The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-23

duty at about II clock in the forenoon
of one day do not get through with their
days labor until about 1 o'clock the fol-
lowing morning. Men working on extra
list have to report for work at 5:55 in
the morning and remain at the car barns
until 7;35. when. if they do not catch
run, they are excused until 1880 a. m,
at which time they again have to report
at the barn, and if they do not get
night shift run to take out they are again
excused until evening, when they are
expected to again report at the barn in
case there might be an emergency call for
some of them to go to work
Service Without Pay.
absolutely no pay, and should they fail
to show up as often as required they miss
out and go to the foot of the extra list
for three days where there is little
ever, unless it possibly be a tripper, for
which they are allowed the munificent
sum of 22l1 cents. Again, new men COM
ing into the service are compelled to
serve from twelve to fifteen or twenty
days without any remuneration for their
time. They are expected to purchase a
Uniform throughout when they have been
in the service Of the company thirty days.
This entails a heavy expense, and if they
keep neat appearance it is necessary
to buy two uniform suits each year. Then
the conductors have TO furnish s. Cor
running money to supply necessary
Rest Is Essential.
'Tt is vitality essential in order to be
capable of rendering good service and to
be in possession CT all of our faculties
that we have proper hours of rest and re-
ceive sufficient wages to provide for our
necessary needs in the way Of proper
clothing. food, etc. To meet these re-
quirements and to be able to honorably
maintain our families and our homes and
3 r social standing
the interests of the community in which
we live, We are asking the Utah Light &
Railway company to allow % cents per
-Four for the first year of service and 50
cents per hour thereafter.
I'VE disapproVe of the so-called grad
uated or sliding scale that provides that
men shall receive certain increase of
wages after five or more years in the
service. We have no assurance that we
will be here five years from now and if
we are we have no knowledge of what
the wage scale may be to meet the re-
Quirements in the future.
Ready to Meet Company.
1--WE want pay for the present time
commensurate with the present prevail
ing conditions, and we will meet the wage
proposition of the future when that time
comes If we are still here. We ask for
your careful consideration of The facts
as we have presented them to you and
for your indulgence and cooperation TO
the enc That nOtnlng may occur which
will mar the reputation of our beautiful
city nor deprive US as wage-earners and
citizens OF our just rights. We stand
willing and ready at all times to meet
the representatives of the Utah Light &
Railway company in conjunction with
those whom we have selected to present
our interests, and should this privilege
be denied us and extreme measures be-
come necessary, we pledge you our word
of honor that it will be through no fault
or neglect upon our part to obtain hon.
oIable peace.
j. H. LAMONT
president.
"a. II. BURT,
Secretary and Business Agent.
"A. p. NELSON,
Recording Secretary;
81. D. MCARTY,
wv. COOKING,
IT W. PALMER,
u. A. REEDER,
JOHN JONES,
b. J. HADDOCK
Executive Committee;
III T. B. GREY,
International Vice President