The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-15
IELEGRAPHERS, STRIKE GROWS

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Parts Of United States@and Canada
Some 1000 Men Are Now Out in
30 Cities From Ohio to California
Chicago, Special With some
600 telegraphers on strike IN about
so cities from Ohio to California, and
encouraged by their success In hamp-
ering telegraph facilities of both com
mercial telegraph companies IN Chic
ago., where all but leased wire men
are out, officers of the Commercial
-Telegraphersi Union are planning to
carry the strike to all parts of the
United States and Canada
Instructions were telegraphed By
National Secretary Russell to union
t~elegraphers in New York and other
cities, where they are still at work,
to "save their money and await or
ders.p
Small, of the Photographers Union
who is in San Francisco, urging him
to take the first train to Chicago to
look after the situation as it is the a
nounced intention of the men to en-
| gineer the strike from Chicago.
The telegraph companies III pre-
pairing to meet the issue, and declare
that they will fght to a finish. They
declare they have been temporizing
with the union for months and that
they will hold no further negotiations
with the representatives of the men
on strike. Cots have been installed.
in the buildings Of both companies
in Chicago for the accommodation of
strike-breakers and other prepare
tions for a bitter struggle are making.
Cities Affected by Strike.
According to information received
in Chicago Saturday night the points
already affected outside of Chicago
and the total of strikers are:
Chicago-Western Union 1,150;
Postal, 500.
Houston-Western Union, 80; Post
al.
Kansas City-Western Union, $50;
Postal, 20.
Topeka-Western Union, s; Post
al, 5.
Oklahoma City-Western Union,
10; Postal, 1O.
Pueblo-Western Union, s; Postal,
New Orleans-Western Union, 1O6;
Postal, go.
Nashville-Western Union, Il;
Postal.
M-emphis-Western Union, 60;
Postal, so.
.Dallas-Western Union, 105; Post
al, 40.
M-eridian-Western Union, 10;
Postal.
. jackson, Miss.-Western Union, Il
Postal.
Minneapohs-Western Union, so;
Postal
:, Milwaukee-Westorn Union, so:
Postal; Is. a
/ st. ouis-West Union, 800:
Postal, 100.
Helena, Northwestern Union, 10;
' Colorado springs-Western Union
: 10; Postal.
) Denver-Western Union, 70; Post
q tall
r Fort Worth, Tex.-Western Union
| 40; Postal.
g al
+ St. Paul-Western Union, 100
a Postal.
II Los Angeles-Western Union, so
Fargo-Western Union, 10; Postal
omaha-Western Union, 60; Post
|, al. 25.
Sioux Citv-Western Union, Is
: Postal.
; Knoxville-western Union, So
q Postal.
. Observation-Disclosures Union, 35
! Postal, 65.
Al Jackson, Miss.-Western Union,--
Postal, 5.
: : K-ugusta-Western Union; Post
al, 25.
"We are filling vacancies as rapid,
as p~ossible," said T. P. Cook, genera
= superintendent of the Western Unio.
and we are in better position han W
expected to be. We will not dea
b with any representatives of the strik
ers, as this company only treats wit
its own employees. When the men qui
work, they ceased to be employees o
the Western Union and our relation
with them are at an end. There wi
be no union recognition.
.b] aWill you let President Gomper
i Of the American Federation of Ls
Dor, should he come to Chicago an
! offer his services p" Mr.. Cook wa
Y. asked.
"We will not, was the emphati
answer.
4 w. I. Gapen, superintendent of th
z Postal Telegraph Company in Chic
t. ago, said his company wa maxim
better progress than he had antie
pated.
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