Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-05
CONFLICT IS ON
IN BIC STRIKE.
A Sympathetic Order is Given
to All the Union
Drivers.
ICtMEN ARE UNDER THE BAN
Cannot Deliver to Retail Meat Deal
ers- Famine Of Meat Products
Labor Unions Call Out Every Mem
Der of Allied Trades. 4

Chicago, July 30.-Unable to arrange
a conference with representatives OF
the New York packers, Michael J.
Donnelly, president OF the Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen of America, has ordered a
strike of all the members Of his organI
ization employed in New York bf
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger and thfs
United Dressed Beef company. IT
order, which was telegraphed to Ny
York last night, does not go into +
feet until Sunday, as the men III
eastern packing plants do not repf'
for work on Saturday.
The decision to extend the strlke. 10
the east was not taken until FL
Mr.. Donnelly and his associates al
spent the day in a fruitless effor 10
arrange a meeting with represe Ia
tives of the eastern packers who me
to Chicago to acquaint themselves TN
the situation here.
Chicago, Aug. 2.-Yesterday W
busy day with the packers. WI IN
creased forces of skilled worker ana
their operating departments lore
equipped than at any inc
1900 no heeinninp Of the strikl the
employers took a firm grip on ma
chinery OF their affairs, and &C.
suit the stock yards took on o'u
hum OF activity to great extel over
rs. 900 head of live stock was eve"
here Yesterday. This is an Inc 1ase vi
SO 900 mead over the receipts IN tne
day last wee oucn
an enormous amount OF stocN
would under normal condltf nave
had a depressing effect on mar
ket, and today, when the8t loaus
Of animals began to pour to tie
Yards, etockmen and trader pared
panic, but it did not occr, Pflces
we're lowered sharply, buttfHact that
the market held so we'll Is IT. ola
seemed to prove beyond arg ent tnat
the packers are prepared lnclease
their output. s,M
The big packers bought pO catlle'
II 900 hogs and 100000 IS, NJ during
the day. Before nightfalls per cent
of these purchases had slausht-
cred. Further proof Of clalms OF
the packers that the diff. es OF the
strike arc being overcoa was FUR
n!shed by the shipment hve nun
dred carloads Of fresh M + from the
stock yards. M
Chicago. Aug. 9Th heat pack
ers whose employees on strike
claim to be in a. better I1ltlon To-Day
than at any time sine ne struggle
began. When asked 4, N1he packers
side Of the situation night, Ar
thur Meeker, general Pger Tor Ar
mour & Co., said: -.
"The strike may bee Il to be near
an and At the rate al Hare securing
new employees it will 'DHnly matter
of short time now gik fl everything
will be In normal Scoe@ Eion with US
once more When thu butcher WORK
orc renudiated their breement and
renewed the strike, Pr signing an
agreement to submit grievances 10
arbitration, we mAden speclal ehoi'
to win the right, and1, f have Deen
great deal more suca3Sful in our Ell
forts than the most Rnguine OF the
ON nlovers had hopes, |br. The old en-
ployes' places hay been nlied so
promptly that very ~ OF the str'k-
ers will'eyer be Abl get back their
old places, and sth who 40 Will
come back as indi1f RAILS"
Th,s assertion made by Mr..
Maeker last nixhtY Ter the packers
had brought in d hg the day. &C.
cording to their err lates. 1,3oo men,
and another ofici, II Armour & Co.
had said that the tking firms were
doing nearly SOspe. ent of their usual
business. Police orts Of the num-
her Of new emplt Ii arriving at the
yards yesterday J, e out in large
measure the pack statements.
Desnite these IA clarations of the
packc-a' repyAeereI lives, the pens at
ance 81 the above a, ire SO filled with
that the right Of ,atst buyers make no
pire and deed fc.e market. Accord
unless redemptionn men and officials
~ days from the Yards & Transit
hereof. IL live stock receiy.
Owner and 3 yesterday, over 1 s.
1000 hogs were rs-
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