Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-06
Vice President Allen and Gen,
Supt. Maxwe in Consultation.
FACTS BEING CONSIDERED.
Representative OF the Men Issue a
Statement TO Public - Fully Aware
or consequences of Their Actions.

st, Louis, Feb. G,--Vice President Al.
len reached his office at the Missouri
Kansas & Texas railroad headquarters
today and at once went into executive
session with Gen. Supt Maxwell, whC
had the matter In hand until the gen.
eral managers return to consider the
ultimatum Of the 1000 conductors and
trainmen Of the road for an increase OF
wages amounting to Is per cent, II
was stated that all the steps taken and
all the facts bearing on the situation
are being gone over carefully.
Just before Gen. Manager Harding
OF the Missouri Pacific went home last
evening the Missouri Pacific grievance
committee waited upon him with an Ill
timatum demanding Is per cent in
crease II is expected that the result
OF the vote Of the conductors and train
men Of the ST. Louis-Southwestern
Cotton BelD. and the ST, Louis & San
Francisco railways will be known be-
fore night and that the Frisco and Cot
ton Belt arrangements win be given
ultimatums similar to those delivered
to the M, X. q 7. The final hour given
the Missouri Pacific Is noon Saturday.
President Ramsay, who is east Is ex-
peoted here TO confer over the demands
ON the Wabash
Grand Master Morrissey Of the Train
men and Assistant Chief Garretson OF
the Conductors. have issued a state
ment TO the public. They say that the
men had voted for an increase Of pay
to 20 per cent and with that authority
at their back, concession was made,
the greatest that has ever been made
by men similarly situated This coDces-
sion was reduction of the demand to
Is per cent. The Missouri Pacific made
an offer of II 2-S per cent increase and
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas OF III.
The negotiations have been going on
"a days. During that time" says the
address, I'VE have heard much of5the
effect Of granting of the increase asked
would have on the financial future Of
the railways, but 1t Is worth the careful
consideration OF those handling the
properties what effect refusal Is GO
ing TO have on the stock values Of the
properties involved.
I'VE are not altogether ignorant OF
the fact that the effect OF a refusal will
cause a shrlnkage Of values in rail-
way securities In one day that will
more than equal the amount necessary
TO meet the Increased cost OF operation
involved for a period Of years, and that
II II should embrace any great extent
OF mileage. Wall Street viii be the
proper place TO consult the financial
barometer, and VIII serve as the. best
corrective that has yet been found for
the policy Of consolidation that has
been so popular Of late and for which
a legal remedy has been vainly sought
From first 10 last we have given full
consideration TO the rights Of others
and OF the public, but we cannot ac-
cept the finding that all the ohliga-
ton lies on us TO conserve the interests
OF both the properties interested and
the public, at the expense OF our men,
and we propose that others shall bear
their share OF the white mans bur-
dem
Gen. Man. Allen OF the NJ. X. & T.
stated this afternoon that the differ
ences between his company and the
tralnmen had been settled and that
there would be no strike.
Grand Master Morrssey Of the Train
men and Assistant Chief Garretson Of
the Conductors, after the conference
with the NJ. X. & T, officials, said:
"Our demands were conceded. The
freight men get an advance Of 10 per
cent and the passenger men l2ls per
cent.
There is an understanding between
the other four roads, 20 which similar
demands were made, that whatever the
Missouri Kansas e. Texas did would be
accepted as indicating the basis on
which a general settlement with their
employees will be made, thus averting
strike