The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
How Difficulties In Pacific Coast Me.
tropolis Were Settled.

In the San Francisco Chronicle Of April
- there appeared an article with refer
differences in that city IN its introduce
l0n TO statement MADE by President
Patrick Calhoun of the company, the
Chronicle says:
The United Railroads is to begin pay
ment today at the various car barns Of
the s417.0JO Of back pay awarded by the
arbitration committee This distribution
of nearly half a million of dollars will
be apportoned among the carmen in vary
ing amounts, generally ranging from
about 500 to 500 for each man.
In addition TO this welcome news to
the several thousand employees of the
trolley and cable lines. President Calhoun
of the big transit company issued a for
NAL statement last night addressed to the
men. In his communication ne makes
plea for industrial peace and good feel
ing. and declares the willingness of the
company to pay the men during the en-
suing year, commencing May /. $3.50
day for those in their third year, 1870
a day for those in their second year,
and $40 day for those in their first
year, which is substantially the same
scale as that awarded by the arbitration
committee after exhaustive elaboration
during trying times when wages war
ranted a maximum figure. But he points
out that the confusion and difficulties
on the car lines are being or will soon
be eliminated and the old normal condi-
lions viii be restored
nemInoS wen OF award
He understands informally that the
men would prefer uniform s. wage for
an eight-hOur day. and he reminds them
that this Is the very thing they demanded
before the arbitration committee and
which the committee did not approve.
Asked II he had anythinv to say SUD-
Elementary TO his statement President
Calhoun remarked that his formal COM
munication was clear and comprehensive
and honestly contained every liberal con-
he f.1t 4
He SAID, also, that the arbitration com-
mitteeS gave the company till April 2S
in which to pay the award OF extra mon
ey to the men. He then communicated
with the treasurer's department, received
word that all the pay rolls had just been
completed for the payments. and there
upon authorized the treasurer to begin
paying Saturday, eight days sooner than
the arbitration committee stipulated"
What Pratt Says.
The article referred to was shown Mr..
Pratt, the international chairman in
charge OF the street car situation here
Mr. Pratt commented on the Chronicles
item in this wise:
You have asked me for an expression
of opinion relative to the relationship ex-
listing between the street railway off
Gals and their employees of San Fran
cisco, and the method of recent adjust
ment of differences in that city and re-
suits thereof
THE frank manner in which Mr. Cal
houn. president of the street railway
company of San. Francisco and repre-
sentative of other. street railway inter-
ests in the east. which makes him one of
the widest known men in the street rail-
way service in the United state, offici-
ally recognizes his employees who are
members of the union is certainly com
mendabe and worthy of careful consid-
GRAFTON by others who have had less ex-
perience in dealing with problems of this
kind. President Calhoun says cit is
hot aff
experience the general provisions of this
contract are substantially satisfactory and
that no principle of uniOnism is now in
volved in the question under considera-
tion-no union principle calculated TO ere
ate discord between your union and this
company
MIR. Calhoun recently stated in my
presence that he preferred to have his
employees n the union, where he could
deal with them in an organized capacity
through written agreements, and that he
was willing at all times publicly to pro-
claim that sentiment
His employees are members of our as
ISOLATION and Mr.. Calhoun has at all
times not only tolerated our international
officers in conferences and while negotf-
ating agreements and settlement Of dis
putes, but as well he has frequently in
vited us to participate in these things in
the interest Of peace.
Ask Better Conditions.
THE present arbitration board of con-
ditiOns in San Francisco has not been
satisfactory to the employees, as their
findings in the premises have been de-
layed. and II is now time for the expi-
ration of the old contract under which
their findings were made. and the men
are now prepared to make a new agree
ment and they are asking for better
conditions of employment in the matter
of wages and hours than was provided
for by the findings OF the arbitration
board"
nopE pAv AND Eight H0ilRS