The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-04
STRIKE WILL
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suade the switchmen of the Butte-An-
aconda & Pacific road to refuse to
handle or transfer cars from other
lines. AT a meeting of the strikers last
evening a committee was appointed
to confer with the B. A. & P. switch
men and instructed to institute cam
paign.
If the B. A. & P. men accept the
proposal, the Amalgamated mines
here and the great SIN eIters at Ana
conda will be compelled to close and
10000 men will be thrown out of en-
ployment.
Through the combined efforts of it's
train masters an dtheir assistants, the
Northern Pacific was enabled yester-
day to move two freight trains almost
across the state. Strikers aver that
their ranks show no OBJECTIONS, despite
the assertions of the railroad officials
that many switchmen are returning to
work.
freight
The strike of switchmen locally
shows no change on the surface of
things.
Helena is threatened with a fuel
famine, as the coal supply, under
present weather conditions, will not
asst a week There is no change in
the strike situation there. The yard
master has succeeded, with the help
Of trainmasters, in getting practically
al accumulated cars out Of the yards
but none has been brought in.
The Great Northern managed to
get one engine started in the yards
at Great Falls today, the switching
crew being made up of other en-
ployes. 1t also managed to get in a
train load of coal from the Sand
Coulee mines for local consumption,
and it claims that it will have an
other train of coal from Stockett
either tonight or in the morning for
railway use. The one switch engine
has managed to handle few carload
lot shipments to local people, but has
made very little impression on the
general situation. A few freight trains
were moving today on the Butte di-
vision, both east and west, but none
on the Burlington extension, nor over
any of the Great Northern branches,
except the coal trains mentioned.
The coal mixes at Belt, Stockett
and Sand COulee all closed down to-
day. throwing about 1900 men out Of
work to remain closed until cars are
available.
Specials to the Great Falls Tribune
say that switchmen are working at
Glasgow and Cutbank, on the Great
hot CT
switchmen at Havre will go to work
in the morning.
With a crew consisting of Assistant
Superintendent Turner and General
Agent j. S. wilson, as SWitchmen, the
Great Northern this afternoon made
up it's first freight train at Billings
since the strike was called, the train
leaving for the dry farming towns
with a much needed supply Of coal
and other commodities this evening
The Great Northern has announced
that it will have two locals out to-
morrow and that through freight SER
vice with the Burlington viii be re-
sumed. 30
Northern Pacific and Burlington
local freights are running on schedule
time, and the first through freight
over the Burlington reached Billings
this afternoon bringing a large ship
ment of coal.
No more men have joined the strik-
ers there and none of the latter have
returned to work.
Receiving All Freight.
CHICAGO, Dee. 3.-Traffic man
ayers of the various roads running
through the Northwest today issued
orders to receive without restrictions
all freight consigned to points on
their lines The subject to delay"
notices posted when the strike of the
switchmen was begun were with
drawn. The managers declared that
within a few days conditions would be
normal.