The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-08-31
RAILROAD STRIKE
DRAWING NEAR


road strike is emphasized by the Iact
that the last few days local business
houses have been exerting every eI-
fort to get in supplies and STOCKS u
goods to carry them over feasond-
Bile period of time, and large pro-
portion of the customers OF locai pusl-
ness houses are ordering large sup
niles ahead. especially in the grocery
line The telegraph wires were never
So heavily burdened with messages 10
hurry mn shipments, and very many
ordars that in ordinary times would
be sent by freight are now coming by
evnress People who are unable TO
Law in supplies for few weeks or a
few months ahead may find them
selves dependent upon those who
more fortunately have been able TO
provide ahead.
The situation of the state in gen
eral is summed up in the following,
taken from yesterdays Reno Gazette:
All livestock and perishable goods
shipments for points east of Nevada
are being refused by the local offices
of the Southern Pacific company to
day, but all shipments of this nature
destined for coast points that can ar
rive at their destination by Saturday
morning at seven o'clock are being
rushed. A large shipment of sheep
from Golconda destined for San Fran
cisca was sent out this morning and
Is double-deck cars of sheep are be-
ing loaded in the Reno yards today
to be taken to the coast.
With the exception OF the speeding
IN of livestock shipments there are
no other apparent preparations being
made in Sparks to handle trains
should the strike be called on Septem-
Der 4.
According to the leaders of the rail-
road men in Sparks SO per cent of the
men will go out on this division when
the time TO strike comes. They deny
statements said to have been made by
officials that passenger trains will be
run by old employees of the road who
are not in sympathy with the strike.
Despite the statements of the COM
pany officials" said one prominent
railroad conductor, that the men on
this line are not in sympathy with
the movement, | can say that there
will be at least 80 per cent of the men
on the whole system go out 1t will
not be possible to run trains"
Railroad officials in Sparks say tha
there will be less than 80 per cent OF
the men 20 out and that passenger
service will be maintained, although
freight service will be badly demoTal-
lied
On the Salt Lake division of the
road i'm Nevada there will be about
400 men amected. This includes so
freight train crews of five men each,
20 passenger crews of five men each,
30 yard men In the Sparks yard, II
yard men in Inlay and IL yard men
in Carlin.
Among the railroad men in Sparks
there is a rumor current that in less
than "a hours after the railroad men
go out on strike. that the telegraph
operators will 90 out Telegraph OPP
orators say they know nothing about
it.
Neither the MOO. railroad nor
the Virginia & Truckee railroad are
affected by the strike directly. The
Moo is working on the same wage
schedule as the other roads, but the
men on the road were not polled in
the strike vote and will not go out
when the strike is called. The men
on the V. & r. do not work on the
wage schedule and will take no part
in the strike.
Trains on the MOO. will be run
on regular schedule. The company
has a supply of fuel TO last three
weeks. The V. & T. trains will also
be run on its regular schedule as lone
as its fuel supply lasts.
There is general feeling among
the men in Sparks that the strike vii
be averted. 1t is the sole topic of dis
cussion and every man seems to be
lieye that the railroad companies vii
accede to the demands of the EN-
ployes before September 4. and If tn,
strike is called ii will mean the first
step towards the government takin,
charge of the railroads. In Presiden
Wilson's message to Congress on TIL,
situation he recommends Legislation
that will make il possible for the gov
ernment. in case of military necessit,
to take control OF such rolling STOCK
of the railways as may be required
for military use. The men believe tina
legislation of this kind would eyentu
ally lead to the government taking
over the railroads.
The following notices were sent on
this morning by j. NJ. Fulton assist
ant general freight and passenge
agent for the Southern Pacific:
I'VE are advising all shippers tha
we cannot accept freight of any char
acter. after this hour. except subjec
TO indefinite delay. Further. we can
not accept shipments of livestock o
perishables that cannot by regula
freight schedule reach destination O
or before seven a. m. Saturday, Sep
tember 2. This. owing 10 threatene
general strike of enginemen an
trainmen."
National Guard Ordered from Border
Fifteen thousand national guards
men were yesterday ordered to retur
from the Mexican border to theil
state mobilization camps. Genera