Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
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RAIL STRIKE
. | IN BISMARCK
threatened Walk Out Of R. r.
( Employees Would Have Its
Effect Here.
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
ALREADY STOPPED
Sufficient Foodstutfs on Hand for
Few Weeks, But No Chance
of Getting More,

SnOul0 the administrator TALL In
their efforts to avert the strike Of
100000 employees of .225 railroad sys.
TENS of the United States, and the
men walk out at Z o'clock next Mon.
day morning, the results would be felt
in every portion of the country. Pres:
sure is being brought to bear from all
directions in an attempt to. prevent,
or at least postpone, the threatened
industrial catastrophe, but just what
proportions the strike would reach,
how long it would last, or whether it
will be called at all, still hangs In. the
balance. =. ....
According to local merchants, the
effects would soon be felt in Bismarck
and vicinity should the men carry out
their threat and discontinue work
Labor Day. Foodstuffs would soon be
a scarcity and from the present out.
look, there would be little or, NO
chance of securing even the neces:
stiles from the shippers.
Fruit Shipments Already Stopped. :
Fruit shippers in Washington and
other western statea have already
stopped shipping fruits and other per
ishable goods east. The last ship
ment of fruit from any of the states
west of North Dakota left last Tues.
day evening. All other orders have
been countermanded, as it would BE-
impossible for the cars to arrive at
their destination before Saturday and
after that time the shippers must
stand all. damages themselves, the
railroads having already issued state
ments that they will not be respOn'
sible for goods on the road or ship.
ped after that date. -...~
The manager of one of BismarcRs
leading fruit concerns stated .yester.
day that his house has not been ship
ping any extra carloads of fruit, as
they cannot take the chance of hav'
ing it spoil on their hands, and they
have no method of determining jus /
what quantities will be consumed by
local buyers.
A local wholesaler announced yes
terday that they have sufficient flour,
sugar, coffee, tea, salt and other ne,
cessities to last for two or possibly
three weeks, but after that it is a
question just how these essentials to
the culinary department of the house
hold can be secured.
The Hotels.
A Bismarck hotelman stated yes
terday that, although many Of the
travelingmen are leaving for home,
he anticipates that the Capital City
will be crowded during the period the
strike continues, providing OF course
It goes into effect at all. He claims
that the majority of the knights Of
the grip who make this territory
make their headquarters in the Capi-
tai City and many of them have their
homes here. He predicts that the no.
tel business will be just as large, II
not exceeding normal times, should
the strike be called.
Alas! The Movies.
Frequenters of the moving picture
theaters may also feel the efects
should the men walk out. Although
trains must necessarily be run, there
is no telling whether. the films can
be shipped or not. A prominent NOV
ing picture proprietor stated yester'
day that he does not believe 1t will be
necessary to close the theaters' as