Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-02
Both Boys and Manager 0enounce
the Story as Being Untrue,
SIMPLY ASKED FOR A RAISE
Last uonth was Duil and the ioys
Had u hard Time Better
Days Ahead.

Indignation prevailed In the Office Of
the Western Union this morning over
the publication in the Herald ~ the
story OF an alleged contemplated strike.
The article In question read as fol-
lows
Following the example Of the Ncw
York aud Boston messenger boys. the
local Western Union messenger boys
declare they ARE going on strike N
certain demands OF theirs hro not ac-
cedtd 20 by IN o management They
are at present getting cont and "a
half on each telegram delivered, and
Will ask Tor two cents ON district
messenger calls they receive go per
cent ana want 3l 10 per cent Their
ultimutum will be- presented 10 Man
hger Dcmoreat this morning IN the
form OF "a petition Tor "a riise and, "
not granted. the boys say they will
quit work tomorrow morning and will
500 that no "acnba" take their places.
| Things will probably be- interesting Ia
the vicinity " the Western Union Of
/ nee when tho two forces clash There
are about eighteen boys employed BY
/ the local office"
WHAT THE BOYS SAY.
nfirht and early delegation u the
messenger boys called nt the "Newa'
| onico and asked this paper 10 sct them
/ right before the public and their cm-
| pioyefa said one ~ them. with n
/ sarcastic twinEe Of professional Irony
Just shy Tor us that the Kind and
benevolent action OF your morning con-
temporary has got ~ into a peck OF
trouble"
'Ycr." added another. ~ has made
tho manager mighty sore. and We don't
| blame him much. either This ia what
! we were going 90 do. We had petit
ton drawn ~ yesterday TO got tho In
crease the Herald speaks Of and was
going 10 present Il 10 him this morn
Ing nut there was nothing about a
| strike in ". We were simply going 10
! try and rct our WAGES ruscd ana DIDN'T
| intend % strike az all. hut W. ere
getting less wages than they nro IN
the East. and the fact H. Mr Eat
tor. we are having r. hard time OF II
to mako both ends meet. Tho truth H.
some " ~ can't DO u AZ all. We be-
iievc We had "a pretty good show TOT
nn Increase. and Mr nemorost said this
morning when explanations had beer
made that he would have been glad e
DO anything ho could for Ne, But w
think u a. probably all on now, be-
cause the uerid sends a smart ruy
over 10 tho office who tries 20 make
sensation over II and upnotH our who'll
kettle of nsh'
MIR. pEMoREsTs STATEMENT.
I Manager Demorcst whom interviewed
, | by News" man today said;
There H. absolutely nothing In III
strike story When I picked NJ IN
| Herald this morning I was Inclined 4
= ! believe ID was correct and immodlutell
commenced an investigation which ~
suited In my finding that the boys hal
, been placed IN a wrong light The trutl
uf tho matter IL last month was "A dul
month with the boys. They made Yer
! little money and want an Increase, Bu
. business was dun an around. They sim
! ply Eot togethor ana drew up a petltlo
which. hy the way. ~ u WY respectful
plea Tor an Increase which I would lit
: TO give Thorn. but cannot 90 u at mi
. time. because business Will not iustif
4 a. I might have laid on % good man
nf tho boys last month. but preferred 4
? Keep them OH on Hu all might hnv
ramothlng 90 eat rather than have
4 | faw getting rich while tho others wcr
. out OF employment The boys, who ar
= O line lot of lads, understand the ritun
tion now ana are thoroughly Statistic
% 10 walt until hettor business comes, b
n we can an prosper together. Mo- thcr
Will be no strike and mo- trouble, tn
n whole story d. without foundation on
a nothing worse than ducedly anuoyin
4 90 myself tho boys and the public. Nu
nothing VIII como out ~ II and thing
Will g1 ON 90 heretofore"