Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-16
CHICAGO IS TIED UP
BY BIG CAR STRIKE
AH Employees of Surface and
Elevated Lines Walk Out.
100000 WALK TO WORK
every Route in the City and to
Suburbs Affected-Hundreds of
Strike-Breakers Sent From
New York.

Chicago, June 14-All efforts to
asvert q strike of the employees Of
the surface cars and elevated roads
Tailed. All cars were returned to the
barns at midnight. At conference
Cof the committee of the car mems
Union and railway officials held in
Mayor ThOmpson's Office it was an
bounced that all efforts to reach an
agreement for arbitration or delay
had failed.
Chicago, June IA strike order
THAT viii tie up the 1900 miles of
street and elevated railways in Chi
tcagO ar four O'Clock today was sent
C9Ut from the headquarters OF the en-
lDxOyees' unions.
The only thing that can prevent this
Order taking effect is an agreement
a0r arbitration or delay at a confer
eznce OF the committee of the carmen's
t1niOn and railway officials now in
IRrOgress In Mayor Thompson's office.
a tie-up OF the car lines of Chicago
win deprive 100000 patrons daily
OF their usual means of transportation.
cor this number 100000 will find their
usual means of progress to their Of
ti5ees and IL pursuit of business at a
,sstandstiG- Fourteen thousand men
Js&zd women win be thrown out of work
when tne strike order becomes effec-
tive.
Affects All Lines in City.
The strike extends to Hammond,
Feast Chicago and Whiting. Ind, South
Chicago and Kan2zakee over the Chi
Czago & Intarurban Traction company
Tines
Every car line in the limits of Chi
CsagO VIII be tied UP.
The Evanston and the West Town
Railways companies trolley lines in
Cook county outside OF Chicago will
1a0t be involved. TIE managers have
Ssgreed ID accept whatever agreement
rs finally made with the Chicago sur
face lines and Chicago Elevated Rail-
ways company.
The Aurora, Elgin & Chicago cleo
TIRE Ene viii not be affected unless
liz carries passengers within the city.
IL makes two stops, one at Marsh
field and another at Fifty-second
street IL one city passenger is car
r7ied It's employees viii be called out
Ian sympathy.
WorH Attempt to Run Cars.
No attempt will be made by the
CEhica 20 surface lines to run its cars.
JJniIer the 1907 ordinance it is not
IaegGIFed TO operate during strike.
The elevated roads will try to run
cars Men nave been brought from
New York anIi are stationed in Chi
CzagO ready 70 take the places of the
strikers
Care 70 prevent rioting and scenes
o8f disorder on the streets, in case the
strike should be called, was taken by
CchTef OF Police Healey. He sent or
CferS 90 the commanding officer at
eezSh OF the 45 police stations to hold
fss8r 'rEseTTe duty ali available detec-
tt30es, patrol sergeants and lieuten-
sSksfS- AT each station practically half
CT tfEe policemen doing patrol duty
were called IN, and the men left or
C8e-K SO double up on the beats, each
r1aI taking twice his usual district.
The detective bureau telephones
VEeFe kept busy all day answering
sKaxipus Inquiries regarding the i'm
TszndiDg strike.
THE strikers include shopmen of
ALL ssrafts, switchmen, tower men,
tzarAs4 agents, platform men, trouble"
wagon employees and every other EN-
Ta2Gyee who is a member of either
Union
Ene strike order was sent out at
Iaoon Sunday. An official in every
otaF jEBrn was notified to be ready 70
strike when called upon.
This :situs ten came after an offer
lSszS7e by the traction officials to arbi-
8Hrafs on different conditions from
chose proposed by the carmen.