Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-03

st. Paul, Mimi. Aug. 2.-Although a
general strike was called by President
Perham, of the Order of Railroad Te-
legraphers, last night. on the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific sys-
TENS, the managers of the roads say it
has not intcrfered with the running
of passenger trains. General Manager
Slade. of the Great Northern Railway,
said. today, that all trains had come in
on time so far, today. and that no great
Inconvenience had been felt For a
year past the railroads have been in
stalling telephone systems for just such
an emergency and by this means trains
are being run without serious him
drance.
President Pcrham says that before
night. 81 per cent. of the operators
will be out. resulting i'm Il complete tie
up of the two big systems. Mr.. Slade.
of the Great Northern. and Manager
Horn of the Northern Pacific. said they
would have something to say later
The strike settled into what prom
ises 10 be a long drown-out contest.
President Perham. today. is attempting
to close up All the loose ends of the
strike. which was ordered, last night.
to counteract the lockout ordered by
the railroad officials, yesterday.
IN a statement. today, General Man
ager II. J. Horne Of the Northern Pa
cific. said:
"in response to President Perham's
strike instructions. the telegraphers on
the Northern Pacific went out at mid
night. last night. The order was gen.
orally obeyed and on all the 10 divi-
sious of the system. many operators
nave left their keys.
This situation has not. however. tied
UP traffic at any point on the North
crn Pacific system. Passenger trains
over the entire line are running, today,
very close to their schedules.
'rhe strike has interfered to some
degree with the movement Of freight
over the system. but not in proper
ton. as to produce bIockades or seri-
Gus congestion.
1.-The telegraphers at headquarters in
| st. Paul obeyed the strike order and
went out. Wires are still working at
| The headquarters offices, however, and
communication is maintained with the
west end of the system.
con the Superior division, including
the head Of Lake lines, many opera
| tors are out. yet passenger trains are
| moving on time and freight trains are
being handled subject to some delay.
| ION the st. Paul division, men are
still 1T work between st. Paul and
| Staples and passenger trains are NOV
| ing on time. Freight trains have been
ntcrfered with to some extent by the
| - -t,,;l- -
der President Perham's orders, in turn
ing the signal boards to danger posi-
lions and tampering with the COM
pany's wires.
'On tie Minnesota division, cOndi-
tons are fairly good.
"On the Dakota division. substantially
the same condition prevails. The Pacific
division is in good shape and trains be-
| tween Portland and Puget Sound points
are running on time. Conditions between
the sound and Ellenburg in eastern
Washington are not quite 50 good
General Superintendent Sladc OF the
Great Northern Railway. today. said:
The strike order Of last night has been
| observed by Il number of telcgraphcrs
who have here tofore expressed their will
lnSneSS 10 accept tlle new Schedulc ana
who are entirely satisfied with it.
''Of the effect of the strike on the COM
pany's traffic. it is enough to say that
the trains due at the union depot early
today were on time with the exception of
one, which WAS but l. minutes late and
which was detained by causes having no
connection with the strike. Our fast
lfreights are on time and other trains are
knowing without difficulty.
Arrangements are being made to sup
ply the places of the men who have gon,
lout.'
Fruit, vegetables, eggs, poultry, fish
perishable shipments of all sorts. des
tined for towns between ST. Paul and tn
4, state of Washington. We're refused. today
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