The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-13

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them In Kansas City will find the six
packing plants here prepared. Owing to
| light receipts of live stock at the local
stock yards last week because of the
| flood. packers had only small supply OF
either cattle, hogs or sheep on hand ana
these were easily cleaned up by noon
Live stock men at the yards were anx-
ious about the situation. as the nrst
heavy receipts since the flood arrived to-
day, and await developments from the
conference between the union leaders and
the heads of the principal packing houses
ut Chicago. Early today the MANAGER .
one packing house said he did not believe
the packers would grant the demands of
the men. 1.-The packers have granted
about as much as they CAN" said ne,
''and the sentiment voiced tile feeling of
the managers of other loca, houses
AT EAST ST. LOUIS.
East st. Louis ILL.,. July 12.-At noon to-
day more than 5000 butchers and cutters
employed by the packing houses here
stopped work Officials of East st. Louis
packing houses declare that they are will
Ing to discuss the demands made by the
butchers and cutters
STRIKE AT SIOUX CITY.
Sioux City. Ia. July 12-About 1000 men
in the cudahy packing plant here obeyed
the order to strike. The plant was forced
to shut down. Business at the stock
yards is at standstill as a result
1900 OUT AT OMAHA.
Omaha, July l2.-At noon today 100
employees of the four packing houses at
South Omaha laid down their tools and
went out on strike The packing plants
affected are those of Armour. Swift
Cudahy and the Omaha Packing COM
pany
The strike is the result of an order re-
ceived from Second Vice President Val
of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers union and affects practically
every man employed In the packing
houses. skilled and unskilled. The pack
ers say they will make no effort to oper-
ate their plants for the present. To this
end they gave notice to the commission
men that there would be no market foi
live stock today and that they would not
tice was given today and as conse-
ruence few cars of stock came In today.
A statement of the position of the local
packers shows that they are unanimous
In their refusal to accede to the demands
Of the men and now they are anxious TO
submit the matter to arbitration. They
claim that conditions do not warrant an
Increase In wages.
None of the employees in the mechani-
cal departments of the South Omaha
niants struck and the employees of the
Union stock yards remained at work.
Fen unions are affected by the strike
most OF them being AFFILIATED with the
butchering craft. IT is ANTICIPATED that
1 u. t,frA all ne n
,iatIons beirg made In Chicago.
ST. JOSEPH AFFECTED.
81. Jose.h, Mo-, July i2-Morc than
5000 employees OF Swift & Co.. Nelson
Morris & Co. and the Hammond Pack
ing company in South ST. Joseph. went
out on strike at noon today and the
-lants have closed down. The strikers
are orderly and there has been no at
tempt or demonstration of any kind
Many of the strikers congregated about
headquarters of the packing trades coun-
I'll and discussed the situation among
themselves. About 700 men employed In
the yards of the packing houses and
many employed by the stock yards COM
many are thrown out by the strike.
REPRESENTATIVES Of the packing COM
oanies say that at present no ATTEMPT
will be made to resume killirC They
were prepared for the walkout. they say.
and have not been advised as to the fu-
ture course of their companies.
The workmen cleaned IN the premises
and finished all work on hand before
walking out.
STRIKERS EXPLAIN.
Syracuse. ". Y, July l2.--Homer ID.
Call. of this city. secretary and treasurer
of the International Meat Cutters union,
said today; ---a