Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-23

psoriasis, salt rheum, rtngworn1. dand
ruil, or any rash, get bottle of II. ID.
u. Prescription and a cake of y. d. ID.
soap and that awful Itch Will disappear
with the first few drops
Druehl Il Franken, Druggists, Main
and Third South Streets.
there The cost OF living Is decidedly
lower than here and the general con-
| ditlons are not 70 be compared with
| those OF Salt Lake. Salt Lake is con-
ceded TO be one of the most expensive
cities in the United States In which
to live and We can furnish statistics
showing the great increased cost 1f
| living in this city during the past
three years These statements are
made over the signatures of represent
tative business men in this city and are
| indsputahie.
FOURTEEN HOURS A DAY.
Our hours and conditions OF labor are
such that We are compelled TO be on
duty as long as IL and IA hours day,
while we receive pay for but from nine
| 20 nine and one-half hours time. For
| Illustration some of the day men go
to work at 8 o'clock In the morning and
| 40 moi complete their days work until
In the evening; night shift men go
4 liN6 oll huly d. aDhul IL y GlOCh III lIAC
| forenoon of one day do not get through
| with their days labor until after
| o'clock a. M the following morning.
| Men working on extra list" have to
report for work at 5: S5 in the morning
ard remain at the car barns until 1885.
| when, II they do not catch a run they
are excused until 1880 a. M, at which
time they again have To report at the
| barn, and II they do not get a night
shift run To take out they are again
excused until evening, when they are
| expected to again report at the barn in
1 case there might be an emergency call
| Tor some OF them to go 10 work, For
all Of this the extra men receive abso.
| luteIy no pay, and should they fail TO
show up as often as requested they miss
out and go to the foot of tho extra list
| for three days. where there is little
chance OF obtaining any work whatso-
ever unless 1t possibly be a trippet, for
which they are allowed the munifcent
sum OF 22A cents, Again, new men
coming into the service are compelled to
serve from IL to Is or 20 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 80 days This
entails heavy expense, and II they
keep neat appearance it is necessary
TO buy two uniform suits each year
Then the conductors have 10 furnish IS
for running money TO supply the neces-
sary change TO accommodate their pas
sengers.
PROPER HOURS OF REST.
i Is vitality essential in order to be
capa BILE of rendering good service and
10 be In possession OF all OF our fac
ulties that we have proper hours Of
rest and receive sufficient wages 10
e., de- SfA lao
way of proper clothing, food, etc. To
meet these requirements and to be able
to honorably maintain our families
and our homes and elevate our social
standing and advance the interests OF
the community In which we live, we
are asking the Utah Light & Railway
company 10 allow us rs cents per hour
for the first year OF service and 80
cents per hour thereafter.
We disapprove OF the sO-called grad
uated or sliding scale that provides
that men shall receive certain in
crease of wages after I'VE or more
years In the service We have no
assurance that We Will be here fiNe
years from now, and II We are we have
no knowledge OF what the wage scale
nay be to meet the requirements IN
the future. We want pay for the pres
emit time commensurate with the pres
ent prevailing condition. and we VIII
meet the wage proposition OF the
future when that time comes II we
are still here. we ask for your care
full consideration OF the facts as we
have presented them to You for your
Indulgence and cooperation 10 the emu
that nothing may occur which Will mar
the reputation OF our beautiful city nor
deprive us as wage earners and clti-
zens OF our just rights We stand
willing and ready at al times to meet
the represen tatives OF the Utah Light
& Railway company in conjunction
with those whom we have selected 70
present our interests, and should THIS
privilege be denied us and extreme
measures become necessary we pleuSe
Won our word OF honor that II VIII be
through no fault or neglect upon our
part to obtain honorable peace,
P'-' j. Ii. LAMONT,
Division President,
A. II. BURT
Secretary and Business Agent
A. +. NELSON
Recording Secretary,
= j. D, M'CARTS,
w, COOKING,
II. w PALMER,
j. 4. REEDER,
JOHN JONES.
3, ]. HADDOCK.
III. 4. B. GREY
international Vice President
Executive Committee
MR.. BANCRoFT's LETTER
The letter OF Mr.. Bancroft, Offering
In srbitrate the differences between MS
men and the company. is as follows;
April 2e, 1907.
Mr. q. a. Pratt. Kenyon Hotel, City,
near SIR I have your letter OF this
dsfe and note It's eontents- A. about
she Time OF It's receipt was advised by
naneraI Manager Wells OF tho Utah
TIeht & Railway company, that com
nlittee OF employees had called upon hlpl
his morning. and that he mad an IN
teryIew with them and had suggested
In them. that as the matter of differ
snee in regard 10 the wages had not
haen satisfac tOrlly adjusted 10 them.
tho Willingness OF the company to sub
nil thai question to three arbtrators.
ana aB / understand from him, no
suggested that II would be agreeable
10 ihe company for the employees to
name one arbitrator from amongst
their number, the company naming one
and the two so chosen to lelect third
arbitrator on umpire. and 10 such COM
m ttee submit the question OF scale
~ wages for their determination. | APP
nroye nils suggestion. and 1 su bmit thai
mis- proposition Is one that should be
a cceptabIe 10 them, 1 conceive that II |
Mill be also entirely satisfactory TO you
M a third party bat expressing as you
do by your letter. a personal interest," |