Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-07
TICKET SELLERS AT POSTS.
o.u,loed Because They Are Under
Bonds But Refused to Sell
Tickets.
STRENGTHENING CREWS ARRIVE
Rows in Subway Hurl Bottles at Pass
log Tralu-First Signs of
Violence Appear

Violence Appear
Nav York, March THE 5000 or
r,ore employees Of the Interborough IA
IA Transit company controlling the
ANYWAY pnd the Manhattan elevated
ALWAYS. went on strike at 4 o'clock
,,,s morning. and for the first time
Wanhattan island Is struggling with q
sbor disturbance affecting practically
every citizen and extending in Its eff
taets TO the remotest section Of the
Ave boroughs. The organization of the
men was perfect and for the first few
hours after the word had been passed
nractlcally not wheel turned ON the
great system But the company too,
was prepared, and a steamship load OF
strike breakers who had been held In
the harbor for several days, were
rushed to the lines, and by the time
the first ripples Of the human food
which daily pours down the length Of
Manhattan island had started, an ir-
regular service was In operation IN the
subway. II was bettered little by little
as the morning wore on until before
the rush hour, the net number Of trains
IN operation had been increased sufIi-
GENTLY to care for portion Of the traf-
0c. The service was irregular and no
attempt was made to run on schedule
either as to time Of speed, but never
thaess II carried thousands and In
measure helped to relieve the enormous
tax on the surface lines.
Apparently the companys greatest
effort was directed toward maintaining
the subway, The elevated lines were
70 certain extent left to shift for
themselves and the service there dur
ing the forenoon was so Insufficient aud
20 Irregular that It hardly deserved
notice
Each train In the underground car
sled three and some times four men In
the moiorman's box and on the rear
platform of each was a policeman. In
every station a pair of uniformed men
patrolled the platform while at the big
express stations small squads Of po-
lice were stationed Plain clothes men,
TOO, were distributed about the system
twhat the authorities consider as dan
ger points. The strikers are aparpent-
y relying on persuasion and have won
over a large number Of the new men.
In spite Of the Inconvenience New
Workers are taking the situation with
phIlosophic humor, Every car In
the barns was brought out and every
one was packed during the morning
hours But the cars We're for the
masses The few sought vehicles or
were whirled down town in automo-
piles or private carriages. Never I'm
history has the city seen such a crush
OF power vehicles or OF private turn
outs as this morning, Lower Broadway
mo which the stream was turned be-
low Grace church. resembled the park
drives on q fine morning, Around city
hall square automobiles were ranked
IKE park OF artillery, their occupants
pfeierring 10 walk the rest Of the dis
lance rather than creep along the
constantly hlockaded streets. So great
was the congestion from this contln-
ual thrush Of traffic Into the mar
row street, that the police mounted and
on loot had a hard time 10 keep II
NH'H''1'''Af lNAtAHle Nllt~ NNllHUI Itu@
PIE are employed, or have their places
Of business below Ninth street, so with
the interruption of the rapid transit
system, business was slow I'm getting
started this morning Women shop
pers hesitated TO make use of the sub
way or elevated. This meant a poor
days business and although dlfncult to
estimate, the monetary loss to store
Keepers must be represented by large
numbers, An incident of the morning
was rumor that troops had been
called out to preserve order, but this
was found 10 have originated I'm the
presence Of a marching body Of mill
va homeward bound from the inaugu-
ration
H. b May vice president OF the
Analgamated Association Of Electric
ana street Railway Company employees,
" formal statement issued this af-
Wrhoon' said that action would be taxi
wi az once to call out the men OF the
'Nblleefs and firemen's electric and &C.
,cnule union, who are employed In the
poWer house OF the subway.
4, Nhen this union is called out" says
s ~" statement 1T viii mean COM
py,e lle-up OF the subway system"
hundreds OF non-union men applied
tor employment today and during the
,4Ienoon the officials announced that
ABOUT 100 had been hired. Many were
,ulned away because they We're incom-
eluhl About 90 OF the strike breakers
uslousht here from the west refused to
~ 70 work. They said they had been
s""sNsed 10 work as motormen but were
ssneu To- act as guards. The union
hleu calm that many other strike
DIoaAerA nave been won over. As each
I'm reached the uptown terminal, the
,oitIs called the men out from the
,wbe'hs and sent them over to
wy steamer Northam for their
"sbabe' The men went then
"a tne strikers headquarters
tu9 lold the union men OF what they
% %St zone Business IN the financial
SsIlc' was materially affected by the
IKE AZ the stock exchange scarce
y, more than half the regular number
". members were In attendance AT the
StInlng and practically the same con-
TI I,.l obtained at the other exchanges.
,ra.Setoqrough stock opened ut 2O5. a
tnt uelow yesterdays close. Man
n na,l.h was unchanged, while Metro
,tn'on street railway and the securi-
Ky were slightly higher. soon after
wv opening, however, all these stocks
'I,alne heavier and rather dull
"A 'esluent Machen OF the Amnlgamat-
~ association OF Electric g street