New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13
$4,000 BUTCHERS STRIKE.
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work. but in some plants men have been able to
make just thirteen hours a week at this wage
scale. They could not live on II. NO one coulu'
Let's fill up on beef while we can" was the
keynote of the patrons stampede to meat ana
as a result the blue pencil was drawn through
many items on the menu cards IN most restau-
rants.
Wholesale markets that supply meats 10 the
hotels of Chicago say that they have enough
carcases on hand 10 keep the guests OF all the
large hostelries supplied for several weeks. The
managers of the hotels, therefore are not worry
ing much over an impending famine.
A feature of the striltrthat is apt to be over
looked is the fact that the strikers organization
does not include the electricians, steam htters'
frenion engineers, car workers ana teamslers'
These make in Chicago alone total of 10000
additional men, who may be made Idle wholly
or in part voluntarily otherwise, according
10 the development in the struggle between tbs
direct contestants-the packing house proprie-
tors on the one side and the butchers and help
ers on the other.
TIKI. STOCK YARDS NOT AFFECTED.
Long before the claims of either side to the
controversy had been thus outlined to the public
or indeed before the strike an hour Old
curious effect was manifest in the restaurants
throughout the city. Customers appeared 10 ne
in fear lest they would havs to become Vege-
tarians soon, and tn. rush for meat orders was
pronounced.
The stock yards in Chicago, at least. are TO Do
distinguished from the packing houses Inc
employees of the Union Stock Yards here are not
affected by the strike of the packing house EN-
ployes and while in view Of notices sent oy
commission houses to their country customers
shipments may faH of 10 some extent II Is
expected that cattle, hogs and sheep VIII sun
continue 10 arrive from the West and South.
This expectation grows out OF the TACT lhaI
under the recent decision of the Interstate COM
rnerce Commission that rates shall be the Same
70 large and small shippers and that no rebates
are permissible, the little slaughterers IN chi
cago and the East will require more cattle pc
cause of the decrea sed killing by the Dig packers
on account Of { he strike, ,.1, 49,.
If the strike continues long II Is propaoIe thae
many small sIaughterers Will resume business
again in the large cities Throughout the country
and that q large number of the cattle, sheep ana
hogs received at the Union Stock Yards here
win be bought and shipped East II was stated
AZ the wards to-day that. since the decision OF
the Interstate Commerce COMMISSION the put
chases of animals the hoof FOR Eastern CON
sumption have so largely Increased that they
are now almost equal 10 the total oought py the
local packers. - III, ,..-o
with the small saughterers throughout the
country inasmuch the more work they 40
the .Sore they will injure the business or the
big packers upon whom alone the strikers nave
made demands The Union Stock Yards people
are taking a calm view OF the situation ana
while business at the yards VIII undoubtedly
show failing Off 1t is believed thar receipts ana
shipments will by no means coma TO a stand
sttll at tho yards and that the supply VIII be
sufficient TO take care of the local and Eastern
demand