The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16

not they had decided to give up their
union" said c. w. Armour.
At Fowler's also, according to T. o.
Cunningham, the manager, "a few of
the strikers have asked for and been
given their old places.
Ruddy Bros plant, which is con-
trolled by the Fowler interests, is still
shut down.
Union teamsters are beginning to
agitate the question of a sympathetic
strike, and there is some talk of the
the packing house district several re-
tail butchers have refused to handle
meat killed by the plants being oper-
ated by non-union men, and are buy
ing of independent Slaughtering
houses. There was no perceptfbIe
change today in the prices of fresh
meats.
At Armour's 200 nonunion employees
in the canning and labelling depart
ments walked out today after receiving
their salaries, and at Nowler's a num-
Der of laborers struck.
At St. Paul.
st. Paul. Mimi, July 16.-Contrary
to expectations the striking butchers
made no demonstration today when
the Swift & Co. office force appeared
for duty at the South St Paul plant
but allowed all those employed to
enter the grounds. Reports bv teJe
plant say that the strikers are very
orderly.
At St. Louis.
st. Louis, July 16.-Although the
management of the St Louis Dressed
Beef & Provision company. the onlv
St. Louis packing house affected by
the strike, announced that killing
would be resumed on a large scale to-
day but little slaughtering has been
done. The east side packing houses
have practically ceased operations
A further increase In meat prices
has been made by restaurants as the
result of the strike. The retail butch
ers are informing their customers that
unless the strike is settled promptly
they will not be able to buy anything
like a sufficient quantity of meat to
supply the demand. The prices for all
kinds of fresh meat today are about
80 per cent higher than they were the
first part of the week.
At Omaha.
Omaha, July 16.-Several hundred
new men were given employment It
the packing houses in South Omaha
today. Some difficulty was expert |
enced in getting the new men into the
packing plants, but there was no vio-
lence.
The live stock receipts at the stock
Yards increased today. All the pack
way.
At ST. Joseph.
St: Joseph f 49,. Mo; s,1t1 July 1.-The ,s
packing houses assert they are in bet
-er condition today than at any time
iering employment to all applicants,
1ut the strikers persuade many of
he non-union men to leave after they
nave worked a short time. Swift,
Hammond and Morris all were oper-
ting today. clerks. foremen and other
employees doing work formerly done
~ the strikers. A number of men
Who came here from Kansas City to
70 to work in the Swift plant were in
luced by strikers to return.
Calling in Their Men.
Peoria, ILL.,, July 16.-All the employees
# the local branch of the Cudahy Pack
ng company were today called to Chi
ago. The presumption is they are to
,e used in the packing house there. At
he Armour plant it was stated their
nen are being called in from all over
he country
Meat Grows Scarce.
New York, July 16.+There was no
hange in the status of the meat strike
odav and matters have assumed the
'hase of a deadlock. Meat is becom-
ng scarcer on the East side and the
emper of the people is beginning to
,e felt. A number of the butcher
.ause of their inability to get meat
Iatters will be further complicated
" the sympathetic strike of the fire
nen, who only await the word to walk
omorrow-
The secretary of the International
brotherhood of Stationary F'iremen
las arrived in this city and assumed
harge of the preparations for a gem
raj strike of the firemen in all pack
ng houses. The engineers have not
ct taken any action, but it is believed
hey will be guided by the action of
ne fremen. The strike of the fire
nen will ripple the ice houses and
viii prove severe blow to the pack
rs /,