Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-15
RAILWAY YTELEGRAPHERS
INTERFERE WITH WIRES

I'VE would be able to get along all right
if it were not for the interference of the
railway operators with our lines" said
Superintendent Lamb of the Western
Union last night.
"The railway operators have inter-
preted the order issued to them few
days ago as authorizing them to interfere
with us and damage us in any way pos
sible. believe they are mistaken in this
Interpretation of the order"
Mr.. Lamb then hurried away to adjust
some difficulty that arose at one of the
operating tables at the other end of the
room, explaining as he went that he had
no more time to talk about the strike
At the Postal Telegraph the situation
seemed to be somewhat different.
1--WE are not hampered as is the West
ern Union by interference from the rail-
way operators, because our lines do not
connect with the railway lines" said
Manager G. w. Holt last night.
Gets Answer Same Day
Fortunately our business has been light
during the last few days and we have.
with the occasional assistance of myself
and the superintendent, been able to han
die all of the business that has been
turned in here. The San Francisco line
was cleared today and we have been try
ing to help them out with their business.
1--WE have clear wires to Chicago and
yesterday a man received reply to a
telegram to Chicago the same day that it
was sent. We communicated with New
York by the usual route and not round
about way as suggested by some of the
Los Angeles papers. So far as we know
none of the strikers have gone back to
work and there are no new walkouts."
Schedules Are Signed
1--WE are signing schedules with some of
the largest broker firms in America. This
means better wages for our men. The
hours telegraphers work with brokerage
firms are satisfactory. This is highly
skilled labor and none of their fourth rate
strike breakers are able to do the work.
1t would be expensive business to try 1t.
There are number of broker firms in
Los Angeles and we expect to sign with
all of them.
zone of the largest press concerns in
American has signed with us. We do not
anticipate much trouble in reaching an
agreement with institutions which employ
such expert work as press operators. The
men capable of handling code at high
rate of speed are all in our ranks. They
are of a high order of intelligence and
should command good salaries.
1--WE are meeting with unexpected sue
cess with our employment bureau" said
the man at the neau OF lHe tele5TdpneIS
committee "Six of the women have been
given positions at living salaries. Some of
them get wages that are much better than
that paid by the telegraph companies, es-
pecially to branch office operators who
have received miserable wages.
TeIearaphers Find Employment
1--WE placed four more of our men today
and two others left the city. From the
way business men are aiding us l am in
clined to believe many of the operators
will never return to the operating rooms.
If men in other cities are doing as well as
we are, and there is no reason they
shouldn't there is going to be a big short
age of telegraphers.
s,The railroads all over the country are
short of operators. This is owing to the
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