The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-16
DEMAND MORE WAGES
Strike Declared by Pacific tx
press Messengers at Sew
eTal Points.

ST. Louis. Oct. ia strike was de-
ciared soon after O'Clock this evening
by the Pacific Express messengers in ST.
Louis Last Tuesday the members Of
the local Brotherhood Of Railway EX-
pressmcn submitted a demand for an in
crease OF lo per cent in wages. They
stopped work and only returned on the
assurance Of General Superintendent j..
T. GCntsch that their demands would be
considered. An answer was promised
20 continue work until tonight. pending
the answer
The demand was considered .oday and
uoIlc&iyn was sent To the express mes
sengers that the Increase could not be
granted. Inc walkOut tonight resulted.
General superintendent Gentsch said 10
the Associated Press at $40 tonight:
Less than 100 men are affected by the
strike here. I have not heard from other
sections OF the country yet, and do not
know whether there were similar strikes
In other cities. We were prepared for
the situation and are supplying the va
cancies rapidly and business is going
right along tonight"
At DO o'clock tonight, at the general
headquarters Of the Pacific Express COM
pany IN the Equitable building, II was es-
tmated that the strike included eighty
i've express messengers, sixty drivers
ond clerks and forty pOrters and nine en-
ployes IN East ST. Louis, making almost
ZVO men affected.
The board OF directors held it's quar-
teriy meeting today and during the meet
ing took under consideration the demand
Of the express messengers. It was de-
clded that the increass could not be
granted and word was sent out TO that
effect. Superintendent Gentsch late to-
night said that he had been notified that
employees had gone out tonight at Kan
sas City. Arkansis and in Texas, but not
in any considerable numbers.
Wichita. Kan. oct. 15.-The Pacific Elk
press employees In this city struck at $50
p. ~. They demand the same wages as
Wells-FargO and Adams Express COM
pany employees get.
Portland Ore, Oct. 15.-The employees
of the Pacific Express company at Port
land did not walk out today. The repre-
sentative Of the company here stated to-
night that he believed all the men in his
employ were satisfied with the present
treatment and he had no reason to be-
lieve that there were any of them who
would leave the company's service.
Kansas City. oct. 15.-The employees Of
the Pacific Express company i'm this city
went on strike tonight for IN creased
wages. Ninety men are involved.
Denver. Colo. oct. 15.-Regarding the
strike Of the employees of the Pacific Ex-
press company, General Agent r. A..
beimer said tonight:
so far as I know. there has been no
strike Of the employees i'm Denver and we
have no other office in Colorado employ
ing our own men. At other points we
work IN conjunction with other compa-
MES The total number Of our employees
in Denver IS less than thirty. and I do
not believe that one-third of that number
would go out should a strike be declared
here
In regard to the local situation J. w
Rogers. manager for this district. said
last evening that he did not anticipate
any trouble. Utah Is not in the division
where the strike is now on and the men
here do not belong to the same organiza-
tion as those Of the eastern branches. The
management Of the local division have
talked the matter over lately with their
employees and the latter agreed not 10
take part In any labor trouble that might
arise. According to Mr.. Rogers the men
here are well satisfied with the existing
conditions and no trouble is anticipated.