Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-02
Promises to be Long Drawn. Out
Contest Between Railroads and
Combination Of Employees.
ONE REASON FOR CALLING IT.
Nr, Perham Says il Was Because Cen
ersl Manager Of G. n. Said So Per.
cent of Men We're Loyal

81 ttul, aug. -I-"l ne Stllke ol the
telegraph operators of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern railway
systems today settled into what prom
ises 10 be "a long drawn out contest
between two Of the largest railroads Of
the west and a combination Of em-
ployes who claim to have the power
to tic up the moncy.makmg end Of
these two roads go that the companies
win be willing to grant their demands
President Perham and his assistants
began today with AN attempt to close
up an the loose ends Of the strike
which was ordered last night to coun-
teract the lockout ordered by the rail-
road officials Yesterday At strike
headquarters kilograms were arriving
by the score from every point along
the two systems from loyal unionists
stating that everything here to man
had gone out and that a complete tie
up was effected. on the other hand an
equal number Of kilograms were being
sent to heads of unions at various
points nstructing them to set picket
lines
There is nothing to say now except
that we have full nedged strike on
and that so far as our reports go every
man is out on both lines" said Mir
Perham today
u ordered this strike after We tried
all other ways of settling our gricy-
ances against the railroad and after
they had locked out our men because
they would not sign impossible agree
ments, Another thing that made me
| cali this strike was the statement OF
| the general manager Of the Great
Northern that so per cent of the men
remained loyal to the road, That and
| the fact that about 400 non-unIon men
were on their way from Kansas city
TO MI the vacancies on the Northern
| Pacific caused me TO decide to show
| them that they were WrOn" I'm their
estimate as to the number Of loyal men.
| Well, all our men are out aud our ad.
! vices are that the tic-up Is complete.
| The roads are not running any freight
! trains. They may be running passcn-
| ger trains on time and hope they VIII
do so as / 90 not want TO interrupt the
| travellers"
When asked what basis he would be
| willing to call off the strike the strike
| leader would only say:
I'VE are in a peaceful and amicablc
| mood and will be reasonable. II Mr..
| j. j. I'm will talk business and meet
| my proposition fairly We viii settle,
! We have now $50 men out on the Great
| Northern road and LOO on the Northern
| Pacific
Although a general strike was called
! by order Of President Pcrham Of the
| Order Of Railway Telegraphers last
| night on the Great Northern and
| Northern Pacific railways the manag-
ers ofthe roads say II has not interfered
| with The running OF passenger trains,
General Manager Slade, Of the Great
| Northern railway said today that all
trains had come I'm on time so far to-
day and that no great inconvenience had
been felt. For year past the railroads
have beeen installing telephone systems
| for such an emergency and by this
| means trains are being run with COM
| paative satisfaction.
President Perham claims that before
today ends 30 per cent Of the opera
tors will be out resulting IL complete
tie up OF the two big systems MIR.
Slade Of the Great Northern and Man
ager Horn, Of the Southern Pacific, said
they were busy making a canvass Of the
situation and would have something to
say later.
General Manager Horn OF the North
| ern Pacific made the following state
ment this afternoons
I'm response 10 President Perham's
strike instructions the telcgraphors on
the Northern Pacific went out at mid
night last night. The order was gem
orally obeyed on all the 10 divisions Of
the system
THE system has not. however tied
up the trafllc at any point on the
Northern Pacific system. Passenger
| trains over the entire line are running
very close to their schedule.
The strike has interfered 10 some
| degree With the movement Of freight
over the system, but not In any such
| proportions as to produce a blockade
or serious congestion.
| photographers ar headquarters In ST,
Paul obeyed the strike order. Wires are
! still working at the headquarters Of
| fee. however. and communication ia
| being maintained with the west end
! OF the system The refusal OF the men
20 remain at their duties Is an incon-
Venence. but the business OF the COM
pany is being handled just the same In
| a fairly satisfactory manner, SUBJECT
only 10 inconvenience,
con the Dakota division substantially
the same condition prevails. The stu
alton on the Yellowstone, Montana,
Rocky Mountain and Idaho divisions
Is much the same. The Pacific division
| Is IN good shape and trains between
Portland and Puget Sound points are
| running on time Conditions between
the Sound and Elensburg In eastern
Washington are not quite so good
HOLDING DOWN HIS OFFICE.
Helena, Mont. Aug "A special to
the Record from Billings says all
Northern Pacific operators are out be-
tween Forsythe ana Livingston except
ing one at Columbus Manager Sloan
and General Agent Hoyt Of Billings are
holding down that office. The strikers
have established Headquarters at BIZ
lngs and expect TO have so men there
before night awaiting Developments.
| Passenger trains are running on slow
| time while freight traffic Is consider
ably demoraliged
A special from HaVre says eight OPP
orators on the Great Northern quit
Passenger trains are running on mod
| crate schedules and two stock trains
held over night were sent out this
! morning Both companies are said to
have been scattering men along lines
for two weeks IN anticipation Of a cri-