Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-09-01
FRISCO CARS tied UP.
MOTORMEN and CONDUCTORS
AGREE TO STRIKE.
All But Two Lines Are at Standstill--
Men Want So per Day of Eight
Hours-Mayor Schmitz Tried to Set
tie it-2000 Men Are Out-Crowds
Take Things Happily.

San Francisco, Aug. 27.-With the
exception of the California and Geary
street lines, street railway traffic in
this city was suspended Sunday as the
result of the strike of the conductors
and motormen OF the United Railways
system.
Although the California and Geary
street lines were in operation their
limited equipment was inadequate.
The employees of these two lines will
not be called out but they expect their
employers to follow the lead of the
larger company in any change that
may be made in the wage schedule.
This action of the carmen was taken
in spite of the efforts of Mayor
Schmitz during the past two DAYS to
avert the strike. The strike affects
about 1000 men.
A few men, sufficient to start the
cars il word was received that the
company would grant the demands,
gathered around the car houses. but
there was no disorder. A small sized
riot occurred at Fillmore and Turk
streets, which, however, had no direct
connection with the strike of the car
men.
The California and Geary street ca
BILE roads did their best to help out,
but were fairly swamped with traffic
and unable to make much of an i'm
preston on the crowds that gathered
at their respective terminals and along
the lines. The California street line
operated but seven cars, all the COM
pany had left from the fire, and on ac-
count of having no headlights for the
cars, closed down at dark The Geary
street road is better equipped than the
California street line and is running
tonight.
The crowds that passed up and down
Market street took the inconvenience
and hardships of walking, in some in
stances a distance of two or three
miles, very good naturally, laughed,
joked or jeered at some fat old fellow
who had been inveigled into the long
walk to the ferry, or of necessity had
to make it, stumbling over the rough
cobblestones, cursing strikers and the
United Railroads alike.
Indications are that the strike on the
United Railroads will be long and
bitterly fought contest.
Later Report.
In bulletin made public Monday
night, and which will be posted upon
all the car barns of the United Rail-
roads, the directors of the corporation
urge that the striking employees return
to work, promising that they will be
treated literally and justly as if they
had not gone on strike.
The bulletin is in the form of COM
munication direct to the employees and
signed by President Patrick Calhoun.
The men are notified that when they
have returned to work the company
will be prepared to consider a modifi-
cation of the contract that exists be-
tween the union and the United Rail-
roads
Later report Mayor Schmitz held
seperate conference Wednesday with
Patrick Calhuon, president of the Uni
ted Railroads, and Richard Cornelius,
president of the Garments union, with a
view of reaching compromise in the
street railway strike. Notwithstand-
ing neither side would yield point,
Mayor Schmitz is sanguine that an
agreement will soon be reached. He
made this statement:
Il talked very plainly both to Cal
houn and to Cornelius, and they know
that | mean business. l don't propose
to tolerate any rioting in this city if
we have to disarm the men supposed to
be on the way to this city when they
arrive from the east"