Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-09
STRIKE ON
S. p. SPREADS
BOILER MAKERS GO OUT IN MANY
PLACES
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION Is
REPORTED
Shops at All Points, from FL Paso to
Ashland, Ore, Affected-Men at
Pocatello Strike SYM
pathetically

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.-No change
has been effected in the status of the
Southern Pacific boilermakers' strike so
far as has been reported to the local
offices of the company. All of the boiler
makers in the Pacific division, from El
Paso to Ashland, Ore, and from San
Francisco to Sparks, New, are out. The
total number of the strikers is approx
mately 250 according to local Southern
Pacific officials, and only six or eight men
in the entire divisional San Francisco
and Sacramento-are at work.
SPARKS, New, Aug. S.-About thirty
boilermakers are out this morning as
result of the strike trouble that origin
ated in Los Angeles. The men decline to
talk, but the prevailing sentiment here is
that matters will be adjusted within
few days. Most of the men expect to be
back at work Monday.
POCATELLO Idaho, Aug S.-Fifty
boilermakers in the Short Line shops here
struck today in sympathy with the Los
Angeles union. Strike orders came from
the district president at Ogden last night.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. S.-Between
seventy-five and eighty boilermakers en-
ployed by the Southern Pacific company
in the local shops dropped their tools at
o clock this morning and went on strike
in response to a telegram received yester-
day from the international headquarters
at Kansas City, calling out a general
strike of all the boilermakers on the Pa
cific division of the Southern Pacific com
pany So far as can be ascertained the
men in the local union have no grievance
against hte company, but have gone out
with the boilermakerS all over the Pacinc
coast because it is alleged that union men
have been unjustly Disseminated against
in the boiler shops at Los Angeles.
BAKERSFIELD, Aug. S.-The striking
members Of the boilermakers union who
left the employ of the Southern Pacific
in the local shops yesterday afternoon at
8 o'clock are this morning gathering in
groups around the street corners await
ing news from the conference In Los An
geles between H. ]. Small, general super
intendent of motive power and machinery
of the Hartman lines, and the grievance
committee of the Los Angeles union aud
district union officers, scheduled to take
place at 10 o'clock.
rumor was current early this morn
ing that the men would positively return
to work this afternoon but this they
deny, and state that their course is to
be decided by the result of the confer
ence today.
Should an agreement be reached and
an amicable settlement be made, the local
men are ready to return to work at the
| first order
Mr.. Small went to Los Angeles in his
| special car late last night.
| TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. S.-Boilermakers
on the Tucson division of the Southern
Pacific went on a sympathetic strike to-
day, following receipt of the news from
Los Angeles and other points. The num-
ber of men affected is forty. The mer
have no grievances and the helpers are
not affected. Their action will cripple the
division In the matter of repair to en-
gines unless they soon return to work. Nc
trouble is anticipated here.
RPDDING, Cal, Aug. S.-All the boiler
makers in the Dunsmuir shops of the
Southern Pacific walked out this after
noon in response to telegram from Los
Angeles. Ten boilermakers and all the
| apprentices are out.