The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-11
STREET CAR MEN
DESIRE UNION
Men Interested in Movement
Are Well Satisfied.
PRATT REPLIES TO READ
ORGANIZERS ANSWER TO SU-
PERINTENDENT's CIRCULAR.

Employees Of the Salt Lake street rail-
way system will meet at a. m. to-
morrow at Federation hall to form a
Union. Men who are interested in the
movement declare that an overwhelm-
ing majority of the conductors and
motormen viii be present. and that
80 per cent of the street railway en-
ployes are i'm sympathy with the move
ment already. They predict that a
powerful organization will be formed.
the timid employees having become con-
Nnced or the success of the movement
and being anxious to help it along.
The following card was being circu-
lated yesterday among the car men;
Meeting After Midnight.
SPECIAL NOTICE.-Meeting Of
street car men at Federation hall. in
room 4, corner OF Fourth South and
state streets. Tuesday morning. April
II. 1904, at l o'clock
This hour has been selected in order
that every mOtorman and conductor
can be present The meeting viii be
called 10 order by r. +. Currie, organ
izer for the A. +. of L.
Among the speakers will be C. o.
Pratt OF Cleveland, o.. one of the inter-
national officers of the Street Car
Mems union. who Will explain the
workings Of that organization and the
advantages to be derived by affiliating
with them.
Officers viii also be elected. and it
is your duty to be present and see that
reliable men are selected to fill those
positions.
The funds already collected will be
turned over to your organization.
fAs some of you have not had an
opportunity to respond to the circulars
Int Tsa-~u aH.-~~
and conductor will be admitted to this
meeting upon presentation Of his badge
at the door.
The organization is an assured fact.
Don't fail 10 attend this meeting. After
putting your cars away Monday night
retire direct to the Federation hall.
By order OF the committee.
'R. r. CURRIE,
j. y. SPALDING,
&C. o. PRATT
Mr. Currie is organizer i'm Utah for
Mr.. Spalding is secretary of the Utah
Federation of Labor.
Organizer Pratt Is Conservative.
Mr.. Pratt is member of the executive
board and national organizer of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of
tive class Of labor leaders and declares
himself opposed to strikes except as
a last resort.
In the first place he said yester-
day, Il want the public TO understand
that the labor organization which /
represent is anxious 20 see that the
public is given good service. We re-
alize that the good will Of the public
is essential TO success in anything we
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service can be greatly improved. and
whatever we may do we will take into
consideration the public welfare.
For my part. / believe one of the
greatest objects of unions is 10 culti-
Vate a better understanding between
employer and employee. Tie greatest
labor leaders Of today are men like
John Mitchell. Samuel GOmpers and the
president of our organization. who IA
vor Cancellation and arbitration in all
disputes. OF course, if the other side
VIII not treat a all, Will not arbitrate,
and will not do anything at all TO re-
dress grievances. then sometimes a
strike IS necessary"
Reply 70 Superintendent.
". F. Read. superintendent Of rail
way service for the Utah Light & Rail-
way company, has posted a circular
criucising the holding Of midnight
meetings and denouncmg the union
Mr.. Pratt made an extended reply to
this circular last evening.
First he said. lit was previously
known that Messrs. w. +. Read and
O. p. Arnold. officials of the street
railway company of this city, We're
opposed 10 their employees belonging
10 union; that is what made il neces-
sary TO adopt a coupon and circular in
order that the men would not be dis
charged summarily as soon as il was
known by the company that they had
Joined the union.
The 'uncanny hour for holding the
meeting is due to the fact that the
mon are compelled TO work 'unCanny
hours and owing TO the obnoxious
swing runs which deprive the men of
reasonable hours of rest and of an
opportunity to meet together att any
seasonable time. we are compelled TO
meet at this hour not from choice. but