Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-10
CONFERENCE
HELD IS FAILURE.
Packers and Strikers Seem to be
As Far Apart as Ever
They We're
RECEIPTS OF LIVESTOCK HEAVY,
Prize Fights for Entertainment Of Non
Union Workmen Will Not be
Allowed,

Chicago. Aug. 10.-From a conference
today between representatives of many
leading grocery and meat firms and OFF,
clals of the ice wagon drivers and mar
ket wagon drivers unions 1t was hoped
some new plan would be adopted to-
ward settling the stock yards strike.
If not this. II was thought an arrange
ment was possible whereby the block
ade OF meat and ice shippers would
cease. The meeting was secret and the
only labor official known to be present
was NJ. u. Kelly, business agent OF the
Market Drivers union. George VII
son, OF the Ice Drivers union, was said
10 be there also, onioials OF organlza-
tions Of grooers and butchers were in
the meeting, which was held In the OFF,
Cos OF the Internal Brotherhood OF
Teamstors
Despite all efforts Of commission men
todays receipts OF live stock were 50
heavy as to astonish the packers. There
wore $4,000 cattle; $4,000 hogs and 49,
oO0 sheep. with the New York pack
ing plants closed by the strikers, the
disposal OF all the receipts was admit
ted to be difficult problem.
prizctghts for the entertainment Of
the non-uuion wormen at the stock
yards may cease as the result OF an ac-
cident that caused the cancellation Of
A program OF three bouts last night
The prize ring WIS i'm the interior OF the
stock yards on Packers avenue. Daniel
Smith, employed as ike-breaker by
Morris a. CO., was pitted against Peter
Ford. Both men are colored smith
struck Ford on the head with such
force that Smiths arm was shattered
and the program was declared OFF. The
police are said TO have been given or
ders TO prevent any further prSelights
On the yards.
Harris Franklin, a Deadwood, $, d.,
capitalist, Is negotiating with Chicago
packers for the sale OF 10000 head OF
cattle he has on his Dakota ranges. He
VIII suffer heavy loss through shortage
of water In the event he Is unable 10
market the cattle.
IL am driving stock 30 miles to wa
ter said Mr.. Franklin today, and
then finding only an irligatlng ditch.
THE grass is dying out and the cattle
simply must be marketed regardless OF
prices or perish on my hands. The
same is true Of any number Of big
stock raiscrs throughout the Dakotas'
ULTIMATUM TO PACKERS.
New York, Aug. TO- Following the
ultimatum given the packers by the
Amalgamated Beef Cutters and But
cher Worlsmen Of America yesterday,
that n general strike would 30 into eff
feet today the order became operative
at the time set this morning The
"a ID faA xHlIh
the s0-called beef trust"
y difference Of opinion exists as TO
the number OF men on strike, the union
opinion being that the strike Is COM
plcte. while the packers state that only
about 30 per cent Of the men have left,
and that these places will be quickly
filed. President Blumenthal Of the
United Dressed Beef company said that
the company would slaughter about 20
per cent Of It's daily supply today.
The United Dressed Beef company
claims To have about a months supply
Of beef in the refrlgerators Until this
supply Is about exhausted, President
Bumenthal said there would be no
raise IN prices.
The Schwarzschild & Sulzberger COM
pany, II was said, was doing practl-
cally no business as the men almost TO
u unit, have quit.
STRIKERS WANT PEACE
Chicago, Aug. tO.--As an evidence
that the strikers are anxious to bring
about peace conference and to end the
strike they have solicited Intervention
Of Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation OF Labor. Mr..
Gompers viii arrive here Sunday morn
Ing, and with President Donnelly and
other strike leaders, will Immediately
60 into conference TO canvass the entire
situation. IL is said 20 be the plan
then for Mr. Gompers 10 act as a medi-
ntor and do his utmost to arrange IA
meeting with the representatives of the
packers,