The morning call., 1894-03-20
GET NO CONCESSIONS.
Employees at the Mercy of the
Union Pacific.
Their Conference With the President
and Receiver Will Gain Them
Nothing.

OMAHA, March 19.-The Union Pacific
wage schedule conference was resumed
this morning. the engineers presenting
their case 10 President Clark, meantime
the Ielegraphers comforting with Superin-
teDdent Of Telegraph Korty on the ques-
ton OF compensation for overtime. Little
progress was made by the engineers before
the noon adjournment 1t is thought they
will occupy several days hearing
Immediately after assembling this after
noon the operators proposed to Mr.. Korty
that stenograt her be called in, the differ
ences exis ng be noted and the conference
be dropped. To this Mr.. Korty demurred.
The operators pointed out the futility Of
proceeding, showing that not a single
roint had been agreed upon, but Mr..
Korty insisted upon going ahead. Some
discussion followed and the conference
agreed TO abandon the rules and regula-
tions In the consideration for the time and
to take up the wage schedule.
They began the work, station by station,
commencing with Council Bluffs and when
an adjournment was taken this evening
they had got as far as Lexington, Neb. In
this time the operators had made two con-
cessions and the company had made none.
During the afternoon the engineers en-
tertained Mr.. Dickinson In the presence of
Mr.. Clark. putting the general manager of
the Union Pacific In hole on the over
time question. Dickinson conceded that
the engineers of the fast mail were en-
titled to extra pay. The engineers as
serted that men on slow trains who were
willing to make fast time and could not
on account OF the company's fault, should
also be allowed extra pay. This matter is
still unsettled.
The afternoon closed with the cost of
engine and mileage on different roads
under discussion. The engineers have one
set of tables and Dickinson another, and
each side insists its tables are correct.
After the adjournment the engineers de-
cided that an agreement was apparently
out of the question. They do not hope to
come together on the rules and regula-
tions al any point
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 19.-Chief
Clark OF the Brotherhood OF Conductors
left tonight for Omaha in company with
Chief Sargent Of the Brotherhood OF Fire
men. with whom he has been in confer
ence regarding the pending investigation
OF Judge Jenkins decision for some time.
When asked concerning the conference
and the likelihood of the breRk leading to
the total failure of the effort at compro-
mise. Crief Clark said he did not SO regard
it. He said IL was expected that each side
would contend for as much, if not more
than it might hope to secure in the courts
final decision.
He believes the daily conferences will
continue uptil The court has ruled upon
these differences, then the men will decide
to strike or accept the courts decision.
Chief Clark, as chairman OF the fedora
tion, believes its operations will eventu-
ally lead to the abolition of strikes.
DENVER. March 19.-F. b. Semple. for
several years connected with the passenger
department of the Union Pacific Rsilr o al,
was to-day appointed general passenger
agent Of the Denver. Texas and Gulf
system by Receiver Trumbull.