The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-26
Attempt at Settlement 4
Between Linemen and
phone Companies
ELMORE'S AGREEMENT1
REJECTED BY TH|
Rumors Circulating 1
Montana May Be Dl
Into Trouble.

Grand President McNuItv i
Francisco. head of the EIecir;|
ers association. is expecfsd|
a few days TO take up the I'D
tlations between the strikin,|
and the Rocky Mopuntain
phone company, where they
off by Charles A. Elmore of|
the special representative sen|
the grand officers to attemns|
ment. The agreement drawn
Elmor and rendered the Bell
as a basis Of settlement of
was rejected aud Mr.. Elmore|
for his Oakland home tonish|
The hope held out by Mr.
visit TO This city and the \
drawing up OF an agreemen|
the strikers and the telepI|
pany was terminated Monde
rejection of the proposed hal
tlement by the Bell compai|
conference at noon Monday Id
Elmorc and members of the|
committee Of the electrical n
the one side and General MI
S. Murray and other officers 4
Telephone company on the
employers announced that
agreement framed by Mr.. III
unsatisfactory to them. I'd
euce broke mp almost im,ned1
Company's Stand.
The telephone company rel
agreement on the grounds th]
trict council is not able ia d
several locals and has not IN
nous consent to represent II
der such alleged eonditions
pany SAYS 1T does not wish
consider a proposed agreemen|
the district council is a paTt|
Essentially the old agreF|
the one drawn by Mr.. Elmor|
same. The new agreement n
for a year and be termlnated|
side upon ITS notification so
in advance of the contemplat|
The new agreement placed
in advance OF the old wage 4
day for linemen and S3.7i
men. but NOT as high as th@
maud, 50.cent daily ind
round that Terminated in 4
There was TO be no change IN
of the workday and the like
One of the points OF cont
been the alleged failure of "
10 live up TO the conditions
contract by which it was prd
either side wishing TO term
agreement should give the q
DAYS notice of its intenti|
telephone companies claim
linemen failed to live mp to
in not giving the required
intention to strike. The lin|
tend that the notice was giyd
ruary when they asked for a
ment increasing their wages
n day.
Louis Lynn, president of u
council. is expected home IN
Mont, where he has been
touch with the conditions
Mr.. Elmore attempted
here, not later than tonlght]
more said Monday night th|
notified Grand President Mel
President Lynn by telegram
outcome Of his efforts here 4
pectcd them both to come TO
a once. He said that Grand
McNulty will take up the p|
tiations here along the hnd
by himself.
The strike may spread to Al
bodies of Montana, accordi|
ports Mr.. Elmore had from
Monday night. He said botl|
tral La Dor Union and the
Trades Council there were
meeting bearing upon The o|
the negotiations here and fH
is such that they might on
A general strike among the ia|
of the State if they so desir|
Every local in the distrlcr,
of Utah. Montana, Wyoming 1
is involved in the present str|
the organizations at Ogden
ennc.
Mr.. Elmore said Monday
he does not consider the sta
Bell company that the Distf1|
is not in a situation to contr|
ferent locals in the district
agreement well taken: III
he said, the District Councl4
TO compel obedience on the p
local to its action In bringing
adjustment, might threaten
tiors local with the remoY
charter and carry out the thf|
atty was not forthcoming 4