http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0304732
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-06-27
issued: 1908-08-08
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note: liibvftry ol Leg. Ass. fatim&at Vol. 24. CHANBROOK. B.C, SATURDAY, AUGUST S,lL>OS. No. :rj. Disastrous Fire sweeps the Elk Valley C.P.R. Strike FERNIE the coal town of the Nest Pass was completely destroyed hy fire on Saturday last. ---------«---«----«-«-«-.--.«--« Fernie is situated in the Elk j Valley, north nf Coal Crcclt, and EverV MechaillC Oil tlie came into existence when the ., , _. -, * Crow's Nest Branch of the Canadian CrOW S INeSt Unwell pacific was completed. The town and Ten Thousand Men Wils nftmed Fernie aftcr Mr- WiUInm between St. Vancouver Winnipeg, August 4.- A general strike of the mechanical department of the Canadian Pari tie railway will be inaugurated tomorrow morning at HI o'clock. Final orders have been issued to the men in all shops and round houses from St. John to Vancouver to quit i at the sound of the whistle. On Friday last, general instructions were sent out that if the C.P. H. posted the new schedule as recommended in tlie majority report ol the arbitration board, the meu were to walk out. This ol course, was subject to later instructions. In the meantime un ultimatum was deliver- ed to Sir Thomas Shaaghnessy to the effect that if the schedule was put into effect the men would quit. At the same time he was asked to le-open negotiations. Nu reply was received from him and the original instructions issued to tlie men to stand. Kvery shop, round house, terminal and divisional point on the whole system is affected, there being between 8,000 and 10,000 men in the unions involved. These unions are blacksmiths, boiler makers, ear repairers, electricians, machinists, pipe titters, moulders, specialists and all helpers to the various trades. All of these organizations are part of the International trades unions and will he hacked by the International organization in the pending tight. Ot the whole number of employees 1(7:3 per cent have voted for a strike, which means that all shops and round houses will he closed down ab snlutely for the t…
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The Prospector
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cranbrook (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0304732
language: English
lat: 49.5080556
long: -115.746944
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cranbrook, B.C. : A.B. Grace
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