The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
CAR MEN
ON STRIKE
FIERCE SCENES AT CITY
OF SALT LAKE, UTAH.
NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED MEN
QUIT WORK LAST SUN.
DAY MORNING.

Salt Lake, April pa strike was
declared on the streetcar lines Of the
Utah Light and Power Company Sun
day, $50 men walking out. Numerous
scenes of disorder followed attempts
made by the company during the morn
ing to operate a few cars with non
union crews, and all efforts to main
tain even a partial service were soon
abandoned.
The vote in favor of the strike was
unanimous, over 800 of the $50 motor
men and conductors employed by the
company casting their vote.
Announcement was in fact made on
Friday that arbitration had been
reached. This followed several con-
ferences between Mayor Thompson
and a committee of citizens on the
one side and President Bancroft of the
company on the other. Mayor Thomp-
son on Friday carried to the men as
surances that Mr.. Bancroft had
agreed to arbitrate the question now
and other matters later. This was
satisfactory to the men. But yester.
day, in a written communication to
Mayor Thompson, Mr.. Bancroft made
it plain that the company's attitude
had not changed-namely, that it was
perfectly willing to arbitrate the
wage question at once, but could not
bind itself to arbitration of other and
future grievances, even the nature OF
which could not at present be fore
seen.
Eggs Are Thrown.
The scenes Of disorder that marked
! the beginning of the strike took place
on Main street, between Brigham
street and South Second street
The leaders of the demonstration.
against the men who were trying t.
operate the cars were strike sympa
thizers, mostly half-grown boys ant
irresponsible men. The strikers
themselves, took no part in the dis
turbances Hundreds of people wer
on the streets, but most of them wer
mostly eggs, and these were throw
by dozens. The strike sympathizer
also cut trolley-pole ropes and i
some instances dragged the nor
union motormen off the cars. TIL
Prolice seemed powerless. An end t
the disturbances was accomplish
; when a car marked 'U. S. Mail" wa
brought into action and towed tn
other cars back to the barns. N
attempt was made to modest the ma
e car. In spite of the liveliness of tt
e demonstrations against the no.
J. unionists no one was seriously hurt.
Joseph Jones, a special depu
sheriff, received rougher treatmen
> perhaps, than any one Of those WI
= were operating or guarding the car
He was surrounded by a mob ar
when he drew a pistol his weapC
=, was wrested from him. He was save
from serious injury by the interventio
of the police.
: Later Report.
Streetcar service was resumed G
Tuesday. After the electrical worke.
}, had practically decided to go out
sympathy with the carmen, as we'll ,
for the adusjtmen of grievances ,
!. their own the company said they woul
come to any settlement with the me
that would not involve formal recogn
ton of the union. The men accepte
the terms and the strike is over. tt
terms of the men are 25 cents an hou
:. for carmen, 80 cents after the fir
4 years service. When the carmen
;, settlement was announced, the electr
Il cal workers consented to let the matte
i TO thier demands go over for the pre-
emit.