| Show Chicago Stockyards Switchmens Strike CHICAGO Aug 2iAt the stockyard this morning while business is not at a standstill operations are not being conducted con-ducted with their former facility The engines except those of the Lake Shore road are manned with the officials of the respective companies All the packing houses are killing today There seems to be a difference as to whethe the Switchmens association dissolve Its secretary and manocer asserts that itt S it-t p 0 rtt pdP J f y l 1 i qR i l haIl s not dissolved while an official of the I or Illinois Central railroad said it has The striking switchmen are inarkfng every cam r that leaves the yards with a private mark and they claim t believe it will not be handled by the regular men of the various roads It is rumored this morning that tho switchmen on Pittsburp Fr Wayne Sr Chicago road had struck The general managers of all the roads centering in Chicago were in ssession nearly all day discussing the strike in the Stock Yards Switching association The Dost positive action taken during the day was the adoption of two resolutions touching touch-ing i a kindred subject The first declared that under no circumstances would the demands of striking switchmen be increased pay be granted and second they reemphasized the action of Monday dissolving the Switohingassp ciaion While it may have been held in abeyance up to this time it Is now certainly d lissolved and it is hoped by the general manager that this will offer a speedy solu ion ot the strike As the roads are doing their own switching considerable time was consumed in the discussion and adoption of certain needful regulations to control the interchange of freight traffic Che general gen-eral managers declared their i tioi in regard re-gard sine die to the strike to be final at adjourned |
