Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-12-09
SWI'TCHMENS' STRI.kE
INTERRUPTS BUSINESS ! | |! ! }
Il FREIGHT TRAINS TIED UP IN q
THE TWIN CITIES AND
DULUTH.
Many Men Of Other Occupations are
Made Idle BY the Strike.

covered up the tracks completely and
operations in the train service were
suspended until the storm ceased
and the tracks could be cleared:
The snow will give employment to
good many laborers. The company 4
expects to keep its branch lines as
we'll as main lines open as far as
possible to do so. The only contin-
gency that may cause anxiety in case
Of severe storm or other delays In
the handling of trains, is the matter
of fuel, at some Of the more remote
points on the branch lines.
The company has fair supply OF
fuel at Dawson, and other points for
its own use, and will be, able to hand
le all coal shipments from the west
that it can get. The 500 at Bismarck
is expected to deliver Ignite from
the Wilton mines, and in case such
coal can be secured on the N. p.
tracks, there will be no doubt about
its being transported with reasonable
promptness. #
The present switchmen's strike has
tied up the freight service temporar-
lily and freight is being received In
car load lots only, at this station.
The same condition is found on the
500 line at Valley City. Darlington
and elsewhere.
just how long the switchmen's
strike is likely to last is an uncertain
proposition. Judging by the state
ment of the railroad managers the
companies will endeavor to handle
the trahhc to the best Of their abil-s
ity, and not comply with the de-
mands Of the switchmen. Il
I The didlculty with the employees;
and the companies will be more
acute in the large cities. where big,
switching yards and terminals exist.
The railroad officers have expected
the strike, and are arranging to
handle the passenger trafhc hrst. and
freight as soon as possible. All the
freight trains in st. Paul. Minneap-
oils and Duluth as we'll as important
points in the northwest from Puget
Sound to the Lakes are affected by
the strike. 4.
The number Of strikers in the
Twin Cities is estimated about 1900
or 1000, and the number In the
northwest over 5000. /.
Frank Hawley, president OF the
switchmen's Union states that he
does not think there will be q SYM
pathetic strike.
In the country districts the farm
&ers have their live stock we'll in hand
and most Of them have their fuel sup-
! My in for the winter. There will be
! sharp falling of in the handling OF
grain to elevators and q heavy de.
cline in the receipts Of grain at the
4 terminals in the northwest.
IA large number OF employees OF
elevators and other industries de-
pendent on the grain trade in the
Twin Cities, Duluth and Superior.
will be in forced idleness for an un-
certain period. or until the railroad
Companies again begin to handle
& freight from the nelds. sS:5gss WA q: III
Y The storm In North Dakota may
{ scomplicate matters in this respect for
short time. The heaviest fall Of
the snow is east Of the Missouri river
there being but light snow reported
IN the western rart Of the state.
Trains No. 8. q ana 4 5 on the n. =.
main line arrived today: somewhat
late and brot their regular quota Of
man, express ana passeng gers.t The
trains on the valley line both freight
and passenger went out % usual. al
90 trains On the Jamestown and
Northern branch. Con. Manager
Z 5sladss 81 the N +. statsd lat night
I at Isl. paul. ins behalf of the Mama !, y
gers Isl, Commit ttee, that the railroads.
5,, would begin to M handle q limited
\ amount 81 freight beginning today:
Sit is expected that men VIII be OBJ
tained from the q east to, take g the i J
! place 81 the strikers. and these with
the former employ yees q the company
ana former swft tchmen who are q now 4 y Z
l emplo loyeds III her cal pacities. Will be lt's
ssufficien take care Eof some ofs the 4,
most pressing of the comps alnys,sS bslsl- q 4
mess III TIE freig service. and re- 3
siteYe the sent cou n u There ! g
s l larse,sppwards of idle men ins sstt.