The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-23
Set Forth Their Position in Con-
troyersy With the Harri-
man Company.
PRATT SEEKS CONFERENCE
WITH PRESIDENT BANCROFT
Latter Replies, but Answer Is
Not Given Out for Pub
licatiOn. f{}

AS the hours pass by no improves
ment is evident in the local street car
situation, and, while hopes are still ems
tertained of an amicable adju5tment
of the difficulties, the situation is con-
sidered grave.
The developments OF Monday were
that the men committee announced
TO General Manager Wells the decision
of the employees not to accept the terms
offered by the company, and sus-
tanning the demands of the union; and
suggestion of arbitration of the wage
schedule by the company which the
msn claim came too late, as the mat
ter is now in the hands of the execu-
tive board OF the international as
sociation. The men also informed the
company officials that on and after
Monday no new men will be received
by the employees for instruction in car
operation.
The men at their meeting Monday
morning having committed the future
control of their affairs TO C. o. Pratt,
chairman of the executive committee,
Amalgamsted Association Street and
| Electric Railway Employees of Amer.
ica,. Mr.. Pratt, by special messenger,
| sent communication TO W. II. Ban
croft, president of the Utah Light and
| Railway company, requesting confer
ence with Mr.. Bancroft and himself
and committee of the employees to
discuss the matter.
Upon inquiry being made at the Of
| fee of Mr.. Bancroft in the afternoon
il was given out at that time that
nothing was known Of letter having
been received. Mr.. Bancroft was in
| conference with some Of the officials
of the company In the evening Mr..
Pratt received reply from Mr., Ban
croft, but he would not give copy
of il for publication and did not care
to discuss it further than to say that
he believed President Bancroft had
misconstrued some portions of the let
J ter, and that ne intended 70 again COM
I muuicate with him to see if the mis-
conceptions could not be cleared mp,
! An open letter to the public has been
prepared and is signed by the commit
tee of the men, in which the position
of the men and the demands they make
of the company are fully set forth.
Tuesday night a special meeting of
the Utah Federation of Labor will be
held to discuss the situation and TO
render any advice or assistance that
| the carmen may require.
Committee Meets officials
Early in the day J. H Lamont. J.
! D. Mccarthy and A. II. Burt, repre-
senting the union, called upon General
Manager Wells and informed him that
the men had refused to accept the
terms offered by the company and that
negotiations, so far as that committee
was concerned, were concluded.
Mr.. Wells suggested that the COM
pany was prepared to arbitrate the
wage question. His suggestion was
that an arbitration board mgiht be ar
ranged. consisting of one member from
the ranks OF the employees, one rep.
resentative of the company, and third
disinterested party to be chosen by
those two
AS the vote OF the men at their meet
ing had taken away the power from the
committee to entertain any proposals this
power being lodged with the internR-
tional officials, the committee could do
nothing in the matter, Mr.. Pratt
stated that while the men did not de-
sire to stand on any technical ground
the suggestion of Mr., Wells came too
late TO the COMMITTEES. as it had no
power to deal with the matter.
When Mr.. Pratt was asked what the
result of the ballot was that were
taken early Monday morning he said
the first was that they do no accept
the terms OF Jne company. AS 10 Cne
other the result of that vote and tho
entire situation was placed in the hands
of the officials OF the International.
When asked what the result of that
vote was he said; THAT ! desire to
convey TO Mr. Bancroft first. | sent
him a communication this morning by
special messenger asking for confer
ence, but ] have not received any re-
ply to that IL was then 2:30 p. ~.
Subjoined is copy of the letter sent
to Mr., Bancroft:
Letter to Mr.. Bancroft.
w, II Bancroft, president Utah Light
and Railway company-Dear Sir: tako
this means OF Informing you that your
employees. who are members OF division
$50 OF the Amalsamated Association OF
Street and Electric Railway Employees
40 men; at mass meeting held this
morning. decided that they were not
able 10 reach an amicable understand
ing with tho representatives OF your
employment relating To wages etc, as
has been requested by them OF your COM
peny in writing.
decided to officially place their Eriev-
ances In my hands rs the accredited
representative of their organization Tor
the purpose Of determining il future
effort TO bring about an amlcable ad-
justment OF existing differences be-
tween the Utah Light and Railway COM
pany and their employees. who are M
volved in the present controversy Is
With view of obtaining a perfect
and an earnest desire TO
aid II possible In securing an amisaoia
Iupted and mutually satisfactory contin-,
uance OF present relationship setween
the parties involved it viii be ny
pleasure 10 arrange a conference with
Yourself and such representatives of