Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-12
BIG STRIKE ON THE
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Twelve Hundred Operators Quit
Their Posts This Forenoon,
UNION PACIFIC PICTURES.
Interesting Exhibition of the nuto'
scope -Big Bridge ON southern
Pacific swept Away.

Word reached this city from Atlanta,
Georgia, today that a strike among the
telegraph operators occurred this
morning on the Southern railway. Some
days ego President w. v. Powell Of the
order Of Railway Telegraphers present
ed 10 President Spencer Of the railroad
company a statement Of the grievances
OF the operators, some Of whom act as
station agents along the lines Of the
system. President Spencer having
failed 10 give the plant Of the operators
the recognition desired within the time
prescribed, President Powell ordered tho
men out and they all quit their posts at
IL O'Clock this morning. The operators
are determined to have their claims ad-
iusted and say they are prepared TO
hold out until their rights are recOg-
pized on the Southern railroad there
are twelve hundred such employees, and
they are now all out
In a statement which President Pow
eli has Issued he says.
In accordance with the constitution
Of the order OF Railway Telegraphers l
hereby approve a strike on the lines Of
the Southern and Alabama Great
Southern Railways effective IL o'clock
q. M. April ~, 1900, all Efforts to effect
an amioable settlement Of the diff
ciltiss hsylfig failed
fqhe etrlke q now on.
.seix hauh4a, and elghty-fve tele-
graphs ard Nther station employees
voted fnt tuf and l3l against
%
By the ofder-
1.-THE strike was inaugurated for the
following purposes
bers who were discharged by the South
ern railway
aFor the right 70 be heard through
committees In the adjustment OF indi-
yldual grievances.
tF'or set OF rules and rates Of pay 10
govern train dispatchers, telegraphers
agents and other station employees in
their employment discipline, etc
Twelve consecutive hours work per
day where one or two telegraphers aye
employed, including one consecutive
hour for dinner, ten consecutive hours
Including meal hour IN all relay, dis
patchers offices and offices where more
than two telegraphers are employed.
Eight consecutive hours for train
dlspatChers
PAY Tor overtime,
ITO abolish the practice Of compelling
agents 70 load cotton and the perform
ance OF other manual labor.
"a minimum wage scale OF $40 and
$50 per month for operators and yl2O foI
dispatchers,
Fair and equitable rules regarding
promotion
NO INCONVENIENCE.
Chattanooga, Tenn. April l2.-Ac.
cordlng 70 officials OK the southern rail-
way no inconvenience 10 the road has
yet resulted from the strike. The
twelve operators IN this city went Out
bur Il IS said their places have beer
filed. A. p. stlllwell, assistant I,
President Powell Of the O, r, T., say
he expects an effective tie-up as sooI
as the order reaches all the men. Thu
Southern wires have been grounded be
tween here and birmingham.
MAKES LIGHT OF 1T.
Washington. April l2.-Vice Presl
dent and General Manager Cannon o
the Southern railway made light Of th
reported strike OF telegraph operator
on the Southern.
AZ p. m. he said there was no In
terruptl0n Of traffic so far as hear
from. Only four operators cult.