The San Francisco call., 1905-08-03
GREAT ROADS
ARE. TIED UP
Union Operators Oh Great
Northern and Northern Pa
cific Abandon Their Keys
WAR TO THE FINISH
Officials Say That in Ten
Days the Places of Strik-
ers VIII Be All Filled

g ST PAUL, Aug. with the telegraph
ers almost to a man remaining loyal TO
their union chiefs and the railway offi-
cials making every effort TO maintain
traffic, the telegraphers' strike on the
JransconuneuJal systems Of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific roads has
taken on the aspect of a war 10 the fin
ish Hundreds Of men have gone out on
both lines, necessitaung the closing OF
scores of stations, and immense hlnc-
rauce has been caused I'm The moving Of
trains. Through passenger trains and
Jime freights by great effort have been
"a kept on almost time schedules, but at
tempts nave principally. been abandoned
TO maintain local freigh4 and passenger
service The greatest iuterference in
schedules has been on the Idaho division
some CT the fast trains being delayed five
hours, where. tae striking operators had
turned the siguai boards or opened the
circuits.
Freight matter in less than carload lots
for intermediate points was refused at
the freight offices in St Paul and Min
nee polls during the day. Large qUanti-
ties of Derishable freight were handled
10y the express companies. Prepayment
Of express traffic was almost invariably
demanded. and toward evening guaEan-
tees OF delivery we're refused, signed
notices being required.
The railway ohicials say tonight that
1iheE arc We'll satisfied with the situation
and that in ten days wlll have enough
men to nh the places of the strikers. Bu-
reaus have been Established in the prin-
cipal cities Of the West where men are
hired The officials say that the greatest
care is beiug taken in the selection Of
men. and that only thorOug.Iy competent
operators will be employed. Meanwhile
trains are run on time card rules and
in sections. ana in this manner satisfac-
tory progress is made.
o. No accidents havt occurred 30 far. Ru-
mcTs were ciTcuabed that there mad
been enc or two collisions at points in
North Dakota. bat these are denied by
the railway officials.
President Perham Of the telegraphers
declares that 81 per cent Of the union
members are out and that 5hey viii stay
out until they receive what the union
officials have decided viii be 2 square
deal Ferham says that So per cent of
. the men are both station agents and
telegraphers and where these went out
The stations are closed IL almost every
instance. He states that number Of
train 6ispatchers, while not members of
thc union. went out in sympathy.
MISSOULA. Mont. Aug mo freight
except on sidetracked trains is being
moved over the Rocky AOEaIaln DIVISION
Of the Northern Pacific owing to the
practical complete JIe-up Of the system
by the telegra9hers' strike Eastbound
I passenger tram No. 4, due here at S:45
a. m. did not arrive until 1:33 D. M. All
persons applying for tickets were refused
transportation and told TO pay their
fares on the train. During the afternoon,
however, a notice was issued 10 the di-
vision headquarters TO sell al tickets ap-
piled for. No wires were working from
here except 10 Evaro. Desmet and Gar
rison. Local business at the Western Tn
ion office is being crowded by special
messages 10 Northera Pacific officials and
in every instance where possible the long
distance telephone is being used for
transmission Of orders. The men who
were seat here IN anticipation Of trouble
have stated they were induced to come
under Inisapprehonsion an6' with one eX-
ception have refused to go to work Su-
perintendent Gibson Of the Rocky Noun
tain division is out somewhere on the
road but even the chief dispatcher "a
hsadonarters has been unable TO locate
him All trains are being tagged in and
cut but are making slow time Train
crews admit that the present conditions
are the most complete tie-up ever known
on fhe Northern Pacific.
A special train carrying a party of
Chicago capitalists en- route to visit
mines in western Montana did not arrive
@ here until 8;30 .. m.. though scheduled
T., be here for a side trip at Z a m. In
the absence of the division superintendent
nc one has authority TO speak for the
road but indications demonstrate a badly
crippled condition Of traffic.