The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-29

OF the street car controversy. Inc c.
will it recognize him officially, AM
an end.
! In reply to a communication adj
! dressed to the management Of the Utah
Light & Railway company last evening
at $685. O'Clock, Mr.. Bancroft, the presi-
dent Of the company, submitted the fol-
lowing in reply:
salt Lake City, Utah, April %, 1907.
u. II. Lamont, Esq, Representing
Committee of Employees, Utah Light &
! Railway Company.-Dear Sir: Your
communication dated 1855 D. m. today
received and considered. You say that
I the employees have placed the power of
! settlement in the hands of official rep
resentstives, and verbally, when asked
of you what that meant, you stated Mr..
I c. o. Pratt.
In reply, 1 have to reiterate what 1
| have stated to you orally and in writ
ing, that we are ready to negotiate to
conclusion any differences between the
company and its employees with the en-
ployes themselves. Your letter seems
/ to make ii impracticable TO proceed
upon these lines. Yours respectfully,
CIV. II. BANCROFT. President
Conferences Without Result.
/ Yesterday there were numerous con-
/ ferences between the executive commit
/ tee and the railroad officials. All Of
them were without result, except that
! they gave foundation for the inter-
change of written communications. Last
/ evening Mr.. Pratt said:
"The situation remains the same as it
was today. We have every hope of
winning. The people are with us, and
/ we are happy. There does not seem to
be any opportunity for further nego-
tiations at this time"
A FusiIIade of Eggs.
Early yesterday forenoon the COM
pany made attempts to start and con-
tinue the running of cars. Some of the
cars bearing the sign II S. Mali were
permitted to proceed without molesta-
/ ton by the crowds that gathered in the
streets. Whether these cars actually
carried mail or not is q matter in dis
pute. Mr.. Pratt says at least some of
them did not.
Cars not bearing the sign were unable
! to proceed far. Their progress was
fatally impeded by the rnassing of men
and boys in front of them, on the sides
of them and in the rear of them. Eggs,
oranges, paper bags filled with decayed
matter were thrown at the operatives
on these cars, many of whom were Off
Gals of the company and employees in
other capacities than those of conduc-
t0r or motoF7nan. Less than a dozen
non-union men took out cars, but quite
half of these were persuaded to leave
their work and join the union.
Few Passengers Ride.
On the cars that We're run only a few
passengers rode. These were not dis
turDed. Two arrests were made 4
special deputy sheriff, Joseph Jones, is
alleged to have drawn revolver at the
corner of Main and First South streets
and TO have threatened the crowd. He
vas overpowered and his weapon taken
| from him. Afterward he was taken to
the city prison. A motorman, Bert
Spotten, was charged with having
struck a lad in the face with brass
knuckles. The knuckles We're found in
his possession and he was taken into
custody.
Aside from these two instances. there
were no serious mishaps, although there
might easily have been.
Police Are Poweriess.
The police department throughout
displayed a woeful lack of efficiency
or energy. Mobs took possession of the
streets without protest ON the part of
the patrolmen. Every sort of mischief
was resortcd to, but no one was brought
10 DVOh LOT H. f1dug tf1e eggs ana or
anges been rocks. apparently II would
have been all one to the police
Men wearing the uniform of the po-
lice department faced about and leis-
urely strolled away from the scene of
disturbance when their presence ought
certainly to have been in the midst OF
the disorder. II is due TO the good nature
Of the crowds and not by any means TO
the efforts OF the police that some one
was not seriously injured OF perhaps
killed in yesterdays unlawful doings.
Company Abandons Attempt.
At O'Clock the company abandoned
the attempt 10 run cars, and the power
was diverted from tire trolley feed
wires. The tie-up. therefore, is COM
plete.
General Manager Wells, in a state
ment to the public last night, stated
that cars would be started on num-
Der OF specified lines thia morning. 1t
remains TO be seen whether these cars
will make progress. They will be ac-
corapanied by strong guards and any
attempt at interference may lead to
serious results. If the company is sue
cessfui in the first trials, additional