Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04
Operators and Railroads
Each Claim Advantage
Great Northern and Northern
Pacific Say Little Trouble.
Men Say Il Has Just Begun and Both
Predict Early Settlement.

DAY OF III. tcI"Si't in' Is SIT IKE oii 'ii'
lines Of the Great Northern ana the
<urtncrn Pacific Railways ends with
the railroad officials. tonight. asserting
that the s,,ik" has already been nr"krn
sd the officers of the Telegrap piers
Union declaring that tho strike has
only begun Both sides profess salts
faction with the situation. and each
inaintnins that the struggle will be
,.dcd within Il fortnight.
The railroads have been able to keep
The more important trains near 10 tn"
.-chrdulcs. Tie time freight trims are
ucc.ssiully hanilcd. The abandolI-
,.l. III Of several way freight trains was
ll.. most serious diS.lbleneut Of traffic
to-day.
TIL" railway officers, tonight say
TINT there has beer 4 notable break
"A The ranks Of the strikers. al me
urerators on one branch Of the Great
Northern ana in North Dakota having
gone bacl. To work and - having SIG
lifted their willingness to return.
Many substitutes Ecr" placed during
The day ana mcr fium diIIertnt parts
~ the country are ing examined ana
fut To work az rti'i'!ly rs they arrive"
Railroad Offices Say that there is no
:nd th"t no shipments will he refused,
iuinrrluw. The ore traffic at the head
Of tI., lakes dit not suffer. today. the
,;rc"t Northern handling 5000" tons.
which is more ;hIn an average days
tnrr9g".
Humnrs of sympathetic strik" of
IN. lraiuIn. - nave been in circulation.
.rI although conferences have been
- l..
,!ar..l tonight that such Il movement
* not impending.
I'r .eid":t PerhaT of the Tclcg-
la,hrrs' brotherhood. said, tonight:
We dr" bound To win. and we can
nghl it ou) aliuc. would not think
ol colsr!din% Ia a sympathetic strike
diminishing difficulties. resulting
a." ,'ll,. ,..lrsrai ircrs' strike. is report
"a. nil;. ~ both the Great Northern
..nd Northern PLciii" Railroads. Off
o-a u tEc EriroIG Photographers
.li,tr. ,l the other hand. declare that
W.. tt.r roads I'M" almost without oT.r-
.'"': lhIt rlae' niger trains are de
t,. ,.l .iid that IL. ;I-ht traffic il para
Ir-,d Thr most ,"n.ib" evidences az
i.uflty"H"nt IN ~" Northern Pacific
'-t,i.. ir IT." I.u"unrrn"mt mN1r 10
'.i"lnf- today tIiat The embargo on
y. .th,r ir,i"ht h;l been partially
.l;s.t III" Great Northern InnCuncrd
.i, I:nt il would take shpntnts for
.,il y diuiIr If tnc shipments w'r,. made
III "uW.nl's risk ANA if thr charges
u,r. prepaid
t... ,riul& If :, collision on the
Nr.tl -rl Pacific railroad >;,,t ont. last
.'.'' or account Of tn" strike of the
al.Iarhrrg ul That system. ar" an
i'm .,,rr,li.y /, t;.u Mr., Horn
,.,I I,,,n.t,v, = - .u I'm,
f.I.l.i,n,.,.. toj;,v." said AIr Horne. ANA
~ I'M. y,as a hnad-nn collision there
org ku,,,4 nuythi:Iy ahuut 4"
,;.r,,,I S;ul,~iutcr,I.ut S;I,d,. or tI,n
ta.at NnttIrrn TODAY mad. This
.r.i,i:..,t regarding The strike situa-
ton
The situation is somewhat i'm
proved ;:u: two uC tn" passenger
trains ia the last II hours arrived at
Ia, 81 Paul Union depot behind their
schedules. and these were hut l. and
o., minutes late Respectively.
We are filling thu. places of 4 num-
L"r of the men WHO have gone out
Some threats Of Viul,lrr and attpmpts
~ iriiiuitation have been mad,. bv tho
strikers. but protection will be fur
mshr.i a. al mon NJ work"
President P.rlll,n III lie Tel,~-
iaphrr.;' Union Saii. today:
'Trr full effect III tin STRIKE will no.,
IL. f,lt Nv The cnmraui.s until four 81.
nv. I,ys E,ye clans, 4 I'M ~, wei,
satisfied with present conditions. |
:,m constantly rocpivjnr ran,rts IRON,
mt p1r,s Of both systems 10 tho effect
that The rIssrr-,.-S ;r. drIoy,J AZ
Iliat freight traffic n paraIvzcd. There.
Jan been no breaks IN orr ranks.
There is Il charge being made
against Us that would like TO con-
lrniiri. 1t is SAM that Nv nv ord.rs
III. men that wen out turned their
holrIs red. that is. displaycd danger
signals Ia all arriving trains. and that
Inis was dove, merely to embarr,ss the
companv ami DELAY traffic. II WAS
and property. some agents or oper-