The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-20
REQUEST FOR
CONFERENCE
Allied Crafts Becoming
Restless.
LETTER TO THE PACKERS
Meat Cutters Agree to Hold
Meeting.
Employes Aver they are R...ins a
Nearly Fall Capacity ana say
Advance IL Holaup by
Retailers.
LETTER TO THE PACKERS

Chicago, July 19.--The crisis In the
stock yards strike will come tomorrow
afternoon. The allied trades unions in
the stock yards which are certain to
become inovlved In the controversy IL
Il is not soon settled. held a conferences
this afternoon, lasting Ave hours, and
at it's conclusion sent a letter to the
packers asking for a joint conferences
between representatives of the strik-
ers. of the packers and of the allied
trades to see If a settlement of the
strike along conservative lines can be
reached. Tonight there was nobody
who would say that the packers would
agree to the conference and at Is Inn
possible to say with certainty that the
meeting will be held.
Arthur Meeker. manager for Armour.
& Company. speaking tonight for the
other packers as well as for his own
establishment. said that he would send
a reply tomorrow to the letter receiv-
ed from the representatives of the az
lied unions. He declined to say, how
ever. what the nature of the reply
would be.
The Unions Represented.
The unions joining In the request for
the meeting represent all the trades
engaged in the packing industry. and
they have Joined in a final appeal for
arbitration between the packers and
the striking butchers. President Dom
nelly. of the Butchers Union. said to-
night that he was anxious to have
peace, but that unless 1t came with
the proposed conference tomorrow
there would be a general sympathetic
strike on the part of the allied trades
unions.
The letter asking for tomorrow's con-
ference is as follows:
~ Ogden Armour and Associates:
CONFERENCE.-The representatives OF
teamsters, mechanical and other trades
engaged In the packing house industry
| of Chicago. not already involved in the
present strike. would like to meet rep
resentattives of the packers and rep
resentattives of the meat cutters. now
on strike. in joint conference with a
view OF helping to adjust the present
| trouble and prevent 1t spreading to
other organizations The unrest that
| now obtains among our members makes
this request imperative. II convenient.
We would like the conference to be held
| tomorrow.
| Strikers Ready to Talk.
"a similar request was made to the
| representatives of the meat cutters.
and they promptly complied with the
request Kindly notify us as soon as
possible If our request can be complied
| with"
| The letter was signed BY represent
atives of the coopers, packing house
transfers. stationary firemen station
airy engineers, steam filters. steam mt
ters' helpers, electrical workers, car
penters, car workers. millwrights and
machinery erectors, blacksmiths and
| horseshoers' unions.
| Both sides still claim to have the adj
vantage in the strike. The packers as
sert that they are operating their
plan almost to full capacity, while
the strikers contend that the packing
trade throughout the country Is prac-
tically demoralized. The packers also
assert that there is no necessity for
any advance in the price of, meat and
declare that 1t is simply a hold up by
| the retailers.