The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-06
TRAINS ON TIME.
Railroads Claim Everything Is in
Good Shape.

st. Paul, Aug. 5.-This, the fourth
day of the telegraphers' strike on the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railways, opened with both sides claim
ing that their affairs were in good
shope, General Manager Horn of the
Northern Pacific, who has been on duty
practically night and day since the
strike, was not in his Office early to-
day. An Official speaking for him said
Trains leaving here for the west
are running according to schedule. The
movement OF train No. 8, (the Pacific
Expressl which left st. Paul Thurs
day night, shows we are keeping up
the time. The train was one hour and
and was exactly one hour and thirty
minutes late when IL arrived at Staples,
Mimi, and also just that much late
at Mandan, ~. D.
I'm the west our superintendents re-
port having picked UP a number OF
operators, ana from all the lines they
repoTt buSfhess moving in good shape
1T es true some of our fFeights are
late, but they are moving. Reports re-
ceived this morning show that we have
opened thirteen more stations and that
we have made up time on all passenger
trains"
In the announcement that = J. HiH
will arrive in St Paul August 10, the
managers OF the strike see ray Of hope
for arbitration OF their troubles.
Torns statement
General Manager Horn, OF the North
ern Pacific, gave out the following this
afternoon:
&C. NJ. Levy, assistant 10 the presi-
dent, Tacoma, and IN charge OF the
western end OF the line, wires me that
conditions viii be normal by the frst
of the week.
Many old operators along the line
have applied for work and are filling
*
but that by the end OF next week the
company will have filed every position
made vacant by the strike.
THE telegraphers have sent a COM
mittee from Spokane 70 Roslyn, Wash.
in an attempt TO extend the strike and
I have direeted-that transportation be
furnished the committee. REPORTS from
divisions include the following:
'Dakato Division-An trains moving
without delay and passenger trains
making up time. All but eight stations
are open.
Montana Division - Saperintendent
Boyle needs but FIVE operators to MI
the line. Trains moving as we'll as at
any time during July.
yellowstone Bivision-Passengers re-
port that they would not have known a
strike was in progress but for news
paper reports
''R.e-;y Mountain Division-Twenty-
Ave additional operators at work. This
division has moved all its passenger
and special train on time and twenty
one freights in addition, in twenty
four hours.
Idaho Division-No more men are
needed.>> Every station but two on the
main and branch lines open. Decided
change OF feeling manifested.
Seattle Division Twenty-eight
freights are making running time or
better Passenger trains on account OF
their weight are losing time, but not
more than during previous weeks.
Pacific Diyision-Half dozen strikers.
have returned TO work"
One Striker Weakens.
Spokane, Aug, .5,-R, P, Handy. local
chairman of the Order OF Railroad
Telegraphers for the Idaho division of
the Northern Pacific. announced today
that he regards the strike as lost and
advises the n.sn 10 return TO work.
Chairman TanauaFy or the Order OF
Railroad TelegEaphere IN charge Of the
strikers, answers by announcing that
Haney viii be relieved from his office
The Northern Pacific has given the men