armour. At Fowler's,
also, according to T. o. Cunningham,
the manager, few of the strikers have
asker for and been given their old places.
No Change at st. Louis.
st. Louis, July 1S.-There is very lit
tie change in the status of the strike de-
clared by the Union Butchers and Meat
Cutters employed by the packing houses
of st. Louis and East st. Louis. The
men maintain that they are determined
! to conduct the strike along peaceful
lines and assert that they will win on the
merits of their demands alone. The
prices for all kinds of fresh meat Sat-
urday were about 80 per cent higher
than they were when the strike was de-
clared.
Opening UP at Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., July 18.-Several hun
dred new men were given employment
at the packing houses in South Omaha
Saturday, and the packers say the sit
uation is much better. Some difficulty
was experienced getting the new men
into the packing plants, but no violence
was met with.
Packers Claim a Gain.
st. Joseph, Mo-, July 1S.-The man
ayers of the South st. Joseph packing
houses claimed they were in better con-
dition Saturday to transact business
than at any time since the strike. They
are still offering employment to all ap-
plicants, but the strikers persuade many
of the nonunion men to leave after they
have worked a short time Swift, Ham
mond and Morris, all were operating
Saturday, clerks, foremen and other en-