The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-07
Few Shipments Accepted by
Union Pacific Rock Island.
Santa Fe VIII Take Orders, but
Shipper Risks Delay.
EFFECTS FELT OVER THE STATE
Tieup Means Much to Most
Modest Household.
Gripping of Power Due to the
Shopmen Strike.

Topeka and Kansas began today to
feel the real vital effects of the rail-
way strike. Unless the strike is set
tied soon conditions will develop from
bad to worse, officials admitted here.
and a general tie-up in freight traffic
will hand it's troubles from big ship
pers down to the most modest house
hold.
A complete embargo on a majority
of the connecting lines east of Kansas
City is practically in effect today on
the Union Pacific and Rock Island
On the Santa Fe no notice of EN-
barge has been posted but it may
come any minute. The Santa Fe, how
derstanding that the shipper must run
the risk of delay.
Farmers and shippers in all parts
of the state are. effected. The Kan
sas City market report to The State
Journal yesterday and today, in many
instances. was lacking quotations on
certain live stock due to the lack of
railway facilities and deliveries.
1t May Be More Serious.
With the shopmen strike enlarging
thruout the state it means that power
and equipment must suffer. Freight
enbargOes are the first move. Pas
senger service may be curtailed If
conditions become more acute
With the market flooded with gain
and livestock, there win be a reac-
tion that will be felt in every house
hold. Topeka's first warning came to-
day with the ice crisis due to a lack
of coal shipments. Further develop
ments are due unless a settlement
sends the shopmen back to their tools.
Railway officials here make nc
promises for the future. They assert
that they are making every effort to
facilitate freight shipments. but CT a.
TESS that unless the strike is settled
soon they will have no power to pre-
vent embargoes on all consignm ents
Meanwhile the patient Mr.. Average
Man, the suffering Mr.. Jones' Who
Pays-the-Freight and the ultimate Mr.
Consumer must foot the bills.
Big Freight Tie Up.
Chicago, Aug, 7.-PracticaIly all
railroads of the middle west had in ef-
feet today orders to accept freight
strike of federated railway shopmen,
The strike of shopmen continued To
! spread and NJ. L. Hawker president
of the council directing the strike in
the middle west, said that the traffic
Will be discontinued in three days''
r. H Ashton. regional director OF
railroads for the northwest, issued the
following statement regarding the con-
diuons governing freight: Begin
ming Immediately and continuing until
further notice all freight of every des-
scription in carload lots will be ac-
cepted only as subject to delay on ac-
count OF the strike. All bills of ladins
must be indorsed: This freight ac-
cepted subject to delay on account OF
strike"
! Boston. Aug. -Four thousand
| shopmen employed by the New York
New Haven & Hartford railway in this
| city went on strike today. ACCORDING
to an announcement by railroad off.
/ cials.
Must Hold Wheat Back.
Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 7.-Railroad:
/ bringing wheat into Kansas City mus
| curtail their daily arrivals to 200 cars
compared with the former daily aver.
age wheat movement to this market Of
+ $50 cars. officials of the Kansas City
| Terminal Railway company have an.
nounced. The fact that all railroad
, shopmen here are on strike is assign eC
as the reason for the order.