The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-12
SAYS STRIKERS
ARE WINNING
PRESIDENT OF TELEGRAPHERS
CLAIMS MEN ARE STAND
ING FIRM.
ANOTHER SIDE TO The STORY
RAILROAD OFFICIALS SAY THE
STRIKE SITUATION IMPROVES
EVERY DAY.

ST. Paul, Aug. 9.-Although Presi-
dent H. B. Perham of the telegra-
piers organization was emphatic yes
terday in his statement that the strik-
ers are standing firm and are win
ming, officials of the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific showed no
signs of worry and declared that their
previous opinion that the strike was
broken during the first twelve hours
was confirmed by the days develop
ments.
Additional breaks in the ranks OF
the strikers were reported yesterday
on the main divisions of the Great
Northern, and on the Northern Pacific
breaks were reported to be IN prog
ress all the way from st. Paul to the
coast. On the Lake Superior divis-
ion q number of old men returned to
work. On the st. Paul and Minnesota
division other men resumed their
former duties, and in large numbers
strikers were taken back into the ser
vice on the Dakota, Montana, Rocky
Mountain, Idaho, Pacific and Seattle
divisions.
President Elliott Satisfied.
Gen. Manager H. J. Horn last night
received from Boston copies OF
statement made by President Howard
Elliott of the Northern Pacific, who is
in the East. The statement reads:
up to the very last moment we
thought we had everything amicably
arranged. There is no doubt OF the
outcome. To have granted the de-
mands on which Mr.. Perham bases
the strike would have meant an addl-
tiOnal annual outlay Of 100000. The
men fully understood this and came
80 the company and delivered an ulti-
matum that if this sum was not adj
7,anced to the members of the union,
il accordance with their demands,
the men would quit work
Men Return to Work.
Reports from the Montana lines Of
the Great Northern yesterday were
of such a nature as to Indicate rapid
progress toward the usual volume OF
business and normal conditions. Men
are returning to work, and these, with
men employed from other lines, have
enabled the company to man most OF
it's stations and handle it's usual bust
ness. Other disvisiOns Of the Great
Northern are in excellent shape again
and traffic is moving promptly.
Assistant superintendent B. E.
Palmer of the Northern Pacific, tele-
froy,,
ported that the strike is practically
over.
Officials of the two systems do not
believe it is Mr.. Perhams intention to
call the strike off, no matter what the
Result May Be.
They point out that the strike on the
Santa Fe. which occurred five years
ago, is still on, technically, since Mr..
Perham never announced it's termina-
ton and to the fact that Mr.. Perham
has not yet called off the Missouri
Kansas & Texas strike. The latter
contest is more than year old.
With reference to yesterdays devel
opments Gen. Manager H. ]. Horn of
the Northern Pacific issued the fol-
lowing statement late last night:
''The situation has been constantly
improving at both ends of the system
during the day. The strikers are de-
voting much attention to attempts to
pull out men, and to interference with
company wires, but in spite OF this,
every division of the system shows a
substantial net gain"