The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-03
STRIKE ON THE
WABASH TO-DAY
Road East Of the Mississippi the
Only Part Affected.
OUTCOME is VERY DOUBTFUL
CONDUCTORS AND ENGINEERS
WILL NOT GO OUT.

81 Louis, Mo. March 2.-Unless GER
tain demands for an increase ia
wages on the Wabash system east of
the Mississippi river are granted by
tomorrow noon it is probable that a
general strike viii be instituted. Com
mlttees representing the trainmen and
hremen of the road sent ultimatums
10 President Ramsey late this after
noon notifying him that the result of
the recent poll among employed mem
beers of their organizations was that
the demands Of 8 per cent increase for
freight men and u per cent Increase
for passenger traiumen east of the Mis-
sissippi river. exclusive of the Cana
dian line, and double pay for double
header freight TRAINS, must be conceded
by tomorrow noon or strike would
be ordered.
The conductors and engineers noti-
fed President Ramsey at the same
time that they would abide by the in
/ creased schedule granted a week ago
and were not in favor of a strike.
EOllL Dirk AcLuShl.
After having received the notifca-
ton committees President Ramsey to-
night issued a letter 20 the two COM
mittees saying I'm effect that he desired
to have the results of the polls in fig
ures He further stated that he re-
Gently had issued a new schedule of
wages which meets the demands of
their employees west of the Mississippi
but If these demands were insisted
upon over the remainder of the system
the committees were answered now IN
a refusal to grant them and he was
ready 20 confront strike
President Ramsey said: Il do not
/ appTehend that we viii have much
trouble i'm running our trains in case
/ there should be a strike. 4 understand
| that so per cent of the conductors
voted against a strike and have a
| statement signed by a large number OF
/ switchmen and other employees stating
/ that they viii not go out and protest
/ ing against a strike being ordered
Trouble at Noon Today.
W. L. Lee. first grand master of the
! brotherhood Of Railway Tralnmen, said
| tonight:
! "If President Ramsey does not make
! some concessions by noon tomorrow we
/ viii order a strike. While we may
/ not tie up the system it viii be eX-
/ ceedingIy difficult TO get men TO I'LL
/ the places of at least 1900 men who
viii walk out. In case we cannot
! come to terms we will proceed to order
/ the strike IL viii take us several hours
+ to get word to the men an over the
system, but it will only be a question
of a few hours before a good many
trains are without fun crews. Unless
we hear from President Ramsey by
noon tomorrow all negotiations viii
. stop
G.. II. Wilkins. grand senior con-
ductor of the Older of Railway Con
( ductors. which would not countenancC
a strike, said tors ght:
"I have praculally nothing more q
do with the ms ter. The order saw
D fit to accent the ter~n9 offered hv Presi
dent Ramsey and 7 have notified hin
TO that effect"
The number of men who will obey
I strike orders is variously estimated
From reliable sources here IL Is esti
mated that there are 1000 employees
concerned, of which number $50 art
conductors and $50 engineers. AS tn,
/ conductors and engineers have init
| mated that under mo conditions vii
they join a strike that leaves abou
/ 800 men TO walk out.