The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-30

Within a few hours of the time when
the Electrical Workers in the employ of
the Utah Light & Railway company were
to cease work this morning it was de-
cided to reopen negotiations with the
company through Brigham II. Roberts
acting as mediator The action was Ia
ken as the result OF the amicable under
standing reached By the car men and the
Utah Light & Power company in which
Mr.. Roberts acted as the peacemaker.
Prior to this adjustment the strike man
ifesto of the Electrical Workers had been
written and was In type at the newspa-
per offices awaiting release By officials
of the Electrical Workers union. The
men employed in the electrical depart
ment of the Utah Light & Railway COM
pany both here and in Ogden were TO have
ceased work at this morning.
As soon as the announcements of the
settlement between the striking car men
and the company was made, Louis Lynn,
the representative of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and
b. II. Roberts held conference. 1t was
then 12:45. This morning Mr.. Lynn in
formed Mr. Roberts that the Electrical
Workers had decided to cease work at
o'clock this morning. Mr.. Lynn said that
in view of Mr.. Roberts good offices in
connection with the settlement of the
street car strike he thought that he
should also know of the exact status of
Roberts asked the representative to defer
this action until he could meet with rep
resentatives of the men and the Utah
Light &. Railway company and make a
final attempt for an amicable adjustment
of the grievances. This was agreed to bv
Mr. Lynn and the strike was called off
for the present.
To Reopen Negotiations.
The executive committee of the local
electrical workers union. consisting of
Louis Lynn, S. A Brikhaus w. F. Ham
sey, L; E. Woodworth, F. A. Savage and
y. T. Peacock, will meet Mr.. Roberts at
the office Of b. II. Roberts in the Tenn
pleton block at 10 o'clock this morning
and inform him Of just what their de-
mands consist of and what concessions
they are willing to make. After this con-
ference Mr.. Roberts will hold another
consultation with the company officials.
and it seems probable that the waIkout
may be 9verted.
The negotiations between the electrical
workers and the company were broken
off yesterday afternoon after a short con-
ference between President Bancroft for
the company and L. E Woodruff + A
Savage and B. L. Peacock for the men.
At the meeting Sunday afternoon of tba
electrical workers ii was decided to at
tempt once more to arrange a conference
with Mr.. Bancroft and the following letter
was sent 10 Mr.. Bancroft:
The uItimatum.
AIR. w. IT. Bancroft. President I-sen
Light < Railway company Dessert
News building. City:
Dear Sir:--At a meeting of the electrical
workers who are y0ur~employes this att
ernOon. il was unanimously decided IN
place the present Controversies in mo
hands of the international represenfativ.s
1 therefore take this means of jfforIrinu
you OF said action, and ask II II is yollT
pleasure to meet committee represent
ing your employees with a view of reach
ing definite understanding as to future
employment In the event no favorabls
reply is received 1t is the decision OF said
employees 70 cease work at go o'clock a.
m, April o.
| (Signed) L. LYNN
To this Mr.. Bancroft replied as follows:
Refuses to Recognize Union.
Salt Lake City. Utah, April IS 1897.
Mr.. l.. Lynn, Kenyon Hotel. City:
Dear Sir:-I have a note from yot, dated
this date, in which you say the electrical
workers who are in the employ of rhe
Utah Light & Railway company have de-
cided to place the present controversy in
the hands of their international represen-
tative. / do not know who their interna-
tiOnal representative IS. and my under
80 fc that