Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-24
Trhinmen Voting to Decide Whether
War Against Roads Shall Start.
UNIONS MAY ASK RECOGNITION
Section Men Discharged, Forces Being
Put on Winter Basis.
NO MORE TO LOSE JOBS IN OMAHA
Believed RetrenehmeBt Orders Have
Reached Gilman and More Men
VIII be Released Here at
This Time.

by the railroads has become ovsrHhaooVeo
by the Illinois Central strike situation the
center OF which iR now hovsrinE over Chi
cEEo. but 10 rapidly extsndlnG out Llong the
hnsE 70 every point where man 10 en-
ployed in the operating department Of the
road.
Information comes 10 Omaha that in and
Rrou1 Chicago and 81 all other points
where any large number Of men are en-
ploye6 3 vote Is being taken on the question
Of whether or not 8 strike shall be declared.
II is SAID that not only are the men voting
on this proposition but also voting on
the proposition VI forever remaining out
unless their organizations are recognized
by the company.
/ Illinois Central trsinnen coming into
Omaha are very reticent over the prospects
Of = strike, maintaining that in the event
one is ordered 1t viii be Of long duration.
II the men should 60 out, railroad officials
here express the opinion that II will not
extend 10 other Hartman lines, contend
ing that on them the greatest harmony
Z between officials Rno men now exists
So far as reurenchment of the Union
Pacific is concerned, IL is generally be-
lieved that the end mas been reached. All
kino Of stories have been in circulation as
TO the number of persons Temporarily laid
off at the shops. Men employed There.
however, state that the number viii not
I exceed lOV and these are all men who are
! prAcucGuy new in the service, particular
attention being PAID to the seniority Of
service rune IL renewing the men.
section Gangs Reduced.
Persons coming from North Platte state
thai from tnAt city east 10 Omaha ana at
the sections nave been -eouced to the
winter basis, one ana TWO men being let
out on eacn gang. They. however. state
that the roAobeu is IN the best condition
| OF the Unlon Pacific system Gn0 that there
is very little 10 40 Dut rpn over the line
and IoOk after emergencies in the event
I they should occur.
Al the OmRha SHOPS as well as sLt other d.
Vision pO4nts on the system there are many
idie ensnes, Yet the percentage but q
fraction greater than at the same cate
during previous years. still, II IL expected
tnGt most OF these Will 80 into service our
ing the neAt thirty days, hauling cOmmod-
ines 10 market.
one reason for laying out freight trains
IL the tact that the run OF grass ted cattle
Is unusually late this year. During the
early part OF the summer he range was
extremely ury and the grass became pretty
well burned out Cattle failed 10 Jake on
flesh, but since the rains set IN the range
has lmpro, ed until II is in prime oondItion
Cattle are fRttening with wonderful ra-
pIdIty and within the next thirty days there
will be tram loads Of them coming to the
Omaha market.
High Prices Anticipated.
Again This year the farmers, looking
forward In anticipation Of much higher
prices, have been holding their wheat
This fact has had much 10 DO with 8 let
Ling down in the freight business causins
corresponding failing off in the offices
where tram movements and the movements
of the freight is handled. Now the wheat
il is SAD has commenced TO move al q
fairly lively rate, ana this alone, il is pre-
dicted will give considerable impetus 10
business
The California fruit traffic has been much
later than usual this year, which in q great
measure has held eRstbound business from
the Pacific coast down TO the maximum
Now, though. the grape crop is ready TO
move and the output OF the central portion
OF the state, alone as estimated at 5000
carloads OF which the Central and the
Union Pacific will handle $500 10 the east
Al the Union station, where eight men
formerly looked after the care of the pas
senEer trains, making temporary repairs,
six are now doing the work, but they are
kept on the hustle all the time.
In the general offices the people who
have been relieved from duty have no i'll
feelings against the company, realizing
that business has been falling off during
the last six 10 eight months At the same
time they realize thar they have not been
discharged. but are taking extended vHca-
tions and expect 10 return 20 work when
business improves 80 that their services will
be required.