The San Francisco call., 1906-04-03

There was long conference at Oak
land yesterday between representatives
of the Garments Union and those of the
Traction Company. Each side TO the
controversy gave the other something
to consider, the negotiations were
peaceful and there will be further con-
sidcratfOn of the issues today. More
than one hundred strike-breakers ar
rived from the south and were at once
sent to the quarters provided for them
at the carhOuses. There is reason to
believe that strike may be averted.
OAKLAND, April I've have given
them something TO think about, and they
have given US something to think about"
was the terse declaration this afternoon
Of w D. Mahon, president of the Anal
gamated Association Of Street Railway
Employees, when the conference between
the Oakland Traction Consolidated off,
cials and the Garments Union representa-
tives had been adjourned for the day.
The conference, which was not conclud-
ed, will be resumed tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock.
Further conference will be conducted
between President Heron and General
Manager w. F. Kelly of the Traction
company and President Mahon and Pres
ident Ellison of the carmen. The small
er representation on each side was sug-
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able to better progress in the discussions.
This was agreed to by the carmen.
Neither the traction officials nor the
carmen's representatives would commit
themselves to a statement that might be
construed as an indication Of the final
outcome.
The day was spent in dispassionate
presentation Of arguments on each side,
along the lines heretofore indicated by
pany and the carmen have taken.
That there is way still open for a set
tlement without recourse to hostilities of
the strike order seems fair to assume, in
view Of the length of the conference to-
day. the fact that II was not concluded
the fact that both sides admit it was con-
Quoted in an entirely amicable spirit and
the further reticence of either side to talk
concerning the line of discussion except
in most general terms.
The conference was an important one
from the fact that 1t was the first face to
face meeting which had occurred between
the accredited representatives of the Car
mems Union and the employing company.
Intense interest was manifested in the
meeting by the carmen. The union head
quarters and vicinity were thronged with
carmen during the noon hour, waiting to
hear a word, if possible, from the con-
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o'clock in the offices Of z. A. Heron, pres
ident of the Oakland Traction ConsoIf-
dated, in the Syndicate building. 1918
Broadway.
At the appointed hour the carmen's del
egation appeared. The leader was Presi-
dent Mahon. With him were Richard Cor
neIius, president of the San Francisco Di-
vision of Carmen and member Of the Ma
tional Executive Council; William H. Eli
son, president of the Oakland Division,
and T. Sawyer. S. F. Conley, w. B. Ham
ilton B. c. Grierson, z. L. Straub and
Joseph Smart of the agreement commit
tee Of the Carmen's Union. They were
met by President Heron, w. F. Kelly
general manager, Frank c. Havens and
Harmon Bell, chief counsel of the Oak
land Traction Consolidated.
LONG CONFERENCE HELD.
President Ellison introduced the mem
bers of the carmen's party. The doors
were closed in the offices and the confer
ence was opened. The morning session
lasted for an hour and a half, when re-
cess was taken for lunch. At o'clock the
conferees reassembled, and remained in
session until shortly after o'clock, ad-
journing until tomorrow morning. At the
conclusion of today's session President E.
A. Heron of the Traction Company made
the following statement:
II would be a bad breach Of faith on my
part to say a word in detail concerning what
took place today. The only statement which
feel justified IN making at this time is that
the matters were given a free discussion. In
view OF the fact that the conference has not
been concluded It would be extremely indelicate
for me TO say more than this
President Mahon took the same position.
He said:
We met in an amicable discussion with the
officials Of the Oakland Traction Consolidated