The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-29
RAILROADS
INVOLVED
Freight Handlers viii Not
Move Meat.
ORDER ISSUED BY CURRAN
Action of the Common Car
riNS Not Decided.
A Meeting Of the Managers IL Held,
But what steps They win Take
Are Not Made Pub
ORDER ISSUED BY cURRAN

railroads entering Chicago nave De-
come involved in the stock yards strike
and W general order was issued today
by Lawrence J. Curran, president OF
the freight handlers union, notifying
all members of the union employed by
the various railroads to refuse to
handle any freight whatever for the
packing houses wwhere the men are
now on strike.
If the freight handlers live up to the
order of their president. 1t will work
a severe hardship on the packers. as
the notification to the men state ex-
plicitly that no freight delivered at
the freight houses by teams or in cars
is to be touched by the members OF the
unions.
What the railroad of1cials win do In
such an emergency is not known. A
meeting of the railroad managers was
held tonight to discuss the situation
but what action, IL any. was decided
upon was not made public.
President Curran's order to the men
follows;
"As a meeting with the business
agents of the local freight handlers UNI
ions today 1t was decided that all men
under the Jurisdiction OF our organiza-
ton in the various railroads in Chi
cago be ordered not to receive or de-
liver any freight of the packers,
whether this freight Is delivered at the
freight houses by teams or in cars.
The order which was signed BY
President Curran and all the business
agents was posted in all the railroad
freight houses tonight.
At the same time that this step was
being taken by the freight handlers
president, the first move in an effort
to bring about another conference be-
nd
was being made.
Henry c. Wallace, the well known
writer and lecturer on agricultural top-
les, of Des Moines. Ia, and A. l..
Ames of Buckingham Ia. president OF
the Corn Belt Meat Producers Associ-
alton. are the sponsors of the new
movement for peace.
Confer with strike Leaders.
Mr.. Wallace and Mr.. Ames came to
Chicago today and Immediately went
into conference with the strike leaders.
Mr.. Donnelly and his associates were
told by Mr.. Wallace Of the hardship
the strike was imposing on the live
stock raisers, and they were asked if
some concession besides those at the
last conference between the packers
and the strike leaders could not be sug-
gested in order to bring the conflict
TO an end.
Mr.. Donnelly, who was made spokes-
man for the labor leaders. said he
would welcome another conference
with the employers and they consented
to the effort being made. He also in
formed Mr.. Wallace that the strikers
were willing to concede the time limit
in which the men should be reinstated.
At the last conference With the pack
ers Mr.. Donnelly had insisted that the
men be reinstated within a specified
| time, which the packers refused to
| agree to. Mr.. Wallace said tonight
that he and Mr.. Ames would call on
the packers representatives tomorrow
| and endeavor to bring about the de-
sired conference.
Both Claim Victory.
Tonight both sides to the dispute at
| the stock yards were claiming victory.
| According to the packers all the plants
| in Chicago are running at nearly the
| regular capacity On the other hand the
| labor leaders declare the packing i'm
| dustry in this city is completely de-
moraliZed and that business is almost
at a standstill That the statements OF
the labor leaders is not altogether
true is evidenced by the fact that the
packers are slaughtering thousands OF
| animals every twenty-four hours.
There were several desertions from
the ranks of the strikers to-day bud
| this loss was offset by an equal NUNS
| Der of strike breakers quitting theiE
| new positions.
Negro Severely Beaten,
While thousands of stock yards
workers were going home this evening,
| Grant Taylor, colored, was set upon
near the stock yards by mob and was
beaten nearly to death before the po-l
lice with drawn clubs dispersed the
| assailants of the negro.
AS soon as Taylor recovered con-
| seriousness, he told the police that he
was a janitor employed by Swift SC
| Co. Taylor's nose was broken, both
eyes closed. his flaws crushed and one
of his arms was dislocated at the shouI-
| der.
Albert Davis of Louisville, Ky. col-
ored. who wasIattacked by a crowd Of
strike sympathizers yesterday, was
| again attacked today. Davis was res
cued and was held for arraignment in
court After his first escape he prom
| lsed the police to leave the district.
Today he was recognized by strike
sympathizers and the second attack
followed He is not seriously injured
No Excitement Mt Fort Worth,
Fort Worth. Texas July 2S.-The
| strike situation here to-day was a
| mohotonous calm. broken only the pro-
| clamation of the town marshal of
North Fort Worth. where the packing
houses are situated, warning all per>
sons from congregating on the sides
walks and thoroughfares for any pura
| pose whatever.
| The strikers opened a commissary
station to-day where those out of en-
ployment could procure meals free of
| cost Dinner was served to upwards
| of 100.
Manager of both plants assert that
| to-day's killing was in excess of the
number slaughtered before the strike.
The number of hogs purchased to-day
was largely in excess of purchases for