The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23
WIRES
ARE ALL SILENT
San Francisco Brokers and
Commission Men Doing Bus
mess at a Disadvantage.
OPERATORS REMAIN OUT
PROSPECTS THAT STRIKE WILL
SPREAD.

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Chicago, June Z.-Officials of the =
y Commercial Telegraphers' union in =
= this city said tonight that the two =
= carloads of operators who had passed =
= through Ogden today, are not en-
= DlOyed by the commercial companies. =
y but are railroad telegraphers engaged =
= in the east for employment in the =
= railroad service on the Pacific coast.
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San Francisco, June 22.-The situation
here in connection with the strike Of the
telegraph operators is quiet. In all about
200 men are out upon conservative esti-
mate. and the service is now maintained
in the office of both companies by Of
ficials, including chief operators and wire
chiefs, together with one or two men ana
women who have remained loyal.
General Superintendent Frank Jaynes
of the Western Union is accredited with
the statement that the company hoped TO
be running fairly well in another week.
when outside operators were expected TO
arrive to fill the places Of the strikers
Non-Union Men En- Route.
1t was learned last night that fifteen
operators for the Western Union were
on their way to San Francisco from the
east and had passed through RaWllns,
Wyo. 1t is believed the company has
had these men in reserve in anticipation
of the strike, and that it has arranged
for others to follow them. Supertntend-
ent Jaynes has refused to make any def
mite admissions about the strike breaking
operators the company intends TO I'm
port.
As to whether the strike shall be or
dered to extend to other cities remains
TO be determined. The Postal and West
ern Union officers insist they will hold
no conferences with the officials OF the
union. If they remain Obdurate the teleg-
raphers in other cities may be called out
thus tying up all the commercial tele-
graph business of the west.
Statement of Superintendent.
Superintendent A. H May of the West
ern Union company said this morning
that the situa ton had improved some
what and, in fact. was better than had
been anticipated Between fifty and sixty
operators were at work-nearly one-third
of the usual fOrce-and considerable bust
ness was being handled. Applications for
employment were coming in and d speedy
increase in the number OF men at Work
is expected.
statement will be GeaiJ with as individ-
uals, the company absolutely refusing to
recognize the union in any manner
Referring to statements made yester-
day by President Small of the Telegraph
ers' union, Mr.. May said:
Denies smaIrs Story.
THE assertion that we have refused
" untrue. We always have and always
will give their claims full consideration.
Neither has the company repeatedly re-
fused requests for increased wages, as
Mr. Small states. No request for an in
crease has reached me- 1 may add that
in many cases we have raised salaries,
in some instances above the rate de-
manded by the union
General Superintendent /. w. Storer
of the Postal Telegraph company said.
we are tiding over the trouble very
well. considering the circumstances.
Nearly one-third of our former office
force is on duty and business is being
handled, of course subject to delay. As
yet few applications for positions have
reached me. but these may be expected
by Monday. The outlook is encourage
ing"
All the private wires to brokers Of
fees are out of commission and the wires
to the merchants exchange, the mining
exchange and the San Francisco stock
and bond exchange are not working. The
strike had no effect upon prices on any
of the exchanges, however.