Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-30
PREPARE FOR STRIKE
~ ORDER TO cURTAlL
SHIPMENTS.
STOCK YARDS
MAY BE FORCED TO CLOSE
Refusal Of Live Stock For Shipment to
Cause Shutdown Of Packing Houses
Warning Issued to Passengers to
Complete Trips Before Monday
May Provide CurtaiIed Service.

preparations for a strike yesterday af-
ternoon with the issuance of warning,
to prospective passengers that after
Sunday night they may be subject to
"perpleXing delays" and the clamping
on of a blanket embargo on perish
able freight and live stock shipments
on and after Sept. 2.
In the case of the Santa Fe railroad,
where the officials have been contract
ing for strikebreakers since the middle
of June and consequently looked upon
as the probable battle ground by both
railroad men and brotherhood officials,
the embargo order on perishable prod
ucts was issued to become effective
Immediately.
Clear Systems Tracks.
The heads of the railroads were
frank in admitting that the plan was
to clear the company's tracks and
looked toward minimizing the conges-
ton that will follow the interruption
of schedules, beginning Monday. the
date set by the brotherhoods for the
walkout.
Other railroads taking as sweeping
action, but setting the time limit
ahead to Saturday for freight deliv-
cries. include:
Burlington.
Northern Pacific.
Rock Island.
Southern Railway.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas.
The remaining trunk lines will take
similar steps within the next twenty
four hours to protect themselves, Of
lc IF he y-oa6c rre6icta1 The New
Haven, it was announced from New
York. had put on an embargo, refus-
ing to accept any freight which could
not be delivered before z o'clock Mon
day morning
Agents Given Orders.
1.-The orders were issued 10 our
agents not to accept any shipments Of
live stock or perishable goods that
would not arrive at destination on or
before Saturday" said c. G. Burnham,
vice president OF the Burlington, last
night "They will accept all other
freight not subject to loss and dam
age through delay.
The railroads are taking these
measures as temporary makeshifts in
getting ready We are notifying our
shippers that we are relieved of all
liability for losses or delays as re-
suit of strikes in our bill of lading. AS
result of these warnings the rail-
roads will not lave any perishable
goods or live stoc,s in transit on Mon
day and they will be in a position to
start with clean slate.
Keep Trains Moving.
When officials get their bearings and
are in position to estimate the num-
Der of men available for service. steps
will be taken TO keep the trains run
ming as nearly on schedule time as
possible.
From the start the Burlington will
be in q position to keep the PASSENGER
trains in service. After the passenger
trains. the milk and perishable food
supply trains will be put on. and after
them the freight trains, if there is a
surplus
1T is possible many of the roads
will not make any formal declaration
of their protection from liability in
cases OF strikes under the provisions
of the bill of lading. In our particular
case we declared the embargo to make
things doubIy sure"
The following instructions were sent
out from the headquarters of the
Southern Pacific at San Francisco LAST
night to all division superintendent
and agents:
please instruct all passenger and
ticket agents by wire at once to no.
tify passengers unless they can reach
their destination by Sunday night,
Sept. 3. they may be subject to per-
picking delays"
rTvt.z a 1, how ~
S. Fee, passenger traffic manager. Sim
liar instructions regarding freight
shipments are expected.
Shippers along the Santa Fc and the
NJ. X. & T. lines. where the railroad
made the embaI go effective Immediate
Iy, have started complaints already.
The order went to all freight agents
on the system at $3.50 o'clock
Shippers Report Losses.
Many hardships resulted, it is re-
ported, as the southwestern producers
had their consignments of live stock
and "perishable goods" ready for ship
ment Dispatches from Topeka said
the losses had been heavy.
Under the heading "perishable
goods" are included fresh meats, but
ter, eggs, vegetables, fruits. and ice.
The order eliminates the use of all re-
frigerator cars and will directly affect
melon and fruit shippers, who are now
in the midst Of their shipping season.
as we'll as stock raisers with fattened
cattle ready for the market.
May Close Stock Yards.
Thomas E. Wilson, president of Will
son & Co, packers. successors to Sulz-
berger e Sons Company. when he
heard the embargo orders. predicted
that such action would mean the shut
ting down of the local stock yards and
the Gripping OF the entire packing in
dustry of the country. The Chicago
yards are only able to keep two or
three days, at the most, ahead of the
slaughtering of the live stock, he point
ed out.
1.-The embargo can only result in a
shutdown for certain sections of our
business" Mr.. Wilson said. THE pack
ing houses have done what they
could to prepare for the strike. We
have stored as much as we could, and
we have got as much live stock in the
yards as possible. We have no more
than three days supply ahead, how
ever"
Affect 10000 Workers.
How many people will that affect
in Chicago alone in the one Industry"
he was asked.
There are 10000 people employed.
altogether"
$50 far as the meat supply for Chi
cago is concerned, the city is well
stocked" Mr.. Wilson went on. 1T
must be remembered that il the pack