Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-05
SERIOUS DELAYS IN TRAFFIC
Telegraphers' Strike on Northern Railways
Making Itself Felt,
PASSENGER TRAINS MANY HOURS LATE
OmciRls Say Many Operators Are
Returning 90 work, but This
Is Denied by President
Perham.

ST. PAUL Mimi, Aug. 4-Although con-
ditiors approaching a tieup have not yet
developed as a result Of the strike Of the
telegraphers on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads. increasingly
serious delays are being caused in the NOV
ing of traffic Tonight the effect OF the
strike is becoming manifest in the moving
of passenger trains, which the officials by
strenuous efforts have been able so far to
keep practically on schedules Information
given out at the Union depot in st. Paul
shows that while nearly all the morning
trains of both roads were on time, mid-day
and afternoon trains have been coming in
at all hours. The Northern Pacific Coast
Limited, due at $40 this evening, will ar
rive tomorrow morning at 7:4O, more than
fifteen hours late. The Twin City Express,
on the same road, due at 7;4O this morning,
arrived at 4:9o p. m, nearly nine hours late.
Train No. was thirty minutes late.
Tho Great Northern has been more for
tunate today. the Flyer. due at PAS, being
slightly less than three hours late. The
fast mail. due at 1910, will arrive shortly
after midnight.
What the outcome of the freight situation
will be is problematical. The railroad OFF,
cials say that they are taking all the busi-
ness offered and will be able to take care OF
II. The operators, however, are aware Of
the difficulty with which freight is being
moved and predict that when the heavy
movement Of crops begins presently the tie
up will be effective. Perishable fruits were
received in many places today and many
refrigerator cars were started In an effort
TO make local deliveries II possible Iron
ore traffic at the head of the lakes is NOV
ing without delay.
Perham Denies DesertiOns.
Reports from of1cial sources on the num-
ber of union deserters and the number OF
stations opened vary widely. General Man
ager Horn of the Northern Pacific and
General Superintendent Slade of the Great
Northern say that they are continuing to
get men from the union ranks and Presi-
dent Perham of the Telegraphers union de-
| clares that these statements are greatly
exaggerated in each case. Numbers OF sta
tions are being opened nevertheless, on
both roads, clerks from the general offices
of the roaus and other employees. besides
dispatchers, being used to augment the
ranks of the strike-breakers. Those who
are not telegraphers are assigned to smaller
! stations to take care of the express and
! freight traffic.
General Manager Horn Of the Northern
Pacific, in commenting on the days de-
velopments, said tonight:
The strike operators have absolutely
! failed TO tie up the Northern Pacific or "a
| interfere to any great degree with the
| movement of trains. Our freight and pas
senger service Is being maintained effec'
! lively and without a break.
ss- Aid for Operators.
| The difficulties in train operation will be
! greatly increased by union rulings re-
ceived tonight by the conductors and engi
neers employed on the two systems. Grand
| Chief Engineer w. 8. Stone of the Order
! OF Railway Engineers has instructed the
members of that body to cease assuming
any of the functions of the telegraphers
and f. T. Clark. head of the Order OF
Railway Conductors. has issued a like or
| der. The telegraphers say that much Of the
success the roads have had in moving trains
is due to the aid given by members of these
two orders.
Train Runs on Flag Orders.
MOORCROFT Wyo.. Aug. 4.-(Specia
| Telegram )-The passengers on the delayed
Portland-St Louis limited report, as caus,
for their nearly eight hours delay, tina
they practically tagged every inch OF IN,
way on the Northern Pacific, not even hav
ing seen a train order between the coas
and Billings, Mont, where this train take
the Burlington for the southeast.
Freight trains were passed in plenty, bu
they were holding down sidings. EleveI
freight trains thus progressing wer
counted in consecutive order at a poln
midway between Butte and Billings. II
one instance only was there seen a movini
freight The same conditions seem to Oh
tain today on the Northern Pacific, for thi
same train is now reported four hours late
Rio Grnnde Trackmen Encouraged
! DENVER, Aug. Both sides to the con
troversy between the Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employees and the Denve
& Rio Grande railroad. which resulted in
strike being declared two days ago, con
tinue 70 claim the advantage in eXistin
conditions and profess to be encouraged a
the outlook The Rio Grande officials sa
they are not in the least disturbed by th
fact that a number of their trackmen hav
quit for the reason that they are rapid
filing their places with competent men an
will soon have a full complement OF trac
men again. They assert with renewe
emphasis that they will not treat with III
| brotherhood in any capacity. Presider
Wilson of the brotherhood admits that th
road is sending out men TO take the striker
places, but asserts that they are as a rul
incompetent and predict that in a mont
/ the road will lose most of these new me