The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
SWITCHMEN OUT.
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men struck and freight lrafnc is
standstill.
AT Helena, Mont. the Northern Pa
cific and the Great Northern have no.
| titled shippers they will receive no
freight until the strike is settled.
Fighting the Union.
1t is said today that the moral and
financial support of the National Rail-
railways of the northwest in this effort
! to overcome union rule. An indication
of the far reaching effect of the strike,
should it be protracted, is shown in a
report from Butte, Mont, where inn
mense copper mines and smelters are
located. They are wholly dependant on
the railways directly concerned in the
strike Inability to ship coke to the
operations and fully ten thousand men
would become idle. A summary of the
| switchmen on strike in Montana shows
80 out at Livingston II at Glendive,
at Billings, 10 at Helena, at Butte; 35
at Deer, Avery and Alberton, so at Mis-
soula, Garrison, Saltesa, ST. Regis.
Paradise and Wallace, Idaho; so at
Great Falls and so at Havre.
| The grain men have been perhaps
heaviest hit by the strike The Duluth
| market is in confusion today with the
prospect of heavy losses. Every man
engaged in the handling of grain faces
| losses through being forced to break
contracts. A delay of a few hours is
and cargoes on the lakes expires De-
cember 5.
Tied Up in Montana
Helena, Mont. Dec. lone hun
dred and fifty-six men were reported
out last night at important railway
the strike order of the Switchmen's
union. They consisted of fifty-three
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
employees at Missoula, thirty Northern
n.
Northern at Great Falls, eleven
Northern Pacific and Milwaukee at
Laurel, eight Northern Pacific at
Butte and four Northern Pacific at
Billings.
Members of the Trainmen's union
have remained generally on duty.
Thirty switchmen who continue at
work at Billings are not members of
the union and are said not to be in
sympathy with the strike.
Local freight is being refused by
the three roads under orders from
headquarters, but trains were moving
last night except at Livingston, where
Is trains were tied up. and at Great
still. Passenger traffic has not been
affected.
Nothing Moving at NIissouIa
Missoula. Mont, Dec. Mot a freight
car was moved in the Missoula yards
of the Northern Pacific last night or
today. Passenger trains moved with
cut difficulty, but 1t was announced that
attempt would be made to handle
freight. meeting of the Brotherhood
of Railway Train1nen convened at 10
o'clock.
Little Trouble in Seattle.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. Railroad Of
ficials said today that notwithstanding
the Switchmen's strike. they would de-
liver to merchants all the freight that
arrived. Yardmasters continue to make
up passenger trains. The feeling seems
to be that the battle will be fought
switchmen are expected to return to-
day. The officials say, employment of
ronunion men, if attempted, probably
would lead to strikes of men belong
ing to other unions than the switch
men.
The outlook is that partial tie will
continue here without attempt to break
the strike
Nothing Doing at Pasco.
Pasco Wash, Dec. 1.-Forty-t three
members Of the local switchmen's union
| have joined the strike on the Northern
PACIFIC The local strikers say they
| look for a settlement of the difficulty
| within 4S hours No perishable freight
| is being moved. Passenger business
has not been seriously delayed.
Yardnlasters Help at Tacoma.
| Tacoma, Wash, Dec. practically
| all the switchmen employed here went
out last night. Northern Pacific Of
fcials say they are handling passenger
| trains on time. All freight trains are
running into terminals. Yardmasters
are assisting in the local movement of
trains.
The railroads are not accepting live
stock or perishable goods and nothing
| less than carloads of dead freight.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound company reports all trains NOV
| ing regularly.
The Tacoma Eastern officials report
| no trouble on their line, all lumber and
! logging trains moving as usual This
will enable the local mills to operate,
but the lumber shipments on the North
ern Pacific are at standstfll.
Grain exporters say everything in
their line is tied up as receipts from the
| enough grain in store to operate for
several days
Trains Moving on Time.
Seattle, Wash. Dec AT the of
flee of superintendent McMullen of
| the Northern Pacific. the following
| statement was issued:
"All passenger trains are moving on
| time. being handled by the yard
masters, freight is tied up. Every
thing is quiet and peaceable. We
have not hired any new men and
! have made no arrangements to do so.
NO ola men nave reported Tor work.
| We are waiting in the east. The
| Great Northern situation is the same
| as ours
The Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget
Sound has only a few switchmen, the
new road being in full operation and
not affected by the strike.
No Strikers in Topeka
It was first reported that the Rock
Island and the Union Pacific would be
affected by the strike and their To-
peka switchmen would join the strike
forces. This report came out last
night before the official list of rail-
roads had been sent out from st.
Paul.