The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-11
Incident in she Chicago Stock
Yards District That Diverts
the Interest.
PEOPLE cLAMOR FOR DEPOSITS
Ward of 100000 Rushed to tie
Essailed Bank from Down Town.
Rumored Peace Conference Was a
Romance = Strikers Planning an
Extensive Campaign-They
Make Ten Strike.

Chicago. Aug. 6.-Condlttons grow
ing out of the strike have led to a
run on the Drovers' Trust and Savings
bank, FOrty-second and Halsted
streets, in the stock yards district.
Shortly after the bank opened crowd
of people appeared with their savings
deposit books and forming in line de-
manded their money. The bank be-
gan paying and the officials declared
that every depositOr who wanted his
money would get it in full. Many of
the strikers had deposits in the bank,
but the great majority of the people
who gathered about the place to de-
mand their money were small trades
men doing business i'm the stock yards
vicinity and working PEOPLE who are
not and have not been connected in a
labor capacity with the cacking plants.
Sensatioal Incident of the Run.
While the run was "on' over $780,
600 from downtown banks was rushed
out to the Drovers' 1t was while a
crowd of thousands hedged in thebank
that the first money from downtown
reached the DrOvers'. A carriage drove
up, policemen driving the crowd right
and left to make way for it to reach
the curbing. Under guard of Central
station detectives. who had ridden in
driver, box containing 100000 was
taken into the bank. Shortly afterward
100000 more, from another downtown
bank. was taken into the besieged
building in the same way, detectives
remaining on guard.
Reports That Started the Run.
The cause of the run was reports
that heavy depositor had withdrawn
his deposits and that the bank had
weakened itself lending money to the
packers to help them in the strike.
Both reports were authoritatively de-
MED, and Vice President Tilden said:
''We will pay every depositor who de-
mands his money. We have more mon
ey than we need" Strike leaders
joined in the effort to check the run
Everybody Got His Money.
Z When it came time to close the bank
for the day there were more than 1000
persons waiting for their money. The
officials of the bank. determined to
meet the emergency, called in extra
tellers and the place was kept open
until every depositor who presented
himself at the window had been salts
fed. The paying windows of the
bank We're kept open until after s p.
m. Nearly two hours before that time
the last man in line had been paid his
deposit i'm full and fresh arrivals had
ceased coming. 1t is estima ted that up
wards of 5000 depositors called and
withdrew theirdeposits during the day.
STRIKERS MAKE A STROKE
Letter from a Packing Company That Is a
Give Away IL Genuine.
The strike leaders have given to the
newspapers copies of a letter which
purports to have been written by a de-
partment manager of one of the big
companies, and is addressed to the
company's statesmen. This circular let
ter, which is dated Aug 4, states that
probably not over % or 80 per cent.
of the business is being done that
would be done under normal condi-
tions." The circular states further that
there is little prospect of doing much
more business next week, but that
I'VE hope, however, TO be able to COM
mence business not later than the week
beginning Aug To-"
The circular also says: Every one
has all the laborers needed, but is short
Of skilled help. This applies to the kill
ing and cutting Shipping is at a still
lower ebb, as we have not attempted
r. do any iobhing, on Jess than car
branches are still without supplies"
These statements are so much at vari-
ance with the statements that have
been given to the press by the packing
companies that the strike leaders are
industriously circulating them.
While the management of the pack
ing company which is alleged to have
sent out the circular does not speci-
fically deny its .genuineness, an officer
Of the company stated that he did not
believe his company had sent out such
letter.
PEACE NECOrTArTONa pENrru