The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-09
PRESIDENT Perham Says Roads
Will Feel It's Full Effect
Then.
HILL IS COMING AND
WILL BE APPEALED TO
Northern Pacific Says Crops Will
Move Unhampered-No
Change Today.

real trouble on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific roads. Recently he
said that the full effect of the teleg-
raphers strike, of which he is the di-
rector, would not be felt until Aug. 10.
There was no indication today Of any
material gain for or against the strik-
ers and in view of Mr.. Perham s fore
east, it is believed that he may have
some trick up his sleeve which he will
play tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be a notable day for
the strikers also, because President
James j. Hill of the Great Northern
will be back from the east then. The
strikers hope he will take personal
charge of negotiations and grant their
demands, which he has not been will
Today's developments showed little
change i'll the general conditions. The
railroads claim to be filing the places
of the striking operators, while on the
other hand President Perham Of the
telegraphers denies this claim and says
the railroads will be compelled to come
to the demands of the telegraphers,
because their roads are being congested
by accommodating freight, causing heavy
losses.
No Work for Government.
A dispatch from Washington today
says: "The attorney general has re-
eeived a number Of kilograms from
United States attorneys giving the in
formation that the tefegraphers' strike
along the line of the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific railroads
shows an Improvement in condition.
Therefore it is said to be quite i'm
probable that the department of justice
will fake any action in this matter un-
less the situation should become
worse
Says Crops Will Move.
"The public need not be in the least
afraid that we will not be able to han
die the fall CROP said General Man
ager Horn of the Northern Pacific. eve
have more cars and more engines avail
ment agencies inform us they are re-
ceiving numerous applications from op'
orators wanting positions who will soon
be in our service. OF course, 1t is a
rather slow operation r get good opera
stors to fill vacancies, especially If they
already have positions.
Strikers Are Flush.
President Perham is making extrava-
giant use Of the mails and telegraph
wires. He is receiving about one hun.
tlred letters and three hundred tele.
grams day. He claims to have plenty
of money to continue the fight. II
necessary, he says, the $4,000 members
of the telegraphers.,, organization thru
assessments. If this is not enough, hi
says he has assurance of support from
the American Federation of Labor, with
its 100000 members.
Mr.. Perham's Proof.
To substantiate his statement tina
more stations are closed than the rail
l- - l,,,,4
today exhibited two Northern Pacif
train orders sent out by the superin
tendent. They are as follows:
Order No. 16.-Telegraph offices a
Windsor, Cleveland. Steele, Driscoll, Ster
ling and Mckenzie are closed. Disregar,
train order signals at these points. Tele
graph, offices at Medina and Bismarc]
are closed from pm. to am: Disre
gard train order signals at Medina an
Bismarck 7 pm. to 7 am.
A. M. B., Supt.
Jamestown.-Order No. 1 of Aug. 8 i
annulled. Day and night telegraph of
fees at Bloom, Spiritwood, Eckelson, San
born, Berea, Alta, Oriska. Magnolia
Wheatland and Casselton are closed. Dis
regard train order signal at these points
Night telegraph offices at Tower City an
Mapleton are closed between 7 pm. an
an. Disregard train order signal q
those points during night
"A. M. B., supt
"The first of these two orders was il
sued for call trains east - said M
Perham, "and given out at Manda,
This is on the second division of tn
Northern Pacific, between Jamestow
and Mandan, 107 miles, and shows onl
three day-otfices and one night -offic
open in this distance.
The second order relates to tn
first district of the Dakota division
in which stretch three day-offices an
one night are OPEN:
Reports from Strikers.
kilograms received up to noon toda
at strike headquarters included the TO
lowing:
Havre. Mont.-Agent Malta, Mont
who continued work. has quit
Helena-Commission of Labor Fergr
son advises us to proceed against N.
\ violation labor laws, criminay and civil,
/ Men firm.
I ~ Fergus Falls-Two hundred and fit
citizens elected scab operator sent I
GAINESVILLE:
Helena-Men firm. Three more quit tt
day. -
-Superior-Mesaba division solid. Sane
stone men pulled out clean.
Fargo-Main line men all right Branc
1 men not so patriotic. Passenger trair
one to three hours late. Freight trai1
. running very light.
Observation-Disclosures committee calle
Z on division superintendent here. Notife
him would not take any more train O.
ders over telephones, reckless f1aggin
or work properly belonging to telegrs
q piers. r3.. ~. -
q y Wadena Plea Reaches Capitol
Il -: The resolutions passed by the Wad
e. ma Commercial club Monday evenin
Y asking Governor John "A. Johnson
q take whatever steps were in his pow
81 to settle the strike, reached the 60
errors office this morning.
II Governor johnson was absent, in a
b tendance at meeting Of the regen
"a Of the university, and nothing cou
4 be done in regard to them.
u Weather Reports via 500 Line
ii Full sets of kilograms from the co,
and wheat stations thruout the mort
Is west have not been received at Il
Is weather station since the beginning
Il the telegraphers strike. Many me
ID sages come over the private lines of tt
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