The Irish standard., 1909-12-04

employed at Pacific coast terminal
points by the Northern Pacific, the
Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget Sound,
Eand the Great Northern railways
fstrucks,. AS a.result. not 4 wheel ia
turning in the terminal yards at. Seat
tie. Tacoma. Everett or Bellingham.
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 is
moving out Of the yards.
Elevators Affected at Duluth.
Duluth, Dec. Fully 10000 men
will be made idle in Duluth as
direct result of the switchmen's
strike. The railway officials at the
head of the lakes say not a 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 the round
houses to wait until the strike is brok.
en-.
This will mean that the big elevator
systems at Duluth and Superior must
temporarily shut down, as we'll as the
coal docks. the ore docks, and a score
of factories and smaller terminal in.
dustries.
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 d.
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
he usual cars coming into the state
full Of coal and supplies. all of which
will be greatly delayed as a result of
the strike
Freight Cars Stalled.
Sheridan. Wyo., Dec. 1.-llundreds
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 switchmen's strike. Only local
freight trains are being moved. Six
coal camps near here are seriously af.
fected. and operators say coal fam
inc will result in the northwest, If the
situation continues long.
Fifty Out at MissouIa.
Missoula, Dec. Fifty switchmen
employed on the Rocky Mountain d.
vision of the Northern Pacific. walked
out. There is no local union. but
switcEmen on the division are all un
ion men. Leaders said they were
acting under Instructions from head.
quarters, and they. would make no
further move until officially notified.
Fargo switchmen Quit
Fargo. Dec. Livery switch en-
CINE on both the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern stopped. 1t is thought
that the strike will tie up passenger
trains and through freights. and car
men are expected to attach engines
and do the work of that kind, but all
local and way freights will be tied up.
Partial Strike in Billings.
Billings. Dec. 1.-Only seven switch.
men. three from the Great Northern
yards, and four. from the Northern
Pacific, quit work. The rest of the
30 or more men employed here are
not members of the union. At the
Laurel yards II men quit.
Northwestern Refuses Freight.
Chicago Dec. 1.-The Chicago and
Northwestern railroad issued an order
TO shippers that it would accept no
perishable freight for points in the
northwest, because Of the switchmen's
strike.
1870 Out at Spokane.
Spokane, Wash. Dec. about 1870
switchmen here on the Northern Pa
cific, the Great Northern, the Oregon
| Railroad & Navigation Company, and
the Spokane International line, obeyed.
the strike order.
SIS Men Respond.
Walla Walla, Dec. f1-Fifty switch
men employed in the yards of the
Northern Pacific at Pasco, struck.
Five switchmen employed by the
Northern Pacific at Walla Walla also
struck.
Frozen In Cold Depot.