The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26
TOLL LINES ARE
TAh|PERED WITH
Cross Circuits Made on Bing-
ham and Ogden Wires of
Independent.
LYNN ISSUES STATEMENT
SAYS MEN WOULD NOT BE
GUILTY OF SUCH WORK.

II became known yesterday that
some pfl.son or persons had attempted
and did shcrt-eircuit some of the wires
of the independent company near Bing-
ham. and on the Ogden line. The in
terruBtions occurred on the first day
of the rtr.kes which was last Tuesdsy.
The company tested out the trouble,
and there has been none of like charac-
ter since that time.
Louis Lynn district president, said:
This is the first L have heard of any
thing of this kind. Our men have in
istructions to keep away from the COM
pany's lines and property, and they are
doing so, I believe. IT, by any chance
we would seek to cripple the service of
either company, We certainly Would not
adopt this crude method OF accomplish
ing our object.
Says the Men Are Firm.
Mr.. Lynn. said that the men through
eat the district are holding firm.
There -iscuef work Of anySk kind being
done in the Jurisdiction of local No. 81,
that is, the Salt Lake district. w. +.
Wilson of Pocatello, an executive Off
Ger of the Idaho division, has arrived
in the city to study the situation from
the standpoint of headquarters. Other
Representative of locals, are expected
I to come here for consultation.
We have had no communication
with the grand officers since the last
message we received from President
lMcNuity. We expect no further word.
our executive committee believes it has
the situation we'll in hand Altogether,
j would say, there are 800 men out;
there are 13S out I'm this division"
About Take-Out Orders.
What is the effect, Mr.. Lynn, of the
resolutions adopted by the Federation
last night. requesting union men TO
order their telephone instruments TAX
en- out?"
The reports of our subcommittee
are that a large number of telephones
have been ordered out. We do not
know how many; We do not expect to
know how many until our next meet
ing, which will be held next Monday
forenoon. We are not worrying.
The Bell company, SO tar as I
know. said the authorized agent of
the Bell company, has had no unusual
number of take-out orders. We get
take-out orders and new orders every
day. If there had been any remarkable
number Of changes / certainly would
have known about it.
''Our service is not hampered to a
material extent. About this take-out
order business, you may say that the
strike leaders themselves are using the
lines TO communicate with one an
other"
How do you know they are doing
that?"
''weIl. wouldn't like to say; but
they are"
Experiences Little Trouble.
Charles G. Vickery. superintendent
of exchanges for the Utah Independent |
Telephone company. said: eve are
having less trouble than even under !
ordinary conditions. We consider our
selves fortunate i'm this respect. On the |
first day of the strike we discovered |
trouble on our Bingham and Ogden |
lines. Some Of our foremen and cleo |
tricians tested out the trouble. It was /
found we had been cross-eircuited with /
fine copper wire. We have had no /
trouble of like character since. We are /
satisfied that the crosses were put in /
1,y some person, but we do not say that /
the strikers put them in.
NO, no men arrived today to take /
the places Of the employees on strike, 1
but we expect some in the near fu- /
ture"
HAS the company made any over |
lures TO the menP'
THE company has not: neither have /
the men made any Overtures to the
company. The company would well
come the return of its employees and /
their still places are still open"
Has the company considered grant
ing an increase in wages"
No: that has not been under con-
sideratiOn."