New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-02
,oRTHWESTTIEDUP
,ozI and FOOD FAM
me IMMINENT.
rlos~ Mills and Smelters Close
1900 Men IdIe-Fne-
men May Strike.

-4Nr
q. which began a. O'Clock last even
i1
..,usand men are idle tonight on account
:, ~. strike order. thousands OF freight
s,-sle-s ana teamsters are losing time by
- o. the freight bIockade IN the ter
-,,sl towns. a coal famine is threatened.
-Aas a continuance Of the strike for sew
= ssys vii throw additional thousands
-, ~ work IRE cessation OF -four mills
.,-,stens 8 breed famine throughout the
-,rr,ry should the strike continue.
ne railroad Yards are hned with stalled
.-,rh, trains. and an attempt 10 move a
90 hv the sd CO The office men drafted
:. sxftchrien is making no impression.
-ne railroad managers' committee an
-,sneee to-day that they were bringing 20
g PsuI rev sV1tchmen 20 take the places
a the strikers.
70 this President Havley Of the Switch.
r,rs Union ~ North America said:
Ar right. LEI them come. We viii not
,s.c,
BUSINESS TIED Up.
rusness men generally are beginning 70
a., me result OF the strike. The first 10
-
commission houses. Wholesale grOcers re-
az, that nothing is moving. Commission
souses are doing nothing. and their Gus
,.rers IN the small towns who get their
,.rlies from dav 20 day viii soon b. IN
ssie to serve fresh vegetables and fruit.
Sore q the larger commission houses
.,-ssy reduced their working forces. and
xn make further reductions II the strike
essi!nues many DAYS
n Minneapolis the -four mills closed TO-
r.ght and il s. estimated that $500 men
,nploye6 in them are idle. A continue
tor q che strike VIII throw out OF en-
rl,vment about 1900 more who are en-
r.oyed IN the cooperage and allied trades.
II tho SoUtL -. Paul stock yards only
90 head ~ cattle were received TO-DAY.
Ehe-e $500 rs the usual daily average
re manager q Swift d Co. said to-
car that the question OF reduction n
ne packing house force depended en-
rrsly on The duration OF the strike If
~ cannot get stock We viii have 20
aOss he said.
FOOD FAMINE IMMINENT.
Il TIE iron range country the small
rEns VII soon be facing a famine IN
sss trains of f0odstufs can be brought
z there. n Superior 500 men We're laid
q n the Great Northern Railway ma
cine shops The mines VII be affected
y the stopr .ng q freight trafic. on the
us docks a. Duluth and Superior within
| fr-ty-eisHt hours 10000 men VIII he out
n enpio, meut, and the general loss on
account Of no employment for labor and
inability to deliver merchandise vii run
TITO thousands q dollars
s. Pau. and Minneapolis are the distrlb-
uung points tor the entire North vest. Gov
eng Minnesota. Northern Wisconsin.
northern Iowa North and South Dakota.
Nentans, Idaho and q large part Of Wash
lslon and Oregon. In ali OF the cities in
mess states me effect OF the stopping OF
ths carrying Of freight is felt
MONTANA SHELTERS TO close.
ne mos serious effect wiz be in Mon
ana, particularly al Butte. Anaconda and
G-sst FAILS. where the copper mines and
shelters are situated. The Boston-af Montana
'sPPer Company WLl close SIS smelrers II
iseai Falls tomorrow. as no ore can Dc
rllec from tEa mines al Butte because %
1s E;rke These mines viii also close
A5ol, Eve -1Issud men are affected The
manager o. the American Smelling -
asHning Company az Helena said tonight
rs, hrs Plant could run o month with re
~ on hand
IL Montana and Eastern Idaho freight
an Is Tied up. About sixty freight
ia-s are stationary. The sEitchnen are
2 eontroi ot al terminal points
4as territory IS taken care OF by the
a5ai northern The Northern Pacirc aud
r -hcag. A-Ns lkee d Puget Sound
slioacs Unless The railroads can carry
a. 70 ne smelfers and ore from the mines
ne smelters. operations must speedily
ess- The sue.ters VIII be kit first for
~ ooke Supply - limited. The mines
-l oe abe 20 miue ore and store u on the
~1is snc iI tie bins for q while, but not
ne entire Town 81 Butte is dependent on
- operation o the mines and snleiters.
1ata they stop everything stops All food
H-'t are Imported Many o. the big mining
'apanies r-n stores. A miners credit Is
- here only as long a. be works
no smeters IN Anaconda employ about
aN-aHe hundred men. The smelters az
"a Pals. which VIII close to-rnorrow,
@pey 10 ner.
II no HOPE OF SETTLEMENT.
"a a. hopes q & settlement Of The
40 a. present are a. an end was ind
10y tie departure for Washington to-
y y Martin a. Knapp. OF the Inter
commerce Commission. and Charles
zbcr
Anspp sa lie could DO nothing but
IA services and a. this tine they
'ss no, wanted
Iny no branch OF business is af-
- !" greatr al the head OF the Lakes
sl7ke as the grain trace Every
engaged H Tie handling of grain
20 lose money through being forced
oeAfery contracts. a delay o.
te~ hours Be- serious. for the iusur-
AZ boats and csrgoes on the lakes
-s-iss On December .
.At oftces ~ both the Northern Pacific
Northern railways IL was stated
-. "-ai Tie strike has had no effect
- on TIE operation q fast mall
aae from the Pacific Coast.
IL. sAFoae managers committee OF
Ir,'-'Defs, Tie majority 81 whom are
.r.-sl'es - Eastern and Southern
BE- maintaining strike head
in TIE Ryan Hotel here The
- tae larger part Of the COMMITTEES
10 " men from railroads not d.
concerned IN IA. svitchmen's
- "sAes tle committee ore OF na-
Importance
-. esle tIst i1e moral and financial
- % the Harionsl ,2snwsy Associa-
,,.s. eng given 20 ne railroads 81 the