Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-22
100000 men ARE INVOLVED.
Onion Transfers Discharged for Re.
fuslpg TO Deliver Goods to
Boyco,tcd Firms
FEDERATION STANDS BY PUPILS.
Ready to withdraw, II Necessary, All
Their Children From Corpora.
den Crntrolcd Schools

Chicago May ??,-.'rhrough threatened
rprold Of the strike TO all lumber doal'
ors, every branch Of the building ndus'
try today was apparently paroySel,
There are only 500 to- msiors employed
ny lumber firms, but D close are the ro'
ntIons between them and several other
unions OF men engaged III hauling
building material that the walkout Of
tho lumber Transfers II was said,
doubtless would head TO strikes IN near.
~ every department OF the building IN
duslry Indirectly dependent on tho
building material toOmstcre II was os'
llmaled today, hung the employment of
nearly 100000 men IN yards, mills, fac
tories ANA on construction work, II w0a
NJ, believed the drivers strike would
affect the wood industries or building
construction work generally at llrst
IT, however the WNlkout should 90 all
along the line ~ II threatened today 10
do, all tho lumber yards of Chicago
would be tied up,
The Same program was seemingly In
store for the stone ana the industrial
enterprises dependent on them, The
planning mills, the sash and door face
tories, the box factories ana kindred
plants would also face soon shortage
Of lumber supplies, which would ncces.
tIlato closing down,
sHEAs ATTITUDE,
paradoNlcal az Il might appear, Pros
ldCnt Shea was reported today ne not
anxious 10 spread the strike, lie WAS
understood furthermore 10 take the
ground that the strike would not be cS.
tended unless n were through the ac-
lions OF the other eide, II the toam-
owners Insisted on delivering goods 10
The strlko.bound houses, the Transfers
directly affected would strike, but that
otherwise no new strike would be called
Nevertheless, 100 lumber tonmstogs
qult work carly today, Seventy of the
total were employees OF the Edward
Hines lnmbQr company, nt the head or
when ia former President limos Of the
Lumber Dealers association Mr. Hines
tho employers IN the recent negotiations
for n settlement Aside from his llrm
tho Rlttonhougo & limbroo Lumber
company wAs the first TO feel the spread
NJ tho strike today Thirty tonmslors
employed by Rll,cnhOuso & lImhroo
quit, The fun force IN each case struck
The cnusc as heretofore was an ordt
20 deliver material TO firms hoyco',ei
by tho transfers IN tho course ~ the
long hos,lltics growing out of tho
strike Of n small number OF garment
workers months ago.
UNION TRANSFERS DISCHARGED
IN tho frat strikes called today tho
initiative was taken hy the employ.
ers. Members OF the Transfers union
were discharged for refusing 10 deliver
% boycottod firms orders by the union
for others 10 quit whore discharges had
been made followed quickly As an Inn.
mediate result tho yards " two biz
companies were completely tied mp,
Edward Hines, president OF tho Lum.
hetmen't association, declared that eve
cry lumber yard IN the city would be,
jore Ions be without drivers,
III means complete slngnatIon Of
business AZ time when building OPP
era,lons In Chicago are booming 10 n
greater extent than has been since
lsNs' said Mr., Hines "Thc supply OF
lumber on hand VIII not last the build
lng contractors more than ~ hours, Tho
factories which depend on boxes for
shipping VIII be crippled because they
WI be without lumber, n this occurs
the Nockynrda packing industries WIN
be especially disturbed, for they must
nave boxes there to do the shipping
Ihc express companies whose ottl-
llde on tho question Of re.lnstntng
heir striking drivers caused the break
W me pence plans, stood firm today,
lotnsing to take back any Of their old
men The officials OF the express COM
punlos declared absolutely that none
VI inc strikers would be rolnst0tod,
STRIKE SPREADS.
As the day advanced tho strike
gradually spread, Twenty-Five tonm.
fters employed by tho Wlloo Lumber
company struck The men had been or.
uered 10 mako the deliveries which the
leamHlors OF the Rlttonhouso 4 Embroe
company had refused 10 make, Tho de.
lNoflos were to have been mado 10 n
urge department store, but the WIlco
company encountered precisely tho
r,me tactics M the strikers had ON.
I,oyed on other firms attempting TO do
mus,ness win concerns that were
AN lNcENpIARy FIRE,
nm lncondlary fire at tho yards Of the
nlllenhousc a llmbrce Lumber com.
pAnS " suspected by the Arm 10 have
connection with the strike Ioat
snsnt rro was discovered In three ar.
,rl'nt parts OF the yards, ana before
XIV names were oytlnRuIshod several
thousand dollars worth Of lumber Mad
Deen destroyed,
ARREST or PARENTS.
me arrest and prosecution OF parents
~ ohlldron connected with school
ulNes Following the use OF colorod
nvrun,9n lcameters In delivering coal
,o pupllo schools has aroused bitter
hhSellng among members OF labor unions,
ave Federation Of Labor has adopted
resolutions as follows, " 'N'
a., resolved, That the federation
vuBes nself to stand by these chill
urn ana, II necessary for their ylnd-
,,alon 70 hold ourselves ready 10 With
INV NV w our children from tho corporu-
"on controlled schools,
mAolVed That II these victims OF
"rvlllo and miedirocted zeal are not
immediately released, we pledgo tho
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