The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-21
CHIC1GO STRIKE.

Chicago, July 19.-An order prohi-
biting stock handlers from handling
CATTLE for packers after 6 O'Clock this
morning has been counterm anded,
pending the result of meeting of all
union men at the stock yards now on
strike. The meeting will be held to-
day.
Prices of meat will be at the highest
in a few days and will then decline
until they come to normal in ten days.
This is the prediction of packers as
to the effect of the strike. At the
same time the men controlling the
meat industry declare there will be no
real famine or anything approaching
it. Retail dealers today expected to
advance the rate for straight beef a
half cent pound, making total of
four and half since the butchers
walked out.
Chicago, July 9.-President Dom
nelly Of the striking unions will make
another attempt at arbitration with
the packers and ask them to take back
the strikers whose positions have been
filled since the strike by non -union
men. If their offer is rejected by the
packers Mr.. Donnelly declared, last
night, the allied trades at the stock
yards, numbering In all about 1000
men, will be called today in an effort
to bring the packers to terms.
A flank movement by the strikers
| developed yesterday in the announce
ment by President Donnelly that in
conjunction with William Sterlin,
vice president of the Butcher Work
mems Union, John Floersch, secre-
tary of the packing trades council,
and Phillip Murphy, champion
butcher of the VEST recently en-
ployed by Swift & Co., will start q
small packing house where union
butchers may secure supplies at prices
which enable strikers to purchase
meat without contributing to the
profits of the big packers. Cattle and
hogs have already been bought, said
President Donnelly, who also asserted
that the plant had been secured and
that operations would begin today.
The operating forces of big plants
were approximately about half the
normal strength yesterday, according
to reports given out. All did great
deal of killing, it was claimed, Ar
mour g. Co, with 1000 men en-
ployed. Strengthening cattle at the rate
of 140 an hour, and Nelson Morris g.
Co., with 1900 men at work, slaugh-
tered 1870. Swift & Co., were said to
have 900 men in their plant, killing
100 cattle and $50 hogs an hour. All
the departments were asserted to have
been in operation.
Chicago, July 19.-President Dom
nelly of the butcher workmen today
addressed letter to j. Ogden Armour
declaring that unless the packers
agreed to reintsate all the employees on
the strike within specified time,
pending arbitration, sympathetic
strike Of about IA, 600 other workmen
at the yards will be called.
Chicago, July 20.-It is believed
that the crisis in the stock yards strike
will come today. The Allied Trades
unions in. the stock yard, which are
certain to become involved in the con.
trovery if it is not soon settled, held
conference yesterday afternoon last
ing five hours, and at its conclusion
sent letter to the packers asking for
joint conference between represent
tatives OF the strikers of the packers
of the Allied Trades, to see if settle
ment of the strike along peaceful lines
cannot be reached.
Both sides claim to have the ad-
vantage in the strike The packers
assert that they are operating their
plants almost to their full capacity,
while the strikers contend that the
packing trade throughout the country
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