The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05
TRAINS STILL RUN
BUT MORE MEN CO
OUT ON STRIKE
Frisco Raises Freight En-
barge and No Delay Re-
ported as Yet in Trains on
Account of Strike.
BULLETIN.

an open air mass meeting OF the local
railway shopmen on strike, attended by
over 900 men, was held In DeSoto
PARK tuesday morning. Addresses were
made by the members of\a detGAatlon
from the railway federation at Chicago,
consisting of w. ]. ka.<s, II. Bradley,
T. u McSnerry, J. S, Doneily, Joseph
Hass and Edward MongoIns. Reports
were given on the strike situation on
ABOUT 80 railroads, and In all Instances
the conditions are progressing favor
Amy to the men, Il was said.
When the 100 carmen at the Frisco
SHOPS falled to report for work Tues
uay morning, supported later hya vote
10 strike at a meeting to be hG-J at 10
O'Clock, the ranks Of the striking shop
men from the Memphis railroad shops
approxlmated 1000 men, according 10
est,ihates given out by railway off
clals at tbe various shops, All trains
We're being operated Tuesday morning
as usual, both passenger and freight
railway officials said, although three
passenger trains on the Frisco were
reported late, The temporary embargo
On outbound package freight at tnt
local Frisco freight depot declared
Monday. was lifted Tuesday mo, linp
Frisco was ready to handle all ship.
ments offered
Passenger train No. 105 on the Frisco
from Kansas City, due here at 3 am.
had not arrived at 1890 am, but tn,
delay was not attributed to the strike
by railway officials II was said tina
the train was delayed in starting a
Kansas City, and Its loss OF time oi
the road was attributed to the lshfsy,
load; No. t04 on the Frisco, due WeR
at 7:Sb a.ii1., was about two hour
late on account Of heavy fruit ship
ments, it was said, which caused
delay 6e,i9t at at nearly every station in thu
senger. wo7 5ps, Je 'ahSr 30 ON minuts, ute
late. All uthrr ',"i75 h. both tho Crane
Cer'sa 81 ari Y N stations were re.
'i' q pIlclically on time.
me various railway shops II was
said that all equipment called for was
being supplied on schedule time.
Only about 300 men, Including the OF.
ficials and office men, were on duty al
the Illinois. Central shops, both Non,
connah and Memphis yards, wher,
about 1.500 men are normally required
to handle the work, All the crafts, in
Guiding the car inspectors, are out ant
much OF the work Is being done by
officials of the company.
The same conditions are true at tn,
Frisco shops, about. 70 men, including
the officials, being bn duty to handI,
the work of between 400 and 500 strik.
ing shopmen
An the local railway shops are nov
affected by the strike At the Southern
roundhouse, Missouri Pacific, Irol
Mountain, Union station and Rock Is
land repair shops 1t is estimated tina
total Of between 400 and 500 mel
are out.
Practically all of the negro labor or
ganized In the maintenance of wa,
union is out in support of the crafts
men.
At the Illinois Central and Frisc,
shops it was claimed by the official
that enough labor was on duty to handl
the engines, clean the flreboxes fir
up locomotives and other incidenta
work. 1t was admitted, however, a
one shop that there hadn't been loco
motive boiler washed since Saturday
What repairs are being made are be
| ing attended to largely by officials
Officials stated that they believed tha
with the present force they could kee
| the equipment in running order for tn
remainder of this week.
| The shopmen were to meet at thei
| headquarters Tuesday morning at /
o'clock to receive reports from othe
terminal points and discuss the genera
situation
A representative from the shopmen'
| federation at Chicago was expected {
arrive Tuesday morning and address tn
meeting,
The local federation had received n
word Tuesday morning from Washing
| ton