Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-02

| Especial to
| lOT. PAUL, Mimi, Dec, 1.-EverJ
~ line of industry in the northwest
~ dependent on the movement o.
supplies is seriously affected by the
strike of the railroad switchmen which
began last evening.
1t is estimated that upward of 12,00C
men are idle tonight, because of the
strike order, thousands of freight
handlers and teamsters are losing time
because of the freight blockade and d
continuance of the strike for several
days will throw additional thousands
out of work.
The railroad yards in all terminal
cities are filed with stalled freight
trains and an attempt to move a few
by the aid of the office men drafted
as switchmen is making no impression.
The railroad managers COMMITTEES
announced today that they were bring
ing to st. Paul new ~switchmen to take
the places of the strikers. To this,
President Hawley of the switchmen's
union said:
IAN right, let them come; we will
not object"
Feel the Results
Business men generally are begin
ming to feel the result of the strike.
The first to be affected were the whole
sale and commission houses Whole
sale grocers report that nothing Is
moving.
The commission houses are doing
nothing and their customers in the
small towns who get their supplies
day by day will soon be unable to
serve fresh vegetables and fruit.
Some of the larger commission houses
today reduced their working forces
and will make further reductions If
the strike long continues.
In Minneapolis the -four mills closed
tonight, and 1t is estimated that $500
men employed in them are idle. A con-
tinuation of the strike will throw out
1900 more employed in the cooperaga
and allied trades.
In South st. Paul, where the stock
yards are situated, only 300 head of
cattle We're received today.
Depends on Strike
The daily average is 1900, Manager
Bangs of Swift & Co. said the question
of reduction in the packing house force
depended entirely on the duration of
the strike.
In the iron range in the northern
part of Minnesota, small towns will
soon De ldClilS a ioiiAiiiiS etiii~po ADON'
stuffs can be sent in. In superior 800
men were laid off in the Great North
ern machine shops.
Mines will be affected by stopping
freight traffic.
on the ore docks at Duluth and Su-
perior within forty-eight hours 10000
men will be out of work, and the gen.
eral business loss will run into thou
sands of dollars
In all cities in the northwest the
strike will be felt. The most serious
effect will be in Montana, where cop
ner mines and smelters are situated.
In Montana and eastern Idaho freight
traffic is tied up About sixty FREIGHT
trains are STONED. rs the switchmen
are in control of all terminal points,
This TERRITORY is talren care of by
the Great Northern. Northern Pacifi :
and Chica go. Milwaukee, e PUGET Sound
roads. Unless the roads can carry coal
and ore to the smelters operations
must cease.
Butte In Distress
Butte is absolutely dependent on the
oneration of the mines and smelters
When they stop everything stops
Many big mining companies run COM
pany stores.
A miners credit is good there only as
long as he works. Anaconda and Great
Falls employ 1900 smelter hands.
That all hopes of speedy settlement
Ill ar TO Indicated hX