The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-20
Strikers on Grand Trunk Gain
Their Point
PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING
VAST, AMOUNT or PERIsHAsLE
FREIGHT, NOW STANDING ON
SIDE TRACKS, WILL BE TOTAL
LOSS UNLESS MOVED SOON
LONG CONTEST.

Montreal, July 20,--"The backbone of
the strike will be broken by Saturday"
This was the assertion late today of
Vice President Fitzhugh Of. the Grand
Trunk railway in regard to the strike
of conductors and trainmen.
This afternoon" he continued. I'VE
resumed part of our suburban service
out of Montreal. We are just setting
in motion number OF freight trains.
Recruits are coming to take the
strikers places faster than we can take
care of them.
''Our reports from divisional points
all over the system are found, as salts
factory as they. are in Montreal No
Disturbances of consequence are re-
ported anywhere, and all important
passenger trains are moving without
interruption.
BY Saturday at least we shall have
a full complement of men and our ser
vice viii be resumed in its full capa-
city"
Vice President Murdoch of the
Brotherhood of Railway Tralnmen and
his associates devoted several hours In.
negotiations with. President Shaugh-
messy of the Canadian Pacific railway
regarding the final adjustment of the
demands of the conductors and train
men employed on that road. 1t was re-
ported that a. settlement Of the dis
puted points was near at hand.
With the Canadian Pacific railway
situation thoroughly cleared up 1t is
expected that union officials viii turn
their attention to the Grand Trunk and
inangnrate an active campaign.
Freight All Tied Up.
Montreal, July 20.-with it's more
important passenger schedule fairly,
maintained, the pressing problem con-
fronting the Grand Trunk railway to-
day lies in the continued and apparent
~ complete paralysis OF It's freight ira
flc. This condition, the striking con-
ductors and trainmen declare to have
been precisels the ahjectjys when to. a
number at 5000 or mores they left their
various positions or the eompany's
system from Portland, Me-, to Detroit,
and In New England, Monday night.
Carloads of perishable freight are
standing on siding far and near and
unless 1t is possible to begin to turn
wheels soon the property loss will be
large. Food supplies and crop trans
portation are vitality involved 1t is
said.
The generally expressed ouinion 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 Con-
ductors and yardmen in the employ of
the Wabash, which road leases from
the Grand Trunk between Niagara
Falls, Ont, and Windsor ont. OBJ
posite Detroit have gone out and as
result the Wabash Is having consider
able trouble in moving passenger trains
over that division. No attempt is be-
ing made to touch freight.
Quiet at Detroit.
Detroit, Mich July 2O.-The Grand
Trunk strike developed no disorder or
attempted disorder in Detroit last
night and today employees and strikers
seemed to settle, down for long drawn
out struggle. No attempt is being made
TO move freight, but passenger service
Strike Breakers Attacked.
Strike sympathizers roughly handled
two railroad employees at Niagara Fails
Ont, today, and late last night at
Sherhrook. Que, an acting conductor
OF q Montreal bound train was attacked
by q crowd. Two policemen and the
station agent finally 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
company, said today. he expected par
tial resumption OF freight operations
before night. The congestion OF west
bound freight on the docks at Montreal
harbor is increasing, while shipping
companies say that six ocean steamers
which leave this port Friday and Sat-
urday for Europe win go out with no
more than half loads because Of delays
to incoming freight consigned from the
west.