Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-21
TRAFFIC
ON GRAND TRUNK
IS TIED UP TIGHT
Wabash in Trouble, and Out.
look Is That Blockade Will
Last Several Days
Yet.

Montreal July 22.-With its more i'm
pOrtant passenger schedules fairly we'll
maintained, the pressing problem con-
fronting the Grand Trunk railway to-
day lies in the continued and apparent
y complete paralysis of its freight traf-
| &c. This condition the striking COnduC-
tors and trainmen declare to have been
precisely their Objective when, to the
number of 5000 or more. they left
their various positions on the COM
pany's system from Portland, Me, to
Detroit and in New England. Monday
night.
Carloads of pcrshabe freight are
standing on sdings far and near and
unless it is possible to begin to turn
the wheels soon the property loss will
be large. Food supply and crop trans
pOrtatiOn are vitality involved. it is
stated.
a general expressed opinion at many
important points on the Grand Trunk
is that the strikers will be able to
continue the freight train holdup two
or three days longer at least.
Wabash Is in Trouble.
Conductors and yard men in the en-
plOy Of the Wabash on the tracks that
road leases from the Grand Trunk be-
tween Niagara Falls. Ont, and Wind
sOr, Ont. opposite Detroit, have gone
out. and as a result the Wabash Is
it's passenger trains over that division.
No attempt is being made to touch the
freight
Freedom rom serious disorder CON,
tinues to characterize conditions Only
at two points has trouble been reported.
Strike SympathiZerS roughly handled
two railroad employees at Niagara Falls.
Ont, and late last night at SherbrooS,
Quebec, an acting conductor of a Mon
treal bound train was attacked by a
crowd. Two policemen and the station
agent finllly got him to his train, which
then proceeded.
Both the Grand Trunk and the Wa
bash are recruiting men. Vice Presi-
dent Fitzhugh. who is in charge for
the comDany, said today he expected
partial resumption of freight opera
stions before night, but that any wide
spread w Jvement could not be expected
for a few days.
Congestion Is Increasing.
The congestion of westbound freight
on the docks at Montreal harbor is
increasing, while shipping companies
say that six ocean going steamers
which leave this port Friday and Sat
urday for Europe, will go out with no
more than half loads because of the
delays to freight from the west
The strikers admit the COmpany's
present ability to keep a majority of its
passenger trains moving but say that
If the pressure of the freight tieup, on
which they have relied, proves insult
f1cient to force some satisfactory set
Element within a day or two, a strong
effort will be made to get the teleCra-
pliers to quit.
Leaders on both sides say all thought
of arbitration or compromise has been
port the mail service practically unin-
terrupted
sTRIkEBREAKERS IN BOSTON.
Boston, Mass, July 22-Strikebreak-
ers from all parts of the country con-
tinued to pour into New England to-
day 70 take the places of the con-
iuctCIs and trainmen on the Grand
Trunk and Central Vermont railroads,
now out on strike for higher wages.
The strikers are using their best eff
forts to disSuade the newcomers from,
accepting the proffered positions. In
several instances they have been sue
GeSSful.
In st. Adams, Vermont, the head
quarters of the Central Vermont sys-
TEN, and at other Vermont points, the
strikebreakers are being flooded with
kilograms from all parts of the country
urging them to stand by their brothers
and the strikers believe they are win
ming the day.
Last night a lot of strikebreakers.
who had been working hard all day
went on strike themselves. They had
been on duty continuously for 16 hours
and when the time arrived for them
to take the last train from Burlington
VT, to Essex Junction to connect with
the express for Boston arrived, they re-,
fused to go out.
An official of the Central Vermont
road has announced that any of the
striking employees may have their old
places back at an increased salary IL
| they make application at once. The
| Grand Trunk, however, is taking
different stand on this matter, accord
ing to the statement of Trainmaster ].
j. Connolly, of the Portland and Mon
treal division, who stated authorita-
lively that none of the strikers would
be taken back in their former status.
If they come back at ALL he said, they
| must come as new men.
WABASH is UNIMPEDED.