Evening journal., 1922-08-12
Rail TIE-UP
ISSPREADING
I'm MIDWEST
Transcontinental Trains in
Utah Tied Up by Walk
out of Workers
MORE SANTE FE
MEN STOP WORK
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point during the shopmen's strike.
Big four trainmen at Pocatello
Idaho, the strategic point in the
northwest Of the oregon short line
have announced they will refuse to
move trains unless guards are with
drawn
California fruit growers are
threatened with the heaviest dam
age the industry ever suffered. as a
result of the transcontinental tie-up.
This IS the peak OF the fruit ship
ping season and II must be moved.
or be total loss. It Is feared SS50,-
600 worth Of fruit now in transit
may be a total loss. Warnings 10
stop picking fruit have been sent
broadcast 10 the great orchards and
vineyards. while packing houses re-
fuse TO accept more shipments and
brokers and wholesalers have ceased
buying.
NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-CUnited
Press)-Reports that trainmen on
the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul
Railroad had gone out on strike at
Milwaukee or other points were for
mally denied today by President
Byram, Of the line. He is here at
tending the rail executives confer
ence and made his announcement
after communicating with the Chi
cago office.
CLEVELAND, O.. Aug. IA
Omitted Press)-Guards menacing
the operation OF trains by big four
brotherhood members. are being en-
couraged by railroad officials in an
effort to break the powerful unions,
Timothy Shea, acting president OF
the Locomotive Firemen ana En-
glnemen charged here today.
Rail officials are taking this action
TO force the brotherhood members
10 strike in violation Of their con-
tracts. Shea declared.
once the brotherhoods have Vio-
lated their agreements with the
roads. the roads will have good
case against union labor, the execu-
tive explained
pig Four" Railroad Brother
hoods mixed in the mine strike to-
day.
president John L. Lewis, Of the
United Mine Workers. was called ito
ask by the big railroad brother
hoods for alleged attacks by his men
on coal trains manned by brother
hood members. a big Four ON
cial intimated.
Demand that Lewis take imme-
diate action TO prevent repetition
of these unwarrauted attacks 'on
trains carrying non-union coal was
said to have been made by the I
OF Locomotive Firefnen
and Enginemen and the Brother /
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
The alleged attacks protested by
the big four" officials occurred at
Glouster, Jacksonville and Trimble,
Ohio. on the Kanawha and Michigan
Road and at points along the Illinois
Central in Kentucky and Illinois.
w. G. Lee, presidet Of the train
mems brotherhood said he had not
conferred with Lewis concerning the
attacks.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 12.-United
Press. .)-Postal officials here were
awaiting orders TO utilize a fleet OF
motor trucks TO keep mails moving. /
Fearing that brotherhood men of |
the Southern Pacific might also I
walk out officials OF that system sent /
appeals for intervention to Federal /
authorities.
Train schedules show that most
local trains have been kept moving.
At Bakersfield, Santa Fe yardmen
have Joined the strike. At San
a big four brotherhood
committee is comforting as U. S,
darshals investigate the throwing
If a score OF bombs in the yards
here.
Rail traffic at Needles. an inn
ortant division point is at stand I
till, but no disturbances are report |
d.
The strike has hit the great fruit 4
inches of California a heavy blow.
fifty million dollars worth Of Call
,rnia fruit designed for Eastern
1nsumption will be thrown on To-
Al markets, destroyed or permitted
} rot, should the tieup continue. I,
Immense quantities of canta-
oupes, melons. grapes. peaches.
lums, prunes, pears ana vegetables
re piling up as the season APP
'roaches its height. Not fruit train y
las been operated for "a hours. :
eacking houses are swamped with
me fruit offered them.
several shipping concerns at ),
r.esho ordered packing suspended.
,,.,'a zen y The strike does not spread.
M.,n W, tne santa Fe out. It is doubt
~ ~ II other lines can handle all
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