. ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁laws ▁to ▁protect ▁un ions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Erd man ▁Act ▁for ▁inter state ▁rail road ▁workers . ▁The ▁cases ▁of ▁All ge yer ▁v . ▁Louisiana ▁( 1 8 9 7 ), ▁and ▁the ▁land mark ▁case ▁of ▁L och ner ▁v . ▁New ▁York ▁( 1 9 0 5 ), ▁called ▁the ▁L och ner ▁era ▁that ▁did ▁acknow ledge ▁that ▁states ▁have ▁certain ▁" pol ice ▁powers ", ▁but ▁effectively ▁took ▁away ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁state ▁control , ▁resulting ▁in ▁more ▁company ▁allowed ▁controls . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁ending ▁the ▁Lock ner ▁era . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Emp loy ees ▁of ▁many ▁saw m ills ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁sign ▁yellow - dog ▁contract s ▁to ▁prove ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁agree ▁not ▁to ▁join ▁un ions . ▁The ▁union ▁office ▁in ▁Mer ry ville ▁was ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁within ▁three ▁months ▁union ▁activities ▁ceased . ▁ ▁C . ▁B . ▁S weet , ▁of ▁the ▁Long - B ell ▁M ills , ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁lock out . ▁S weet ▁already ▁paid ▁his ▁employees ▁in ▁c ash ▁and ▁made ▁other ▁con cess ions ▁and ▁there ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁any ▁union ▁action ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁Long - B ell ▁company ▁saw m ills ▁in ▁Louisiana . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁the ▁Long view , ▁Washington ▁saw mill ▁and ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Washington ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁city ▁of