The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-30
PROSPECTS FOR
LONG STRUGGLE
Laundry Strike Situation Re-
solves Itself Into Test Of
Endurance.
OWNERS AND STRIKERS
ARE EQUALLY CONFIDENT
Managers Assert No Material
Loss of Business Has Fol-
lowed Attempted Boycott.

Down 10 waiting game and Il test or
endurance on both sides. This one nrici
sentence sums up the Laundry strike SIT
ustion as IL appeared al the close OF
business hours Wednesday Both the
laundry managers and the strikers assert
that conditions arc improved from their
respective viewpoints.
Tie Troy. Model Colonial American
Linen Supply company. Palace, SanltHrF,
Crystal and Star laundrics, through ihclf
managers. declare that they each nave
virtually a fun force, able 10 handle
without Inconvenience their normal
amount OF business.
At the Royal laundry. where the union
workers were called out Tuesday and
jealous efforts were made by the strikers
TO induce non n-union lahorers TO Join
their ranks. II was admitted by Manager
Van Cott that the force was still short
but he declared that IL little more litah
half OF his regular number OF employees
were still at work and said investigation
had satisfied him that 90 per cent 81 those
who went out did so on the Impulse cI
the moment and against their better
judgment.
Conflicting Statements.
Opposed To this is tho direct statement
Of the strike leaders. VINO say that az
OF tho union members arc loyal TO the
organization. that they are confident OF
victory and thaI new acccsslons 10 their
ranks arc being daily received The
strikers nclG a meeting NtSlctudt 1itti-
noon at Federation Of Labor hall. which
was attended By about 100 persons; ~
this meeting three ne% members took the
union obligation.
Manager George Steiner of the Amcri-
can Linen Supply company. against which
hym WAS directed the recently planned
boycott on the part OF union BARRIERS ana
uartcndevS, said last night.
THE business That we have lost is so
small as TO be insignificant and not
worthy of consideration ! believe lbe
L. -I.y AZ "a.
are standing Just where We did at the
beginning and have nothing 10 take
back or arbitratc. We know where wc
arc Or in this fight much better than 90
the BARRIERS or tho bartcnders and We will
stand just where we have been stand
ing. We have nearly ful3 fo-ce and In
fine working shape. With no complaint
Whatever TO make.
Manager Brooks OF the Troy laundry
said; I'VE arc in better shape than
ever before, are taking care OF all our
business. which is fully up TO normal.
without difficulty. From my personal
knowledge some OF the union strikers are
already weary OF tlie fight and are seek
ing positions elsewhere In other lines OF
trade
Benefit Ball Success.
4 bail. the proceeds of which will go
To the fund for the benefit Of the ssrik-
ing laundry workers; was given under
nj the odcon last night There were
approXimatcly 1000 persons present.
many more than the large hall could com
foriably accommodate, and the dancing
vas continued until a late hour
Secretary Knerr OF the laundry work
crs said thai nearly 5Ooo tickets had been
sold. and estimated that after all cX-
penscs had been paid about $500 would
hc available for the strikers fund. ,
Preparations for the demonstration
sympa thctic parade TO be held next Sat
urday night, in which IL is expected rep
VeSentatives of nearly all of the union
labor orgs snizaiions OF the city will par
iicpatc, are being made