, 1884-05-02
A VIGOROUS PROTEST
Made by Workmen to the U. p.
Reduction.
Meeting of the Shopmen and Train
men Last Night.
A Strike in This City Definitely
Decided Upon.
Denver, Omaha and Laramie City
Already in Line.

The heavy reduction of salaries propos
ed by the Union Pacific railway went into
effect along the whole line yesterday, and
seems to have been received with the same
feeling of aggressive dissatisfaction every
where. A reduction has been expected
for some time owing to the many reports
regarding the company $ recent losses and
the shrinkage in the volume of their re-
ceipts. When the order was first officially
promulgated it was received with feelings
of deep dissatisfaction among many
classes of the employees, but nothing wa
openly done until the order actually vent
into effect. which it did yesterday. Al
though the reduction affects all officials
employed by the road, it, of course, effects
most keenly those who have been hereto
fore earning in the neighborhood of$l 900
a year. 1t was proposed to submit shop
men, yardmen and such like employees to
a reduction of from 10 to l2@ per cent. A
few flying rumors prevailed throughout
the city yesterday regarding the vigorous
protest of these men and the possibility of
their intended strike. Late in the after
noon ii was definitely understood that a
meeting would be held to take some action
regarding the matter.
A meeting Of the shop men and train
men employed by the Union Pacific rail
road at this point, was held in the City
hall last evening. There were nearly two
hundred persons present. Mr.. Joseph
Granger was called to the chair and ex-
planned the object of the meeting, which
wa to take proper action regarding the
proposed reduction of wages by the Union
Pacific railway. Mr.. Lincoln, a railroader
from Laramie City, was called upon to
state the position of the men at that point.
He said that 4 committee had already been
appointed there to await upon the officials
in order to see what could be done about
the proposed reduction. The men there
were generally unwilling to submit
to the reduction as they could not
properly support their families on
the wages proposed. 1t was suggested
that Il collection be raised to defray the
expenses of telegraphing to various points
10 ascertain the position OF the men on The
subject of the proposed reduction. This
wa accordingly done. 1t was decided
furthermore to draw up ii memorial of
grievances !of presentation 10 the general
omcefs oil the company n VIII De read
at .he heX' hlee'lhg' whieh was decided
10 DC heid AT the sane place ms evening
Inc committee on resolutions as appoint
ca CONSISTS oil H. l. hoou"lh' H. vi.
nlorean' r. n, stevens, j " Adams ana
"iluanh oakiey' y lurther committee
was appointed TO ascertain the stanulhs OF
'he men al other points regarding the
matter. so ina inc poay oil men mere
IhiSnt act lh~telIigeh'ly' mus committee
consisted % .. H. Nouu"ru' H. l. uoou-
WIN anu !" H. Noo"'il"'iSee' George
Hansen was elected the treasurer oil the
meeting Inc general sentiment OF the
meeting was 'hat II was impoSSloie 10
stand the severe reduction III wages but
ina 1t would De neSlr"Die' before taxing
posi'iNe step |" ascertain no" inc men n
other comlnuhl'iea stood IN regard TO the
matter ror tleSe reasons uenilte ACTON
was postpone" mn the meeting TINS
evening
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!" inquire Regarding the STATE oi
leehhg elsewhere visited 'he west
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8aruilg 'heir ieeilhs III tue matter "he
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