The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XX
NO. 47.
OMAIIA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1907 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COrY TWO CENTS.
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OIL PRICES JUVO
SUndard'i Methods of Maintain. '
Monopoly Expounded.
SECOND SECTION OF REPORT
Commissioner Knox Smith Makes
Startling Charges.
rOSEIGNER IS MOST FAVORED
Pennsylvania Get Huf Advantage
Over Competitors.
PUBLIC IS 'BIGGEST LOSER
'Combination fee Power Vnfalrly
Cinlned to Opprena Thronah
v holly Extortionate Prices,"
Say Report.
V. AS TUNG TON, Aug. 11. The second psrt
of tin- report of Herbert Knox Bmlth. com
missioner of corporations of the Depart
ment of. Commerce and Iibor, made public
today, on the petroleum Industry In the
t'nlted State, contains a volume of Inform
ation directly Interesting; to the American
ronsumer. The former portions of the re
port dealt with the margin between the
pilco of crude oil and the finished product,
showing; the effect of the Standard Oil com
pany's monopolisation of the refined and
pipeline facilities or the country. The re
port now Issued deals directly with the
methods of the. Standard Oil company In
Axing its prices to consumers, showing how
prices have fluctuated In different cities and
Itates and tn different sections of the same
ttate, solely to meet local conditions, with
out reference to the original cost of the oil,
freight rates or other considerations except
the wishes of the monopoly. The report
also contains striking data showing how
Hie American consumers have been com
pelled to pay a higher price for oil than Is
charged by the Standard for the same
product delivered to Its patrons In Prance,
England, Germany and other foreign coun
tries. Another section of the report reveals
the discrimination practiced by the Stand
ard against certain railroads In the sale of
lubricants. The summary of the report,
furnished by Commissioner Smith, Is as fol
low!.: In the business of selling petroleum prod
ucts tn foreign countries the price policy of
the Standard Oil company has apparently
been to sacrifice the Interests of the Amer
ican consumer for the purpose of securing
the Standard's foreign business, which Is a
very Important one. In 1904 over SO per cent
of the Illuminating oil produced In this
country was exported, of which the Stand
ard exported about ST per cent.
' Th relative movement of oil prices as dln
'tlngulshed from their absolute level has
. shown for the last eight years a startling
Hlnparlty between the T'nlted Ststas and
foreign markets, particularly from 1902 to
' 1905. The American price steadily advanced
from lffl7 to 190S. The New Tork exrort
price, advanced rnu.ch. leas up to--103 de
clining in 1904, and the Hamburg JOermany)
price shows practically the sameTnoveraent
as the New York export price, while the
London price shows a steady decline frcm
J901 to 804 and a very Important drop dur
ing 1906. The course of American and for
eign prices In the last five years covered
by this report has shown a greatly In
creased divergence. In general the Ameri
can prices going up and the foreign prices
showing a marked decline.
Still more remarkable Is the comparison
of the absolute level of prices (as distin
guished from their movement) of the United
States and foreign markets. Tho statistics
obtained for these computations were se
cured by a representative of the bureau,
who visited the more Important European
oil-consuming countries and secured accur
ate and representative data.
Meeting Foreign Competition-.
It should' be noted In comparing absolute
prices of America ' with foreign markets
that a difference of about 1 cent per gallon
must be allowed for on account of the dif
ference In the quality of oil sold In the
two markets, water white oil being the
basis of the American prices and standard
white the basts of foreign prices. Water
whit oil Is worth about 1 cent more than
i standard whit. Therefore, 1 cent per
linn ahnuM ha deducted from the dlf-
"- -
ference between American prices and. for
eign prices. The following summary state
ment shows the average of the monthly
prices for the periods specified afcer de
ducting transport costs and duties:
Average United States pries (June 1M,
to August, 190?) 10 t
Average. Germun price (June, 1903, to
August, 19U6) 1.1
Exiens of United States price (less
1 oent) t.t
Average United States price (January,
19U& to August, 1906)....' 101
Average English price (January, 1908, to
. August, 1Mb) IS
Excess of United States prloe (less
1 oent) M
Average United States price (October,
19 3, to August, 19u6( 10.4
Average banish price (October, 1901, to
August, 1UU6) T.S
Excess of United States price (leas
1 cent) t.t
Average United States price (Septem
ber. 1906) t.O
Average Belgian price (September, 1906). f .l
Excess of United States price (less
1 cent) l.t
Average United States price (Septem
ber, 1906) 1.0
Average price In The Netherlands (Sep
tember. lJi) T.O
Excess of United States price (leas
1 cent) 1.0
Similarly for the leading oriental mar
kets: Average net prloe In United States '
(January. 1903. to May, 1W5) t.t
v.ratc net price In orient (January,
J9U3. to May. 1906) 4.S
Kxoeas of United States price (leu
1 oent) I S
' Again, It Is to be remarked that the really
; significant figures are the margins of the
. respective prices above costs. The deduc
tion of the principal elements of cost
throws Into proper prominence these greaj
d'.tTerenceh In prices. From the prices
may, therefor, be deducted, first, the price
of crude oil (using Pennsylvania crude as
a basis), aad, second, th operating ex
penses of piping, refining and marketing
the oil, whloh amount to about t oent per
gallon. With the deductions, for th
rpeotlv period above mentioned, th
average German margin was lot cent,
as compared with 4.0S In th United tat;
th United Kingdom margin waa 14 enta,
as against 4.S4 In th United Stat, and
the other countries mentioned Belgium,
Hullsnd. Derm ark and th orient show
similar enormous dleparltl. - Evan after
further subtracting 1 oent from th Ameri
can margin to allow for difference la
quality, they are still from 14 to I time
a Wish a th foreign margins.
Tii ruirkabl ertmlaaUon In favor
CONDITION 0FJME WEATHER
Temperatures at Omaha yesterday:
Hour. Leg. Hour. Deg.
i a. m 74 1 p. m 71
6 a. m "5 t p. m 71
T a. m 73 t p. m 74
t a. m 70 4 p. m 76
t a. m 67 6 p. m 74
10 a. m 64 6 p. m 75
11 a. m (7 7 p. i.) 73
12 m 70 8 p. m 71
I p. m 70
of foreign markets at th expense of the
American consumer have naturally called
forth excuses from the apologist of the
Standard. They have attempted to create
the Impression that the recent decline In
prices of American IllumlnaMng oil abroad
was necesHltated by an over-supply of that
product. They have also claimed that there
has been severe competition against the
American produrt from the oils of Rus
sia and other foreign countries, and that
the reductions In export and foreign prices
were necessary to retain th American ex
port trade. '
Neither of these arguments Is well
founded. There was no over-supply of Il
luminating oil during th lyears 1904 and
1P05, at which time foreign prices wer be
ing severely cut. The export from the
United (Mates diylng 1904 were less than
In 1901 and 1902. The exports from the five
Important oil-producing countries combined
show little more than a normal Increase.
The world's production In 1906 was less
than In 1904. The exports from th five
principal countries combined In 1906 were
more than 6 per cent less thsn In 194.
There' was an actual decline In the total
Imports Into the United Kingdom during
1904 as compared with the two preceding
years, and a still more conspicuous de
cline during 1905. Notwithstanding this,
the prices In England fell enormously. The
Imports Into Germany during 1904 were al
most exactly the same as during 1903, and
the Imports during 1905 fell off consider
ably. But the German prices declined
very materially In both years.
The conditions of supply therefore do not
excuse the extrnordlnary decline In foreign
prices In 1906 and the resulting discrimina
tion against the American consumer. This
derllnu waa not necessitated by any over
supply of oil. In fact, the movement of
prices was precisely th opposite of that
which would have been expected frem the
change In supply.
The falsity of the Standard's arguments
Is further, demonstrated by the fact that
during 1904 and 1906. a period when the
Standard claims that an oversupply existed,
that company actually took larg quantities
of oil In Russia to supply Its trade In
Europe and the orient During 1904 It
shipped from Russia over a million and
a half barrels of Illuminating oil for dis
tribution in European and Asiatic coun
tries. It has secured large crude produc
tion In Roumanla and has established re
fineries ther and In other countries for
refining foreign crude. It I perfectly
evident that th Standard has not always
been concerned with maintaining the ex
port trade in American Illuminating oil, but
ha been solely Interested in maintaining
It own domination in th market of the
world, frequently at th expanse of tho
United States.
It I tru that during 1904 and 1906 th
Standard- met Tfew" competition tn foreign
markets, but Its r,w competitors were
largely a group of concerns which drew a
considerable part of their supply from the
United States itself.
Borden on American Consumers.
Having a monopoly at home, It has
charged such prices as It could thereby ex
tcrt, and the American consumer has had
to pay these price. Meeting competition
atroad. It has given the foreign consumer
enormously low price, and It ha used the
profits made at home to maintain w.
Hon abroad, so that the American con
sumer has been severely dlarriinir..t.
against for th purpos of maintaining, not
me aominance or American export trade,
but the dominance of a particular combina
tion which has ued Its power frequently
and conspicuously to the disadvantage of
the American public.
A still more Important and extraordinary
state of affairs appears In the conditions of
prices In tho United States. A study of the
Standard's prlc policy ha brought to light,
a shown In this report, a very remarkabl
system of discriminations In prices for the
ame product in different localities
throughout thta country. It I evident that
the Standard charge a prlc which 1 pro
portionate to the extent Of It monopoly
In a given place, and reduce prices In
proportion to the degree of competition
which it may meet.
The significance of the extraordinary dif
ference In price charged In many dif
ferent secflons of th country or In dif
ferent town can be appreciated only In
th light of the fact that a very small
amount per gallon constitutes a fair mar
gin of profit on th Investment In refining
and marketing of petroleum products. A
difference of about 7 mills per gallon In the
price of illuminating oil may mean a dif
ference between a profit of 10 per cent on
Investment In refining and marketing and
no profit at all. But th actual difference
In tin Standard' price among competitive
and noncompetitive town and area, after
making all allowance for difference In
cost of production and distributing, often
amount to several cents per gallon. A
combination which can command th profit
that these figure Imply, over larg area,
ha therefor obviously a tremendous wea
pon when It enters on aggressive price
cutting against Independent concern.
The most accurate and complete data
wer obtained by th bureau, on this sus
pect directly from the records of the
Waters-Pierce oil company (a Standard
concern). Th territory of that company
include Arkansas, Oklahoma. Indian Ter
ritory. Texa and part of , Missouri aad
Louisiana, separated In thee records Into
seven division by th company. In 1900
th profit varied from t.t cent In th 8c
Lout division to 4 cent per gallon In th
north Txa division; St. Louis division,
as cent per gallon; at Texa and Louisi
ana. I t cents; Missouri, it cents; Arkan
sas. It cnt; south Texas, It cents; central
Texas. S.S cent: north Texa. 14 cent,
showing an extreme rang of profits and,
of course, a corresponding extreme range
of net price. Similar Inequalities tn local
price appear In the gaaolln business of
thi company.
n Solely tm Monopoly.
In 'fact, even as between oltles or states
most widely separated, only a small frac
tion of th difference In prloe, after de
ducting freight, can be explained by dif
ference In coat either of marketing or of
refining. The pert la' da to a coo slate nt
and wholly unjustifiable policy of prlc
discrimination against noncompetitive lo
ealltle. Even In town In th itm state or asm
vicinity the wide discrepancies occur.
Ia th east Texa and Louisiana division
of th Waters-Pierce Oil company In Aug-
tCoutlnud on laooad Pa)
HARRIMAN IN OMAHA
Will Build Headquarters When Ho
Gets the Money.
MORE MOTOR CAES ALL THE TIME
Proposes to Improve Facilities of the
Local Shops.
WANTS PEOPLE TO STUDY BOATS
Closer Mutual Belations Essential to
Satisfactory Results. -
PREDICTS SHORTAGE OF COAL
Defend Transportation Companies
Against Cnr Congestion Charge
Attend Chsrrh and Goes
West with Party.
"I am going to build the Union Pacific
heudquarters In Omaha when I get the
money, but beyond that I have nothing
to aay on the subject. We are building
more motor cars and propose to continue
to build them. They have demonstrated
beyond all doubt their value and gen
eral utility and their place in th trans
portation world I fixed; so we will pro
ceed with th construction of these car
In Omaha, but just what special' exten
sion Is to be mad for tht work' I am
not prepared to announce."
This statement was made by E. H.
Harrlman In Omaha yesterday. iTe and
his party on their pleasure trip west had
Just stepped from one of the McKean
motors which had taken them for a spin
to GUmore and back.
Mr. Harrlman Is enthusiastic over the
motor cars, far more enthusiastic, it ap
pears, than he 1 over the Union Pacific
headquarter. Ha was met as he stepped
from the motor at the Union station by
newspaper men and h greeted them with
this expression: "Well, I have Just made
a safe trip on th old Union Pacific i.nd
It I still all right." And when they
asked him when h was going to build
th headquarters he only amiled and
said when he got th money. He didn't
say he waa not going to build It.
Denies Chicago Interview.
"Before we start out," said Mr. H.irri
tnan, ' "let me ask you newspaper men
to do me a favor. I noticed tn the morn
ing papers v. her I am quoted In a press
dispatch from Chicago as , having said
certain thing ther to a reporter yes
terday. Now, ther was nothing in that
interview to which I object or that I
might not hav said, nor Is ther any
thing In It that I did say. The fact la
I never saw a reporter In Chicago, nor
did a reporter see me. or if he dil I
didn't know It. I wish you would make
that plain. I cannot see why newspaper
men will make me say things which I
do not. I generally meet the boys when
they com wher I am."
Mr. Harrlman waa'aakad If h was dis
turbed - over th talk , of . hi arrest and
criminal prosecution by th government.
"Oh no, no, that' not worrying me
now; I'm resting and having my vaca
tion now; I haven't got time to worry,"
he replied, smiling.
He declined to comment on the fine Im
posed by Judge Landls on th Standard
OH oompany, of which h I a live factor,
nor 'would h oonsent to discus politic
or the action of the government in deal
ing with certain corporate Interests, hi
own In particular. . Those were matters
which seemed to b resting lightly on hi
mind.
Anticipate Coal Shortage.
Asked If he shared the apprehension cf
other railroad men a to th imminence
of a coal shortage th coming winter,
Mr. Harrlman said:
"Yes, I think we shall hav a coal short
age thl winter."
"Due to what causes, Mr. HarrfrnmnT"
"Due to the general Increase In the con
sumption of coal by reason of the great
expansion of all line of Industries all
over th country and also to the fact that
some mines are not able to turn out aa
much aa they might because of a lack of
labor, and then there I the shortage of
freight cars to be reckoned In. And on
thl car shortage I want to say a word
In reply to th general charge that the
railroad are wholly to blame for car
shortage. The charge I unjust in many
caaea. Numerous cause coniplr to bring
about a shortage or congestion In car
of which th people know nothing and
they are causes for which th railroad
are not responsible and cannot avoid.
Employ I'alqne Illustration.
"Her Is an Illustration, I think I have
used before, but never mind. It I apt,
I think. Last winter I went to Qroton,
Mas., wher my boy attend achool. While
there I lived In my private car, and a It
stood on th track in the railroad yard
I had occasion to watch th process of
freight handling a good deal. On day I
saw men with two slngle-hors carta un
loading three car of coal on a aiding. At
on of th car they actually wer screen
ing th coal aa they unloaded It and were
a deliberate aa If they had all winter and
car wer th most numerous thing In
th world. Now, right on th 'other sld
waa a coal shed. That coal might hav
and should hav been unloaded directly
into that shed, but It was not. Thl slow
process of th cart waa used and those
three car war kept ther and out of
service about three time aa long as they
should hav been or a waa necessary. If
you multiply that sort of thing by th
number of aiding in aU th towns and
village of th United State you will
readily see that the railroad are not to
blame, entirely, for car shortage, and will
understand what I mean when I say th
facilities of th railroad hav overlapped
th faollltl of th shippers. Yst, the
railroad ar asked to lncreas their facili
ties to reliev thl congestion. If th peo
ple would stop to consider these problems
they would not b as ready to condemn
th railroad for thing which they are
not to blam and cannot overcome, often.
Returning to th motor car eubject, Mr.
Harrlman added:
"You ask ro what w ar going to do
toward enlarging out facilities for th
construction f motor ear tn Omaha. I
can't tell yeu minutely, but I think w
hav don a great deal already In that
direction. W hav established a plant
hare where tots car ar being made and
mad with th very beat result, so that
they give excellent service and attract na
tional attention. W hav a good stem
of shop In Omaha and along th Union
Paelfto and ar proud of tbem, but, of
eourae, want to mak than belts r all th
And turning to on of th reporters, ha
"How long have you been in Omaha?"
"Thtrteeu year," was th reply.
"Yasj well, you can apprsclat than th
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development w have mad In the shops;
you remember wht they were when we
took charge of th Union Pacific, and you
all known what they are today. Yes, this
motor car manufacture Is going right
ahead."
Helatlons with the People.
Mr. Harrlman ha been charged with
being a difficult man for the people or
the preaa to get to and a sphinx after they
got to him. Bue he denle the allegation.
"Whatever I did bellev on that subject
my views now are different," said he. And
then he repeated his famous utterance:
"There has got to be co-operaXlon on
the part of the railroads on the one hand
and th public and government on the
other. It I th only way In which mat
ter can be worked out. We have tried
the other method; we have left it to our
Uwyer to take car of legislation by
whatever means mteht be the most ef
fective and to our subordinate to explain
thing to the general public. It won t do.
A flood of legislation has been produced,
om of it of doubtful purpose and some
the result of misdirected seal Inspired by
the national administration, and If we are
ver to extricate the railroad we havo
got to come out In the open and tell the
people the railroads' fide of th matter. I
have, therefore, been acting on thl policy
for some time and making It a rule under
reasonable circumstances to talk with
newspaper men. and It Is because of this
that I object to being quoted as I have
been In the morning parers when I was
not Interviewed. Newspaper reporters are
not Justified In that sort of thing.
People, Stady the Problem.
"I would hav tht pcoplo study the
problem of the railroad, so they may
have Intelligent Ideas about our affair.
It la my desire to have the largest pos
sible number of persons Interested in the
railroads which ' I manage. My Idea of
financing these roads is with the idea
of Increasing the stockholding body rather
than diminishing It The railroad policy
which seeks to eliminate the stockholder
by making him a creditor of the road
meets my disapproval and opposition. Th
road needs the Interest of it stock
holders, Just as It needs th Interest of
It patrons, and besides the stockholders
are entitled to fair renumeratlon or risk
of their money. ' ",
"But this wave of antagonism to rail
roads that has been sweeping over our
country hurt both stockholder and th
public. In th first place it make th
railroad pay much higher Tate on money,
and In asking m when we are going to
build , the Omaha headquarter this point
might be -considered.- (We cannot Improve
without money and we. cannot pay ex
orbitant rate for money., . In this connec
tion let me point, as I have before, to th
fact that sine 1900 th Union Paolflo ays
tern ha pent for Improvement and ex
tension t28O.00O.000. ha laid 7,800 miles of
new track and replaced altogether 14,000
or 15,000 miles of trck. But to continue
thl work of progress we must hav th
help and good will of the people and must
hav a 'quar deal' under all circum
stances. W ask for nothing more than
a 'square deal.' of which we have heard
o muoh of late years," ,
Laws, Rate and Expense.
Mr. Harrlman had a word for the S-cent
rate In Nebraska. He led up to it through a
channel of discussion of rates and laws In
their relation to the Increased cost of run
ning a railroad.
"In the development and Improvement of
railroads one factor of vital consideration Is
the relative cost of material and labor, and
the seal of rates for traffic. Labor is
scarce and much higher priced than ever,
material I often hard to get and coats
mora, yet rate have been reduced and
taxes Increased. Thl I not a condition
which hold out either to the people or th
railroad th brightest prospects. Under
th present conditions of the higher coat of
labor and material th tendency of rates
should be to remain stationary, but I It?
"Whll most of the laws recently pro
pounded hav the question of constitution
ality about them, I do not propose to try to
discuss that; that Is for our attorney to
wrestle with. But one thing Is obvious, and
that is that the railroad have got to fljht
these measures as they come along and
try to educat the public on th primary
questions Involved.
Nebraska May See.
"The taak thus set for ouselves Is not a
mat) on a may have been observed, for
Instance, in the attitude of th railroad
toward th t-cent rate law In Neb'S-ka.
Perhaps the people her will yet appreciate
whether they hav been getting ervic
from th road by the time they are cut off
from some of the benefits gratuitously af
forded them by the railroads.
"Or take the example of South Carolina
In penalizing railroads for not fttrn'ahtng
shippers with all th car they demand. If
that position I Just and right, then there
should be a law to nenallx th shipper
when they' fall to us the cars furnished
them, for such failure by them mean a
loss to th railroads by having cars out
that ar not earning something and vt
which they cannot hand over to anoth-r
htpper. Tou . this Is a two-sided ques
tion and should b so recognized by every
body who Is engaging himself In condemn
ing th railroads."
Mr. Harrlman has a theory by which he
maintain th government could render
great help in th present crisU. It Is this:
"Recognise by federal statute the making
ef enforceable agreements between rall
roade for a distribution of tr ifllc ami have
such agreements binding for a stated period
f years."
Purely a Vacation Trip.
Mr. Harrlman aald this was purely a va
cation trip for him. He had a private tra'n
and was occupying hi own car. Ardn.
With him were. HI two sons, their tutir;
Julius Kruttschnltt, director of maintenance
and operation of the Harrlman system; J.
C. Btubb. traffic director; President Ha ra
il an of the Illinois Central; Dr. Lyle. Mr.
Harrtman's physician, and W. V. Hill. Mr.
Harrtman'a secretary. The party came In
from Chicago over th Illinois Central In
th forenoon and waa mat by Vic Presi
dent Mohler, T. M. rvrr and W. R. Me
Keen. superintendent cf motive power and
machinery of the Union Pact!'. Mr. Me
Keen harnessed up hi favorite motor car
and took th parry to Gllmor and baek,
and Mr. Harrlman had an opportunity to
iConUnutd oa Second Fago.J
STRIKE IS TO SPREAD
Secretary Russell Says it Will Be Uni
versal in Twenty-Four Hour.
NO WORK WITH NONUNION MEN
Officers Try to Hold Men in Check, but
Find it Impossible.
NO MORE EFFORT IN THIS LINE
Railway Telegrapher to Stand with
Commercial Brothers.
FINANCIAL AID IS PROMISED
Western Cltlea Generally Ont Now, bnt
SI en In Eastern Place Decide to
Delay Matters for a,
Few Day.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11. Tho strike of the
Union Commercial telegraph operator
will be universal throughout the United
States and Canada within twenty-four
hours, according to National Secretary
Russell of the telegraphers organisation.
This statement was mad y Mr. Rus
sell, after he ad been Informed of tn
action taken by the men in New York,
who at a meeting there today deotded
to hold a walkout In abeyance until th
latter part of th week.
"Thi strike movement." said Ruaaell,
"has coma to th point where there can
be no backing down. The telegrapher
have teen trodden on long enough by th
companies, and now that w hav th
opportunity we ar going to use all our
strength to enforce our demands. For
several week President Small anS my
self hav been holding th telegrapher
back and have been advising conciliation,
but they have taken matter in their own
handa and w ar going to stand by
them. No union man will be allowed to
work with anyon not belonging to our
organisation, and thl mean that tomor
row morning, when the business of the
week begins, that the strike will become
universal. We can't go half way In thi
matter now. The strike ha been pre
cipitated by the men themselves without
the sanction of the national officers, but
we are now all working In unison and
anything that the officials of the various
unions throughout the county have dono
In calling strikes meets with our hearty
co-operation."
This announcement wa made by Mr.
'Russell at a mass meeting of the striking
telegraphers held In Brand' hall this after
noon. The hall will neat 1,600 persons, and
so great was the demand for accommoda
tions that several hundred of the striking
operators were unable to gain admittance
to th building and remained on the streets
in th vicinity until soms of th early ar
rival had left th hall.
O. R. T. with Striker.
Th Order of Railway Telegrapher wa
represented at the meeting by their na
tional secretary. Colclt' Mr. Quick m
forrnetrthestr1ker that his,, organisation
waa at their disposal, both morally and
financially.
"We hav 11.000.000 In our treasury," said
he, "and It is at your disposal. Tour fight
Is ours and w will stand by you 1 until
the end."
' Before th. :nass meeting a meeting of the
S20 union telegrapher employed by eom
panle using leased wires was held. At
this gathering brokers, news agencies and
commercial organization. Including the big
packing houses, wer represented. A reso
lution was adopted declaring that this class
of labor waa underpaid snd that the vari
ous firms would be asked to sign a wag
suedule and also to employ none but union
telegraphers.
It waa decided to let th private wire men
prepare and present their own schedule
to their employes. Th broker men will
present their schedules at 10 o'clock tomor
row morning. The broker men will ask for
a minimum wage of $30 a weak.
The men employed by the pre associa
tions presented their request at 7:80 o'clock
tonight and the employer will be given
twenty-four hour to comply with It. Th
schedule presented call for $36 a wekfor
six night a week and 70 cent an hour
overtime, eight hours to constitute a day's
work, with half an hour for lunch. The
operators' employed by the news companies
and newspapers tn the daytime will ssk
for $30 a week and 60 cents an hour over
time, eight hour to eonstltut a day's
work and the regular lunch hour. These
request wer presented to every news
gathering organisation In the United States
and Canada tonight and twenty-four hours
will be allowed for sn answer. If at th
end of that tlm th demands hav not
met with a favorable response th men will
report to th union officiate and they say
a strike will be ordered.
Operator Pormalat Demands.
KANSAS CITT, Mo.. Aug. 11.-A11 the
striking telegraph operator of both com
panies In thl city held a Joint meeting
today and decided upon a schedule of de
mand which will be presented to th local
manager of the two oompanle tomorrow.
The demand to b presented to th two
companies ar practically identical. Th
trlkers demand of each company a IS
per cent Increase In wage and an eight
hour day.
By aNjnanlmous vote It was decided that
th operator employed by new agendo
would not be asked to strike.
It waa decided that operators would be
permitted to work at th union depot, th
board of trad of th two Kansas Cities
and at certain broker' office, subject to
certain conditions.
Manager Brownson of th Western Union
office Is reported to have announced tht
h will refuse to consider th demands
when presented to him tomorrow, as he
will not treat with th committee which
wait upon him a employe of th com
pany. Washington Make Demand.
WASHINGTON. Aug. U.-Washlngton
local of the Commercial Telegraphers' union
at a meeting thl afternoon decided by a
close vote to wait on th managers of th
Western Union and Postal her and demand
th sam concession which hav been
mad at other point. It waa also decided
that operator should refuse to work non
union wire.
Nw York Mea Walt.
NEW TORK, Aug. 11. The New Tork
telegrapher will not strike bfor next
Friday. At a meeting of No. of th
Commercial Telegraphers' Union f Amer
ica today a request was received from the
National Civic federation to poetpono action
for the present and stating that Ralph M.
Pauley, aecratary of th rJatlonal Clvlo fed
eration. Samuel Onmpera president of th
Americas faderstioa of Labor aad Labor
Commissioner Neill would go to Chicago
to meet President 8. J. Bmall of the teleg
raphers' union upon hi arrival there from
San Francisco. Th request was acceded to
and it was decided to take no action until
next Friday.
Manager and t hief on Dnty.
CHARLESTON, 8. C. Aug. 11. All the
W'estern Union telegraphers walked out
here at 6 o'clock this afternoon. This ao
tlon practically closes both telegraph of
fices here, aa the Western Union has only
the manager and one chief on duty,
strike at Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. U.-The telegraph
operators employed by the Western Union
and Postal telegraph companies here went
j on strike this afternoon. Over 1D0 men
I are out.
Boston Delar Strike.
BOSTON. Aug. ll.-The Boston local of
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union ot
America, at a largely attended meeting to
day, voted not to go out on strike at the
present time.
VETERANS OF ORIENT GATHER
Eighth Annnnl Hennlon of Army of
the Philippine Meet at
Kanana City.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. ll.-Delegates have
begun to arrive for the eighth annual re
union of the National Society Army of the
Philippine, which begins In Kansas City
Tuesday, next. To date six gencrsli l ave
announced their Intention of coniins, and
sn unusually large number of delegates Is
expected. Tho reunion will extend
through Friday. General Arthur Mao
Arthur, -commander-in-chief, will deliver
the response to the address of welcome
Tuesday. The- military parade, which
promises to be of especial Interest this
year because of the large number of vet
erans of th Army of th Philippine, a
well a member of the Twentieth Kansas
Volunteer Infantry association participat
ing, will take place Wednesday. Following
the parade there will be a public meeting,
addressed by numeroua speakers of na
tional prominence. Thursday the annual
banquet will he held, and on Friday the
i delegate will go on an excursion to Fort
I Leavenworth, Kan., and to the National
! Soldiers' home and th federal peniten
tiary at Leavenworth. The reunion of the
famous Seventieth Kansas Infantry will
be held Jointly with that of the Philippine
veterans.
SOLDIERS ARE COMING TOD AT
National Gnard Encampment feature
of the Week.
(From a Staff Corrospondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 11. (Special.) Lin
coln will begin to fill up with soldiers
tomorrow arriving for the annual en
campment of the Isatlonal Guard, which
Is scheduled to tawe plnce In three dif
ferent sections of the city. Hindquar
ters has already been established at tho
F street park, and Major D. L. Howell
of the Eighteenth Infantry, Fort Leaven
worth, has arrived to act as inspector
and instructor. Th governor will te
vlew tn troop Friday or Saturday if a
place can be found around her Urga
enough for the review grou .ds. In tho
meantime Governor Sheldon has not yet
Appointed his aide.
It I not certain that E. B. Sherman
of "Columbu will accept the position of
superintendent of the Kearney Indos
trlai, school whltfh- has been tendered him
by Governor Sheldon. Mr. Sherman Is
under contract for the year to the Col
umbus School board and unless th bonrd
unanimously release him he will not
take the place.
There is little likelihood of the 8tate
Railway commlaslon granting th de
mand of the attorney of th Central
creamery to compel th railroads to
bring their book befor th commission
to show what it costs to haul cream In
Nebraska. In fact, two members of the
commlaslon expressed the opinion that
they did not think It necessary to accede
to the demand merely to get Information
regarding a rat on cream. In th mean
time it seems the commission has about
made up Its mind to Increase the cream
rat at least some. If this is don that
a real fight will start between th rail
road and . expre companle and the
big creamerle. The creamerle wfU fight
to have the Sibley law enforced. Should
thi fight start it will relieve the; com
mission of the odium of obstructing th
operations of this act and put the work
of enforcing th law onto the creamerle.
Salt Against Illegal Veneer.
CHETENNB, Wyo.. Aug. 11. (Special.)
United State DUtrlct attorney Timothy
F. Burke ha Instituted suit In th federal
district court sgalnst William A., James
C snd Henry C. Saul to compel the re
moval of Illegal fences surrounding 14.480
acres of government land In th vicinity
of Eatherbrook. Converse county. The
petition of the federal attorney pray for
h instruction of th fences snd th Is-
l suance of a perpetual injunction against
their erection. A similar suit nas Deen
filed against the Cottonwood Land and
Live Stock company, which Is alleged to
have under Illegal fence 1,180 acres of gov
ernment land In Big Horn country.
Anstrallaa Stadyingr Dry Farming.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Aug. 11. (Special.)
W. Strawbrtdge, surveyor general of the
stat of South Australia, 1 In Cheyenne
collecting data relative to dry farming in
southern Laramie county. He states that
the fam of Cheyenne a a dry farming
oenter ha spread even to Australia and
that h consider th system followed here
the beat adapted for Australian dry land
reclamation. Other dry farming Investiga
tors now in the city ar W. H. Campbell,
originator of th Csmpbell system; D. Clem
Peaver, chief of the colonist service ot
th Burlington, and J. E. Houts. dry farm
ing expert of the Union Pacific.
New Division of Northwestern.
PIERRE, S. D., Aug. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) To meet th needs o fth new
extension of the Northwestern road, a new
division has been created to extend from
thl city to Rapid City and C. T. Dike,
th engineer in charge of construction in
the new line, has been selected aa super
intendent of the new division with head
quarter at Plerr.
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Telegraphers on Strike Swell Their
Ranks in Omaha.
ACTION IS DECLARED LEGAL
Meeting is Held at Which Prelim,
inaries Are Ratified.
DEMANDS TO BE SUBMITTED TODAY
Men Care Little for Formal Recogni
tion of Union.
ASSOCIATED PRESS IS AFFECTED
Melville R. stone Is Asked to
t.rant Same Par and Honrs
as II ears t Service
Give.
The ranks of the striking Omaha teleg
raphers were augmented 8unlTy, when
forty additional tolegraphet Joined In tl.e
movement, coming from th ranks of the
Western I'nlon and Postal Telegraph com
panies. A large force had been ordered
for Sunday work at both telegiaph offices
tn anticipation of trouble, and when the
operators began showing up for work Sun
day morning union and nonunion members
alike had been notified of th walkout. The
union men with a single exception wal'ied
out and were Joined by a doacn or mor
men .who have not thus fsr Joined th
union. Five operators who worked Satur
day night, after the walkuut occurred, also
Joined the movement. Ten women wer
among those who abandoned their keys.
A meeting had been called at Bnrlarht
hall for f :30 p., m., but long before that
time a hundred, or more operators congre-
i gated,, on the downtown streets. Little
knots of them gathered on tho corners and
discussed the situation snd "saw" those
who were between two fires and undecided
whether or not to go out. Many of them
were persuaded to Join the strikers and
matched to the hall with the union men.
Labor Leaders at Meeting.
President Graul presided at the meeting
and Secretary Klrkland and Assistant Sec
retary Daly wer present to make a report
of the proceedings. After the routine of
reading the minute several labor leaders
who had been Invited to speak were pre
sented. Ed Leeder, the member of the state legis
lature who champtoni'd the double shift
firemen's bill, was the first speaker. He
declared the people of Omrha. as a general
1hl:iK. were with the telegraphers In tho -movement,
but urged tliem to comluc!.
Iherneelves In a peaceful and dignified man
ner. He offered his assistance to the
BtrP'.era and asked them to call on him at
any time.
Louis V. Guy. editor of the Labor Advo
cate and fomrr president of Central Labor
union, pledged the support of Central Labor
unloA and tirgeC the men to curry on th
strike tn a msnner that would command th
respect of-Ui. people, and, declared that
carried on under these condition the ope
rator were bound to win out.
- Joe Butler, a member of the Dahlman
Democracy, said Mayor Dahlman was out
of th city, but he was sure the strikers
had his full sympathy and that they might
depend on him for a fair deal.
Dlacnes Saturday Meeting.
The meeting then got down to business.
The subject of discussion was the ratifica
tion of Baturday night's special meeting.
Some doubt had been cast on thi regularity
of the , meeting and Us proceedings, and
the Sunday meeting fully ratified the action.
Three or four members who worked Sat- '
urday night after the walkout wer pres
ent at th meeting. It wa explained thy
did not feel Justified In going on strike
without some authority, and the position
they took wa Justified by a vote cf th
union.
The meeting provided various committers,
among them being finance, grievance and a
special committee on the messenger situa
tion. The last named committee Is consid
ered an Important one. It was the be!'f of
many of th leaders that In case of neces
sity the messengers might be tndured to
Join the strike movement. The committee
wa given full power to act and probably
will ask th messenger forces to Join th
telegraphers.
An effort will be made to secure strk
headquarters In a down town bulldlnr. pos
sibly In the Board of T-ade, A publl l'y
committee, appointed a month aio. will
keep the members of the union fully ad
vised of conditions, and bulletin will be
posted dally giving the news of happenings
throughout the country.
Manager Join Striker).
An Interesting Incident wa th reading
of a communication touching on the stria)
at Maryvllle, Mo. At that point th West
ern Union employ a manager by the name
of Staple. When apprised of th wslkout
Saturday he sent th following telegram to
the unerlntendent:,
"Am out on strike. Tou will find the key
to the office st the grocery tor."
Staple I one of the oldest employe In
thl district. He ha been with the West
ern I'nlon oompany for nearly forty years
and has been In several other large strikes.
He wss on of th first men in the country
to Join a labor union.
Th grievance committee was Instructed
to prepsre a statement of grievances to
present to the local telegraph official, and
tht probably will be don today. The de
mands will be similar to those made at
Chicago and other points, for an eight
hour day, an lncreae of 20 or JS per cent
In salaries and a partial recognition of th
union. Thl latter demand tentative,
however, and the operator do not tak It
erloualy. They say that any conceaslons
by the telegraph companies mean recogni
tion, and they do not care particularly to
have what la known as an Iron-clad "closed
shop" agreement. They ftpect, however,
the agreement shall specify clearly that no
discrimination shs'l be practiced asalnst
th union. Thl has been one cf their
principal contention and It has been partly
through the slteged failure of the telegraph
companies to keep faith on this point that
the strlk has become so genersl.
Agreement fiot Kept.
Some time ago the companies agreed not
to discharge any operator for the technical
cause of belonging to the union. Official
of the Commercial Telegrapher' union at
leg. however, this agreement has not been
kept.
When the Associated Press wire opened
at I p. m. every telegrapher wa eager to
hear what had happened In telegraph
circle throughout the country, as It wss
known there would be a meeting of teleg
raphers In every city in th t rilled States.
The statement of National Secretary Wes
ley Russell that th strlk had gone be
yond t!. local stage a accent 4 wOhou.
