The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-13
MEAT PACKERS ON
A STRIKE
Dem and Higher Wages and
Shops Closed in Nine
Packing Centers

meat cutters at Swifts, Cudahy $,
schwarzchid & Sulzberger's and Fowl
er's have gone out before noon today and
others were gradually leaving their
places.
committee waited upon the manage
ment at Armour's and gave notice that
all the men In that plant would go out,
and the manager stated that ne expected
the entire force of 5000 to cult. At the
plants of Swift, Cudahy and S. & s. In
the Armourdale district, the men secured
their tools during the morning, gather
Ing quietly and leaving without any dis
turbance. All of these plants were shut
down last week on account of the flood
and had not resumed killing
At Fowler's many of the men did not
appear for work and it was announced
that most OF the 10000 men In that plant
would go out during the day. AT Rudy
Bros. 200 employees are still at work.
None of the packing houses bought stock
at the yards today. There are about zoo
hogs on hand at the yards and these
probably viii be returned to the country
THOUSANDS OUT IN CHICAGO.
Chicago. July 12.-without waiting un-
I'll the hour set for a general strike OF
the 1900 employees in the nine principal
meat packing centers OF the country, beef
cutters at the stock yards here quit work
considerably ahead of the time expecteu
The men who thus anticipated the strike
were 700 In number.
Before there was any actual cessation.
of work Chief OF Police O'Neili made a
tour OF the stock yards with a view to
deciding the best manner OF disposing OF
the police for protection against possible
violence. Half of the total number CT
policemen at the stock yards station ano
at the two adjoining stations were orde4-
ed held In reserve to be available 10 NEE.
larly ordered to be prepared for extra
duty.
There was no disorder in the depart
ure of the first SQUAD of strikers. wniit
taking measures TO be ready the police
confessed not to expect trouble for ten
days. indications being, 1t was said. that
new men would not be put to work in the
packing houses for that length of time.
A rise In the price of meat. 1t was said.
would be the first effect of the cessation
OF work In the packing houses.
Stagnation marked the cattle market.
as the packers had warned commissioii
firms that there would be no buying to-
day. Representatives of the packers said
the packing firms had done everything
that could be done to avoid a strike by
Offering to arbitrate before "a disinterest-
ed body the questions over which the diff
ficulties with the labor unions arose
The 100 cutters who quit in advance In
ciuded employees of all the packing firms
affected by the strike order. The cutters
for one firm, Armour & Co.. did no work
whatever today.
Those out or affected by the strike of
the meat cutters and butchers are dis
tributed as follows: Armour S.00o Swift
2.soo Cudahy $500. schwarzchild & Suiz-
berger 1000, Fowler 1,i0o and Rudy Bros
sOo
Many of the men went out during the
ders of the president went out at noon.
securing their tools and quietly leaving
for their homes At one or two places
they remained about the plants but no
signs OF trouble were apparent.
The packers In this city were In un
usually good condition, having but
small quantity of stock on hand to work
up. and all this was cleaned IN by noon.
the men working until this work had
been accomplished
1t is believed that the plants will re-
main practically closed for a few days,
the managers making no special effort
to fill the places of the strikers.
One after another the big packing
houses grew deserted looking as the EN-
Moves withdrew after cieaI.ng up work
on hand. II was said that the last OF
the men would not be out In tho various