Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-04


ing Strike Which 1t Cannot Win
Back-Ice Handlers and Haulers
Cut Off Ice Supply.
St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 8. = The al
lied trades have gone out on
sympathetic strike involving ali
the trades of the packing house in
dustry In ST. Louis.
Chicago, Aug 3-The stock yards
packers announced today that they
will attempt to import no more un-
skilled labor and in the future will
take on only few skilled men. This
news is declared by the strikers to
be bait to them in the hope of break
ing the union ranks.
The Supply Withdrawn.
| The ice handlers and ice wagon driv-
ers have refused to supply the refrig-
orator cars and the strike affected
plants are without ice packers and un-
able to ship meat except for short hauls
and cannot export any. Armour has
begun using fruit cars for shipping
meat but this is admittedly a costly
experiment.
Says Trust Is Going.
| Homer D. CALL international secre-
tary of the butchers organization, said
today that instead of the packers dis
rupting the unions the disintegration
o. the meat trust has set in and the
combination is broken.
J. Independent Plants Profit.
/ He says that since the strike began
the Independent plants have secured
trade of the trust which the latter
faever will be able to recover. s
4 Teamsters indorse Shea's Action.
Il Increased efforts were made by the
proprietors of the meat packing plants
yesterday to induce their striking EN-
ployes to return There was, however
no serious break in the ranks of the
unions The efforts to add new men tt
the working forces continued to NEE
with success.
The only change in the general stu
alton was that made by the action o
the convention Of the Internationa
Brotherhood of Teamsters in Cincin
natl. The convention indorsed tn
sympathetic strike order issued b.
: President Cornelius p Shea and tn
executive board calling out the driver
in st. Louis.
1t was the sentiment of the meeting
that unless the teamsters assisted tn
butcher workmen in all ways possibl
a the strike of the latter organization a
q the packing establishments would b
lost. The extension of the sympatheti
= = strike of the drivers to Kansas City
: Omaha, New York and Philadelphia
i expected today. If attempts are mad
i to have packing house hauling done b
: other drivers they will also be Gale
out.
Output Of Plants Gains.
In Chicago the packers more tina
hold their own. The steady increase
in the number of men working an
q their increased proficiency told so we
!. that the output of the plants agai
8 showed gain.
i. President Donnelly of the union wi
q return from his visit to the wester
;. packing centers today The employer
e received private dispatches to the e
q feet that his trip had brought no az
NduldSG W lllS ulllOl anu LlldI IIlC ollll
d ers refused to respond to his appeal
l. No suggestion was made on any har
a that the coming back of the labor lea
|. er would bring about renewal of tt
peace negotiations.
Market Still Weaker.
With the normal light receipts
live stock of Tuesday the market r
mained in a bad way. So many ca
!. tie, hogs and sheep were left ov
=. =. from Monday that the pens were n
10 cleared. and prices went still lower.
,e ,e spite of the warnings of the commi
ie sion men the country shippers ha'
a large consignments on the road.
ID Fight Alleged Meat Trust.
,e Des Moines, Aug. 3-(Special.) J.
n Selling time when they have the {
" legged meat trust at a disadvantag
J. w. Brown and other commissit
men living here today brought su
against Armour G Co. and other lar,
packing firms, claiming that they ha,
organized trust and control the /
DC frigerator cars and asking damag
because of what they call excessi,
ly charges for the use of the cars.
Sc News From Packing ,centers.
~ Cincinnati O., Aug. AT the CO
vention of the international Brothe
hood of Teamsters yesterday, Pres
dent Shea declared there was no pro
meet Of a general teamsters strike
connection with the butchers locke,
~ He said only direct employees of t
VI VI hacking houses would be affected
IN st. Joseph, Mo.-President Michs
rs Donnelly of the butchers address
strikers in South ST. Joseph last mig
declaring they were certain to w
90 Pickets were withdrawn yesterday.
90 Omaha, Neb.-Many negro stri
on o breakers have been secured and t
Sc hackers output has been increased.