The San Francisco call., 1906-07-19
ELECTRICIANS QUIT
WORK IN BODY.
Say the United Railroads
Offered Terms to the
Linemen Exclusively
CALHOUN ADVISED

In accordance with their threat, the
electricians employed by the United
Railroads went out on strike yesterday
morning. According to the officials Of
the union nearly 200 men left their
posts. The officers of the United Rail
roads say that only about 20 men
are out. Some of the station men are
said to have remained at their posts.
but the union leaders believe they will
not return to work this morning
No trouble was experienced yeSter-
day. The union men claim that the
United Railroads sent out its trouble
wagon manned by three armed men.
The union men made no attempt at in
reference. They say there will be no
trouble, they intend to conduct the
strike peacefully and are open to any
fair means of settling the difficulty.
The union men admit that the United
Railroads offered them 1915 or an in
crease of 25 cents for IL ten-hour day
They say. however. that this would
affect only the linemen and that the
other electricians would be compelled
to work on the same old terms. The
men say that If the United Railroads
is willing to grant the same conces-
sion to the electricians doing other
work they will listen to the terms
and the strike may thus end.
PASSED UP TO CALHOUN.
Committees representing the electri-
cal workers visited the various power
stations yesterday morning and dis
covered that nearly all the men had
quit their posts in accordance with the
orders of the officers of the union.
Some few remained, but these informed
the committee that they intended to
join the other strikers this morning
The union men claim that the
United Railroads is not paying cleo
tricians as much money as men of the
same profession are receiving from
other firms In this city. They say their
executive committee stands ready and
willing to meet the officials of the COM
pany at any time and talk the matter
over. They add that they are willing
to listen to any reasonable suggestions
their employers may make.
The United Railroads asserts that it
has done all in its power at the
the matter up to President Patrick
Calhoun at the special meeting several
days ago. Now they are awaiting
word from the head of the corporation
before making any other propositions
to the electricians. A message from the
president is expected at any time.
1t is very likely that Calhoun will
come out to this city if he regards the
situation as critical. He has always
been on the most friendly terms with
the labor unions and it is expected that
he will be able to reach an agreement
with the striking electricians in
short time.
COMPANY FOR NINE-HOUR DAY.
The United Railroads officials say
they do not object to paying the men
more money. They assert that they
have so much work on hand that every
hour counts, and therefore they offered
the linemen an increase of 25 cents a
day provided they would work ten
hours. In order to make it easier for
the men their employers were willing
ment they left the shop till their re-
turn. Formerly it counted from the
time the men reported to the various
places throughout the city where they
were assigned to work on different
days.
The officials of the United Railroads
claim that their offer to send a COM
mittee from the union back to New
York to confer with Calhoun was
spurned. They add that they have no
further power to act in the matter un-
til advised by President Calhoun.
1t is not known whether or not the
United Railroads will put nonunion
men to work. 1t will not resort to
this measure, IL is stated, unless ii
should become absolutely necessary.
though its equipment is badly crippled 1
as a result of the strike.
The electrical workers last night
gave out a statement in which they
claim they have been trying since last
October to gain shorter working day
from the United Railroads. They as
sert they were put off from time to