The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-26
PACKING
HOUSE
WHIS TIES
BROUGHT FEW MEN TO WORK
THIS MORN!NG-OVER TWEN
TY THOUSAND NOW ON
STRIKE.

THE JOINT PEACE CONFERENCE
ENDED IN A DEADLOCk-lN-
DEPENDENT PACKERS IN
TROUBLE.
CHICAGO, July 26.-The packers
at 1880 this morning, issued state
ment to the effect that all negotia
tons with the striking butchers are
closed and will not be reopened.
/ CHICAGO. July 26.-Foliowins the
announcement of the packers that ne
gotiations with the strikers would not
be reopened, the butchers abandoned
their peaceful methods and have re-
sorted to pcketine. Practically speak
inq this means "war."
/ CHICAGO July 26.-When the
packing houses whistles blew this
morning they called less than 5000
men to work. There are now on
strike 27,GSO men, about 10000 OF
whom are butchers and the balance
sympathetic strikers in every posi-
BILE trade. Only the teamsters remain
at work and George Golden, president
of their local, wired c. P. Shea, Ma
| tional president at Indianapolis, to-
day: Cannot hold teamsters at work
"a hours longer. II you do not order
strike they will go out anyhow"
AS matter of fact the most of them
are out already. The joint peace con
ference ended at 10 o'clock last night
in deadlock. The union men offered
the proposition that all union men be
reinstated within 35 days and that
the packers have their superintend-
ents at the plants at 6:3O A. NJ, to
see that there was no discrimination.
eff the butchers agree to that, we
will said Louis F. Swift, for the
packers.
Donnelly was sent for and he call
sed the leaders together. They reject
led the idea and declared for reinstate-
ment in IS hours or nothing.
The Independent Faokers.
Independent packers not affected
thus far and upon whom Chicago de-
pended for it's fresh meat, are face to
face with serious situation. The
union teamsters have notified them
that they will not haul from the stock
yards to the plants any cattle, hogs
or sheep handled by non-union cattle
handlers. AS the union cattle hand
lers are out and will not touch the
arriving live stock, it looks as if the
Independents would be tied up too.
Union switchmen are meeting to-day
and they too may go out. They as
hI1fr
they would refuse to handle the non
union product of the plant or cars
containing it. Donnelly says he does
not wish to involve the switchmen
and he even ordered the teamsters
through Golden to handle live stock
for the independent packers. But the
switchmen and teamsters are deter
mined to stand by their brother union
lists.
Strike breakers are being carried
into the yards every few hours.
Train loads of negroes from the
South are being unloaded from Illi-
nois Central cars, day and night. The
men are hurriedly gathered and
marched under police protection from
the train to the plants. Sheds have
Deen constructed LOT IneLl ana lney |
are fed on the grounds. The strikers
gather near and when possible start
trouble, despite the pleas of their
officers for order.
Afraid Of Fire.
The police seem to fear an attempt |
to burn the yards. Two special fire
stations have been established and the
fire force has been trebled. In addi-
tion to the police details Of lremen
patrol the yards day and night.
Four girls employed in the sausage
plant at Armour's were set upon by
a crowd of other girls at Halsted and
Root streets as they left the packing
house last night.
The working girls fought with feet
and hands They scratched and kick
ed and tore the clothing of the non
union girls. The latter were rescued
by the police. Several men were as
saulted too, and one named Muldoon
was severely injured by kicks in the
The regular daily increase
in the price OF meat was announced
to-day. The wholesale prices are:
beef, yesterday s. :9 1sc:
Choice loins 2ocj
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