Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-07
1T is NOW HIRING JAPANESE
Have Been Trained in Railroad
Shops Of Pacific Coast
States.
Handling of Crops VIII Not BE Intert
fcred With-Telegraph Prepar-
ing to Go Out

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 1T Is be
ginning to be realized that the Can
adian Pacific railroad is prepared for
a strike struggle with the mechanics
which viii last some time. The com.
pany's locomotives and rolling STOCK
are at present in excellent condition,
The dry GUNNER having caused little
Wear, besides 500 japanese mechan-
les trained in the railway shops of the
Pacific coast states and in the tech
meal schools are arriving and are be-
ing distributed where necessary. sleep.
ing and dining cars have been drawn
up close to the shops to provide ac-
commodations for the non-unior
workmen, guarded by special con.
stables. Fifteen shop hremen or gans
bosses walked ont here last evening
declining to work with imported men
only one declined to come out, Nc
violence or disorder has been reported
from the companys shops in western
Canada. Mas meetings continue to be
held by the men and the pickets are
continuing to Keep close watch at the
shops and all incoming trains.
DISTRIBUTING NEW CoMERs.
New Corners are employed in al
most all departments and are divided
into shifts which work night and day
All locomotives receive inspection and
undergo repairs before leaving the
round house, and coaches are iced and
taken care of by the men who are
taking the places of the strikers.
Yesterday a gang Of laborers was
put to work to NIL in the open spaces
beneath the fence that surrounds the
yards, and in this and other ways the
company is preparing to safeguard its
property Throughout last night the
strikers had pickets posted at all en-
frances TO the yards. and they took
care that they could not be seen from
within
It is not expected that the strike will
interfere in any way with the handling
OF the western crops, even though IL
should last until the wheat moving
commences Western wheat will not
begin to reach the railroad in any
volume for five or six weeks. II Is es-
timated that the crop VIII require
about 10000 box cars and of these
there are already 10000 in the west
with corresponding supply of engines
The rest VIII be sent on as freight con-
ditions require and will be kept In the
west until they are required.
TELEGRAPHERS MAY STRIKE.
The Canadian Pacific telegraphers
are seriously preparing for a strike
within a fortnight The arbitration
award win be forwarded to Ottowa next
week and the men do not expect to be
satisfied with H.
At Calgary the Canadian Pacific rail-
way put u japanese at work in the
round house yesterday. Otherwise the
situation there remains unchanged
The company viii have several plain
clothes men in that city TO protect tito
new Workmcn. Two locomotives were
out of use there Yesterday owing to the
fact that the boilermakers are not
working.
Al KamloOps last night a conductor
Of west bound freight train declined
10 take out a train until he had
written order authorizing him to do so,
without official inspection by car re-
pairers, He was given The order
Toronto, Aug. +. There Is little
change I'm tre Canauian Pacific raii-
way strike situation .cday All the
superannuated Canadian Pacific en-
ployes at Toronto are notified 10 be-
gin work AT once, taking the places OF
the strikers. They nave agreed 10 obey
the order rather ,han risk the loss of
thoir positions. Officials OF the com
pany say they have rlD sived many
applications for work. The strikers
say only one man was added 10 che
force yesterday.
It Is asserted here on what Is said
to be good authority that within two
weeks the Canadian Pacific railway
ucsraphers win threaten a strike,
Their ylnims are noW before the con-
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