Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-06-21
LOOKS Ikea TIE.UP in CHEHALIS COUNTY
SAlLURS STRIKE MAY CAUSE
MILLS and CAMPS TO CLOSE
Ihree Saw Mills and One Large Loo.
g'ng Camp Already Shut Down,
with More to Follow. The Strike
Threatens to Tie Up Lumberina
on GrayS HarbOr.

'No'NuS ~ ItC up LumDGcInQ
on GraYS HarbOr.
The strike of the sailors on steam
schooners on the Pacific Coast shows no
sign of settlement, and the outlook on
Grays llarbor is not pleasant to contem-
p'ate, ana unless the controversy is set :.
tied within few days numbering on
u'ays tlarbor Will be practically at a
stand still.
The American mill closed yesterday
morning, and the railroad logging camp
OF the \. f. Coats Co. was shut down in.
definitely, and almost every mill and
logging camp on the harbor is drawing
in Its lines for a shut down. The steamer
santa Monica arrived Tuesday with a
colored crew, and is loading under police
protection at this mill, but the owners
prefer to close the mill to doing business
under present conditions.
The Dryden 4 Leitch mill is closed
until the trouble ends. AT this mill the
Grace Dollar is almost loaded, and will
probably put to sea tomorrow with her
nOn-uniOn crew.
AT the Slade mill the work of loading
the Newburg, by oggels from the Slade
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crossing slowly. The steamer Coronado
arrived Yesterday morning, to load at
this mill, and began taking cargo this
morning with small force of stevedores.
This mill closed down last night, having
Issued the following notice yesterday:
NOTICE.
To Our EMPLOYEES:
GENTLEMEN :-Uwing to strike of sea-
men on steam schooners and sympa-
thetic strike by the Longshoremen's
Union, vessels tied at the wharf cannot
load, and we are obliged TO close down
until such time as we can load vessels
with safety to those engaged.
We desire to state that we know little,
and care lie s, Of the merits CT the strike,
and our sole interest in the question is
the loading of vessels and making it
possible to run the mill. Under the cir
Cumstances we can give YOU no idea of
when business will be resumed.
Will pay off Thursday, June 81, 1906,
at 800 p. m.
1t is nee less to state that we regret
having to take such action, but there is
no alternative. Yours truly,
S. f.. SLADE LUMBER Co.
By w. b. MACK,
Manager.
Aberdeen, Washington, June 20, 1906.
When the Coronado arrived at Harbor
Dock, two police jumped aboard, and ac-
companied her to the Slade dock, up the
Wishkah river. A large crowd Of strikers
wss on the dock, and they were not slow
in telling the non-uniun sailors aboard
what they would do to them when they
were found ashore. Several Of them
came ashore later, two beng escorted
from the east side by Councilman Stock
well, but no attempts at violence have
been reported.
Since the episode on the Centralia last
week, no violence was offered until Tues
day, waen several OF the loggers who are
loading the Newburg were attacked.
One OF them, named Fred Boomer, was
attacked by three men about 5 o'clock
Tuesday evening, while crossing the
Heron street bridge. He got blow on
the back OF his head, which only dazed
him for q moment, and retaliated by
knocking his assaiIant down, when the
other two fed, presumably for mo e
help, as when he ran down the street a
crowd Of strikers followed him. Boomer
succeeded in concealing himself in the
barn of the Aberdeen Transfer Co., on
Hume street, and escaped.
Seven loggers came down from the
Slade camp on the train Tuesday even
ing, to assist in loading the Newburg,
and two OF them were badly beaten by Il
crowd Of strikers, at the west end OF
Heron street bridge. The party had
orders to report at the Slade office, and
five OF them went direct from the train
and reached their destination safely.
Two others, jeff. Taylor and Chas. Linds-
ley, of Elma, stopped awhile in town,
and started to cross the bridge about 10
o'clock. when they were set upon by
about dozen strikers. Taylor was
struck with some kind OF an instrument
and Knocked senseless, and was badly
beaten about the face and head. His
eyes were severely injured, and cash
about three inches long was cut under
his chin.
Lindsey escaped with a black eye and
numerous bruises, and both men were
put out OF working condition for some
time. These men We're regular employees
OF the Slade company, at the logging
camp, and simply obeyed orders in com.
ing to Aberdeen. Word was received
from the camps on the harbor last night
that the assault on those men would be
avenged by the loggers when they came
10 town, and serious trouble is feared
when they begin to come in, either for
the Fourth OF July or by reason Of the
enforced shut down of the camps.
a prominent mill man, speaking OF
the situation yesterday, said he favored
closing every mill on the harbor before
things grow worse. AS it is, said he, the
strike only affects the sailors and long
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other unions may be drawn or forced
into it. That so tar as the mill he was
connected with was concerned, he would
prefer to stop now than later, when per.
haps the affair might become more seri-
Gus. There is no doubt that a move.
ment is on foot to have every mill and
logging camp close until such time as
the mill products can be shipped with.
out danger to workmeu or extra expense
to the mills.