The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-04
VIOLENCE IN The
OPERATORS STRIKE
Continued from First Page.

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esting personality of President 81. B,
Perham Of the operators organization,
who has personally assumed RESPONSE /
bility for the strike. Business and de-
termination coupled with conservatism
are his chief chara cteristics. His head |
quarters at the Hotel Foley in St. Paul
are the same as the business offices
of hundreds of twin city business men.
That he is fully aware Of the possibili-
ties of the strike is, shown by the. fact
that he watches the doing OF the stock
ports of the strike. He believes that a
fall in stock is source of assistance
more powerful than even public senti-
ment.
Mr.. Perham is a pleasant, courteous
man, apparently Well-informed and
business-like. Thirty -four years of his
life, exclusive Of the five years as
president of the Order of Photographers,
have been spent in the. railway tele-
graph service In St. Louis he has
an office employing thirty-two people
where the business of the order is cen
tered, but much of his own time is
spent on the road. The order has
100000 in it's treasury. All but the
| for strike purposes, he says.
Altho the year-old strike on the M.
K T. system, which he managed, has
been called failure by railroad men,
President Perham asserts that the end
is not yet and that the order will win.
"Railroads exist to earn money and
pay dividends,'' he says. "When they
get into a fight they will spend it like
Water for while. Then they will get
tired of the game and offer to settle
quietly.'
In Minneapolis.
Conditions remain the same in Min
neapolis so far as the strike Of Great
Northern and Northern Pacific tele-
graphers is concerned. The train board
at the union station shows a good rec
ord for passenger trains on both lines.
In fact the Great Northern reports as
| good train sheet as it has had for
months. The latter includes both
freight and passenger trains. At the
commercial offices it is learned that
freight is received subject to the same
restrictions as reported yesterday, in re-
payment Of charges.
tiers in Minneapolis no ripple from the
strike is apparent in railroad circles,
further than in reference to the ship
ment Of freight
MIR. Perham to Go West.
This evening President Perham
will leave the St. Paul headquar-
tiers and will go. over the sys-
lished strike headquarters. He contin-
: ues to assert that after tomorrow the
: real force Of the trouble will begin to
l.. make itself felt . #~
t Telegraphic reports from. the west
l conflict. Apparently the strike is more
: than in others. In Montana and the
j.. neighboring country where, trades
unions are we'll organized and strong,
e the strikers are said to be supported
f even to the extent of receiving assist:
8 ance from other unions in driving out
Y, those who refuse to strike or wish to 60
b sections public sentiment is said to be
against the strikers.
It is reported that the Trades and
Labor assembly Of Minot, N: D., has
10 adopted resolutions censuring the
4 strikers.
4 Eastern reports show that the roads
- are active in their search for recruits
Offices have been opened in every large
7 railroad center in the east. where there
a. is possibility of picking up unem
"a ployed operators Of experience.
is MIR. Horns Statement.
W At noon today General Manager Hor7
:. of the Northern Pacific said:
-, 10 "Perishable freight is moving thi
10 10 morning in excellent shape over tn
% entire line. The Northern Pacific is &C
!. cepting less than carload shipments fo
~ nearly all points without prepayment
IS Fast freight is moving on schedule.
20 hn1, ho,o Ia
lP without delay. The North Coast Lin
OF tied, due from the Pacific coast today
re has been on the line all the time sine
US the strike started and it's close to tn
ne schedule. The Atlantic express, due a
IN St: PAUL this morning. will arrive earl
r this afternoon in two sections, havin
ne been DELAYED by unusually, heavy bus
pl Baird, who returned from the west tn
or morning, says: Traffic on the epti1
,ry line is moving about as usual. l sa
ne many freight trains moving on tn
ed Montana and Yellowstone division
Two trains Of stock from Wibap:
on time. Conditions are good and ira
old fc is being satisfactorily handled
Sc. Hears of Violence.
superintendent Albee Of the Pacif
division reports all his branch liz
freights moving and business on tt
IN main line in fine shape. Striking ope
ators assaulted the telegraph operate
-, at Easton and wrecked the station, b.
~ have been arrested and lodged in ia!
~ All trains between Portland and s
VI VI attic carrying exposition travel a.
W. being handled without delay and thu
al trains from the east are arriving {
he time.
mt superintendent Beamer of Il
ers Idaho division reports tWenty-IV
at Offices open on the main line and E
but two on the branches, and says M
are coming back hourly. Similar conc
tions prevail on other divisions. T.
east end Of the system is in equal
good shape.
up. "Men on all the divisions are begi
ming to apply for reinstatement. CO
ditions have rapidly improved duri
h,o the past twenty-four hours and ev
wa Ws more rapid Improvement is looked for
The G. MS Report.
md General Superintendent, G. 7. Ola
the of the Great Northern said:
Yer "Reports from all divisions receiv
this morning over our own wires sh
va passenger trains generally on ti1
wa freight trains running on schedule a
construction trains working as usu
fao Many agents and operators who obey
cfo1 ra.