The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-29
The MAIN STREET. .NIUCHWANe

alties for such an act! If the
freight handlers made the attempt
they would have the federal authori-
ties down on them in a minute and
I am here to 5loko out for the interests
of our members. The association is
prepared to invoke assistance from
the government. Freight handling
comes within the business of a COM
mon carrier and any refusal of the
freight handlers to handle any par
crlm1nat1on and a criminal con-
spiracy. This threat is similar to one
in the case of Debs in the A. r. u.
strike of 1884, ~
Waits on DOnnelly's Order.
"We will order freight handlers not
to touch consignments from the trust
packers just the moment that Presi-
dent Donnelly asks it, declared
President Curran Of the freight
handlers union today. He added:
That request may come at any mo-
ment." - >. y, - St.,.
When President Curran was told
that Mr.. Davenport threatened an in
junction against the freight handlers
in the event of a sympathetic boycott
against the packers shipments, the
labor leader smiled:
mt. Davenport and his anti-boy-
colt association is getting to be a
standard joke in the industrial world.
He has often threatened dire things
against unions, but I have yet to dis
cover that he ever accomplished any
thing" e E
Concerning the stockyards situation
President fCurran declared that he be-
lieved the united. packers were ,striv-
ing to exterminatesthe amalgamated
meat cutters and butcher workmen's s
organization.
Meat Prices >Rise,s.e.
Altho the managers Of the packing
ompanies claim to have enough men
| working so that their production is
almost normal in several of the
plants, the prices of meat continue to
rise in the local markets. This, is
largely due to the fact that the prod
ucts of the neighboring plants have
| beer almost wholly sent to outside
points. The meat. served to Chicago
customers nearly all comes. from the
| Independent plants.
Figures obtained atsthe five largest
| Independent packinghouses in the
yards where there is no strike in prog
ress show that these plants have more
J than doubled the force of men and
their output Of meat. The men are
working in three shifts of eight hours
each and the killing and preparing
! of meat is continued day and night.
Previous to the strike these five
plants were employing 41O. a This
force has been increased to. $50. The
weekly output of the plants have in
creased from $500 cattle, 800 hogs
and 4,700 sheep slaughtered before
| the strike, to $500 cattle, 1900 hogs
and 10,700 sheep for the week end
| ing yesterday. All. Of this meat goes
to supply the retail markets in Chi
caso.
j. J. Redden Of the Sheet Metal
| Workers union has instructed mem
bers Of the union outside of Chicago
to make no cans for the packing COM
panieS involved in the strike. -
Freight Strike.
A meeting of the allied packing
house trades today, was attended by
General Agent w. E. Skinner Of the
Union Stockyards and Transit COM
| pany. The subject of a possible re-
newed walkout by the stockhandlers
| was considered and a committee was
| selected to go to the offices Of Cen
eral Manager Leonard of the Union
Stockyards and Transit company and
hold a conference relative to a peace
full settlement.
It Is authoritatively announced that
a conference has been arranged be-
tween strike leaders and Max and
Ferdinand Sulzberger of Schwartz
child & Sulzberger.