Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07

tie. Tacoma, Everett or BeIlIngham.
Several hundred switchmen are af.
fected in the Pacific northwest by the
strike order. In Seattle 200 men are
out. Tacoma reports 1902 more and
Everett 80. Advices received from di.
vision points In the mountains indi
cate that the switchmen have obeyed
the strike order and that no freight 10
moving out Of the yards.
Elevators Affected at Duluth.
Duluth. Dec. 1.-Fully 10000 men
will be made idle in Duluth az
direct result of the switchmens
strike. The railway officials at the
head of the lakes say not wheel will
move in the local terminals.
They will not make an attempt to re-
place the striking switchmen. but will
leave their engines In tho round
houses to wait until the strike Is brok
en-
This will mean that tho big elevator
systems at Duluth and Superior must
temporarily shut down. as well as the
coal docks. the ore docks, and score
of factories and smaller terminal in.
dustries.
1 About 200 switchmen are out at the
head of the lakes. All but about SO
of these are in Superior. Not switch
/ engine moved in the Superior yards
and there was only one in operation
in Duluth.
May Delay Grain Movement.
Grand Forks. Dec. 1.-Twenty-six
switchmen, 10 here. 10 at Devils
Lake. three at Fargo and three at
Moorhead are out on the Dakota di.
vision of the Great Northern.
The tie-up came at an extremely bad
time of the year as grain is just be-
ginning to move nicely. and it is ex-
pected local yards will be swamped
before the trouble is adjusted. Be-
sides the cars going East there are
the usual cars coming into the state
full of coal and supplies. all Of which
will be greatly delayed as result of
the strike.
Freight Cars Stalled.
Sheridan, Wyo.. Dec. Hundreds
of freight cars are stalled on the Bur-
lington railroad here, because of the
refusal of the Northern Pacific to &C
cept through freight. as result of
the swtchmen's strike. Only local
freight trains are being moved. Six
coal camps near here are seriously af-
fected. and operators say a coal fam
inc will result in the northwest, If the
, situation continues long.
Fifty Out at Missoula.
Missoula. Dec. Fifty switchmen
, employed on the Rocky Mountain di.
vision of the Northern Pacific, walked
, out. There is no local union, but
/ switchmen on the division are all UNI
: ion men. Leaders said they were
: acting under Instructions from head
| quarters. and they would make nc
further move until officially notified.
/ Fargo Switchmen Quit.
: Fargo. Dec. Livery switch en-
l CINE on both the Northern Pacific ani
4 Great Northern stopped. 1t is though,
;. that the strike will tie up passenger
9 trains and through freights, and car
i. men are expected to attach engines
!. and do the work of that kind, but al
|. local and way freights will be tied up
s Partial Strike in Billings.
0 DliHH5S, DeC. l.-ouly seven SWIVEL
/. men. three from the Great Northern
yards. and four from the Northern
Pacific, quit work The rest of the
v 30 or more men employed here are
9 not members of the union. At the
4 Laurel yards II men quit.
!. Northwestern Refuses Freight.
n Chicago. Dec. 1.-The Chicago ant
t Northwestern railroad issued an orde
C to shippers that it would accept nj
}. perishable freight for points in tn,
d northwest, because of the switchmen'
strike.
# 1870 Out at Spokane.
Spokane, Wash. Dec. About IS
8 switchmen here on the Northern Pa
e cific, the Great Northern, the Oregon
r Railroad & Navigation Company, an,
n the Spokane International line, obeye,
|. The strike order.
= SIS Men Respond.
It Walla Walla, Dec. y Fifty switch
n men employed in the yards of tn
II Northern Pacific at Pasco struck
- Discouraging.
Mifkins-I understand your daugh
ter is learning to play the piano.
Bifkns-Then your understanding
. must be better than mine. 1t sound
II more like work than play.
Took the Advice
70 Johnny was told to climb the ladder.
When grown he followed the Dlan-