New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-30
HOW RAIL STRIKE AFFECTS US
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willing to make guess at this time.
The New Ulm Stone Co. and the Jas
per Granite Co., would both have to
shut down according to Herman Held,
manager of the former and G. N. Wyckof
manager of the latter company. One
company employs 20 men and the other
rs men and these would be thrown out
of employment which would mean loss
of from $4,000 to $4,000 in wages. Be-
sides that each plant would have to
figure on loss of from $1,000 to $500.
Even the New Ulm Ice Co. would be due
to suffer some loss in trade, because some
of the industries in Arlington, Ormsby,
Hanska and Gaylord have run out of
ice and are at present securing their
supply from the local company.
A strike at this time would Immediate
ly put the kibosh on the gravel industry.
At present about 500 worth of gravel
is shipped out of New Ulm daily. The
shippers are Aug. G.. Schneider, Ferd.
Schaefer, John Bartl, F. Aufderheide
and the New Ulm Ice Co. The loss in
wages to the men is at least $500 day.
All the lumber men are agreed that there
IS enough rough lumber in the city to
meet all the demands that may be made
on the local yards. When it comes to
mill work, the story sounds different
again. 1t would simply mean that they
would not be able to get the finished
materials and this would throw the
carpenters and masons out Of work and
delay the finishing of the buildings when
the mill work is required and that is in
practically every building of any con-
sequence in the city right now. The
damages in loss of wages to the working
men would rapidly run into money, altho
it is hard. to estimate what it might
amount to.
All the breweries are agreed that
strike or no strike, they will have to
keep their plants running sufficiently to
keep the ice machine going. On the
basis that the strike would not last
longer than month, the coal supply
would not seriously handicap the brew
cries, because they have enough coal on
hand for that length Of time. Their
output would be materially decreased,
however, because of their inability 10
supply their outside trade which is quite
considerable. They would not attempt
to deliver the amber fluid by team to any
other than nearby points, such as Spring.
field, Comfrey, Sleepy Eye, Gibbon, etc.
The damage by suspension of rail
traffic would be quite considerable for
the three breweries which probably
$4,000 would not cover.
The Safert- Guggisberg Tile and c.
ment Co. have two carloads of cement
on hand which would keep them going
for about two weeks. The Van Deusen
Co. is similarly situated. AS all the
other ingredients in their products,
gravel and sand, are secured locally, the
sQnly thing that can stop them from work
is the lack of cement.
When it comes to looking ahead, j. A.
Kennedy of the New Ulm Gas Co. is
entitled to first honors. Coming from
the strike region Of the Mesaba range,
he has first hand information what
strikes look like and has taken all
necessary precautions. A strike of a
month would mean nothing to the Gas
Company because they have enough
material to supply the inhabitants of
New Ulm for months.
This is the way New Ulm's industries
directly and the citizens indirectly would
be affected in case of a railroad strike
which would paralize the freight traffic.
If this should extend and cripple the
passenger, mail and express traffic, the
picture would be even more dishearten-
ing. Just imagine no letters, no news
papers for weeks and no opportunity to
go anywhere and to have no one visit
you. Of course, autos could and would