Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-13
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houses inside the stockyards were re-
| ported running. These We're Booer q
| Co. Roberts g. Cakes, Boyd & Lunham
and Thomas Phorkildsen & Co,
IN KANSAS CITY,
Kansas City. July bat one Of the
| six local packing plants, Arm0urs
which were shut down yesterday as a
/ result Of the butchers and meat cutters
| strike, killing was resumed today ON a
| small scale. The other plants expect to
| be running soon with new men The
| big retail dealers have made arrange
ments 20 do their own killing temporar-
| ily and assert that there VIII be no In
crease in prices OF meat. al least at
present Quiet prevailed early today
among the strikers
Although the strike was principally
IN the interest OF unskiled laborers, a
number Of this class of labor at Ar
mours did not go out yesterday These
men do not belong TO the union. an ef.
fort TO organize them not having sue
oeeded. These unsklled laborers were
put TO work today In the killing depart
ment. At this plant 800 head OF cattle
andsl 900 hogs had been bought and an
early start on them made. The man
agement stated that they expected to
increase their force gradually
CUDAHAY TALKS.
j. p. Cudahay Of the Cudahay
Packing company I'm a statement, into
mated that his company intended to
Ike their plant an open one, I'VE viii
hire all men who are wiling to work.
said Mr., Cudahay, Regardless of VILE
Their they are union men or not. We
have from 500 to 500 non-union mon
left In our plant and expect to hire all
the men we need. We will first use
these men In cleaning up the plant.
After this work IL done. we expect to
begin killing again.
II believe that majority Of the men
who went out - continued Mr. Cudahay,
will be back al work within two
weeks. ! have never seen men strike
more unwillngly Many OF them told
me that they We're striking not because
they wanted to but because they wished
to obey the strike order"
The Cudahay plant always has been
strictly union
APPEAL FOR AID.
a number Of women have appealed
to the Kansas city Kansas, flood re-
lief committee for aid. saying that their
husbands, who We're packing house em-
ployes, We're now idle, and the shut
ting OF Of their income, coming on top
Of their losses by the recent flood. has
LETT them destitute The strike will
work hardship to these persons, even
II they receive strike benefits
The strikers remain firm. They, In
most cases, stay away from the plants,
and seem determined to carry on a
peaceful campaign against their em-
ployers.
SAN FRANCISCO UNAFFECTED.
SAN Francisco, July 13.-,The strike of
eastern packing house employees will
not affect the price Of cured meats here,
unless It should be Of long duration,
the supply on hand being considered
equal TO the demand for year. The
strike is not expected 10 influence the
Pacific coast market for fresh meat, |
which Is supplied from local sources.
OMAHA.
Omaha, Neb., July 13--There were
no new developments In the packing |
house strike at South omaha today, |
and everything continued I'm an orderly |
manner There We're practically no re- |
ceipts at the stock yards. There was |
little done at the packing houses, al |
though Swift began Strengthening |
few cattle At all the other plants |
the limited force was Kept busy in an |
attempt TO take care Of perishable pro-
porty, a great deal of which was left |
on hand when the men went on strike |
Prices advanced at all the packing !
houses again today and the belief was
expressed that they would continue 10 |
do so as the supply Of fresh meat be-
came nearer exhausted,
Edward Cudahay OF the Cudahay |
Packing company said his plant had
taken no consideration Of an early re-
III Of
ent was at standstill. He did not be-
lieve anything would be done for sew
eral days.
The closing Of the packing houses has
had the effect of throwing a great
Of men out of work who were
not directly employed at the packing |
plants. These include railroad men,
stockyards employees and others whose
employers depend on the packing |
house business to sustain their own
business interests,
Everything was quiet throughout the
city of South Omaha today. the policy |
OF the men being to prevent any dis
turbance. None OF the strikers went |
near the packing plants. and no at
tempt was made 10 disturb the men |
who are caring for the stocks Of fresh
meats IN the coolers.
NEW ENGLAND MEAT SUPPLY.
Boston Mass, July l3--New Eng
land provision interests are preparing |
to meet an expected shortage OF west
ern beef as result Of the strike OF
butchers and packers. In this city |
beefdealers are making arrangements
TO slaughter In abbattoirs near the city
to which cattle will be brought on hoof
from all parts OF New England, New
York and nearby states. The meat
supply was short before the strike was
called, according TO the meat exporters,
and wholesale prices already have ad-
yanced from 81 to SO a hundredweight.
Retail prices were advanced one cent a
pound today, and will be advanced to-
morrow and the next day. dealers say,
unless the strike is settled.
one of the large firms involved in the
Chicago strike operates big packing
house in eastern Maine for the export
trade, and II Is understood that the
output viii be turned into the domestic
NO SHORTAGE IN DENVER.
Denver Colo, July l3.-Whlle prices
OF meats may be advanced here in con-
sequence OF the strike at eastern pack
ing houses, no shortage In the supply is
as local packing houses
can meet the demand There are so
men employed In the Denver packing
houses, but they are notsafilliated with
the algamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers union.
According to the outlook now,
scarcely think Denver packers viii be
affected in any way by the strike. other
than receiving more business" said
Henry Gebhard, president Of the Colo
RADIO Packing & Provision company. In
my opinion, the trouble viii last nut
short time. | am almost certain there
will be no marked advance In prices at
this end of tho limo 10