The San Francisco call., 1907-06-29
TRACE
DELAYED MESSAGES
Claim the Companies Are
Twenty-four Hours
Behind
STRIKERS CONFIDENT
Small Says He Will Hurt
Corporations Through
Wall Street
STRIKERS CONFIDENT

Tar as the pubic was concerned. The
company oficials claimed honors rest
ed with them and that messages were
being dispatched without appreciable
delay.
The striking telegraphers denied
these assertions and claimed that both
companies were badly crippled and that
much of their work was "a hours be-
hind time.
an Illustration of many others. 1t was
sent from Indianapolis, where 1t was
MED June 27. Coming over the Chi
cago wires proved a long journey ap-
parently, for 1t did not reach Oakland
until 6:37 last night, or about "a hours
after 1t had been handed to the Western
Union company IN Indianapolis.
Referring to that particular message
as a sample, the union operators called
attention to the fact that it was num-
bered 100 On the Chicago wire at the
time in the evening when 1t was sent
the normal number would have been
about 600. In other words, they say,
not only was the business about "a
hours behind time. but even at that
less than one-third Of the normal
volume of business had been cared for.
How many messages were waiting be-
hind this particular telegram there is
no way OF telling, they say.
The same message illustrated another
fact. 1t reached Oakland at 6:27 last
night, but was not delivered to its San
Francisco address until about three and
a half hours later. The trip across the
bay consumed that time.
Another message started from New
Orleans to San Francisco on the morn
ing of the 26th and reached San Fran
cisco last evening.
The pickets declare they have evil
ha fvn no
San Francisco are feeling the strain
and that much apprehension is being
manifested in New York over the sit
uation.
No effort has been made to extend
the scope of the strike as yet, and If
the companies are not able to relieve
the stress here. say the union men, the
latter will win without calling on any
of their brothers to strike.
There will be no compromising in
this fight" said President Small yes
terday."
Small claimed that If the companies
did not recede from their present po-
sition he would carry the fight into
Wall street and cripple the business of
the commercial center of the United
States. I'VE have a strong hand and
have hardly played a card yet" he con-
cluded
Notices were posted to pickets in
the headquarters in East street yester-
day. A campaign of quiet and peace
was ordered. The men were given ex-
plicit instructions to avoid even the
appearance of violence and under no
pretext to become involved in quarrels.
We will win," was the assurance from
Chairman of Pickets Allen.
Copies of the demands Of the COM
mercial telegraphers' union were issued
yesterday. They cover all of the
grievances which the strikers hope to
have adjusted at the end of the present
struggle. Following are the claims
made:
THE SCHEDULE
Article
Section day tricks.
A day trick shall consist of eight and one
half consecutive hours, beginning not earlier
O'Clock a. m. out of which shall be allowed
30 consecutive minutes time for lunch.
Section a.-Eariy morning tricks
day for teIegra piers required to report for
duty between the hours Of a. m. and e:55
q. M, out OF which shall be allowed 30 con-
secutive minutes for lunch
A night trick shall consist Of and one
half consecutive hours work, beginning not
than u O'Clock midnight, out Of which shall be
allowed 80 consecutive minutes for lunch relief.
Section 4-Split tricks.
Seven and one-half hours shall constitute a
day for split trick and telegraphers shall not
be required to report more than twice in each
"a hours
Section 1.-overtime worked by regular teIeg
rsphers.
Overtime worked by regular telegraphers shall
be computed at their salary rating and at the
rate OF seven CD hours per day, Sundays and
legal holidays excepted and at no time shall
ovetime be substituted to replace regular time
Section 2.-overtime worked on holidays by all
Services rendered by all telegraphers on Sun
days and on the following holidays, to wit:
New Years day, wsshington's birthday, Me-
mission day, Thanksgiving day and Christmas
day. shall be considered extra service and shall
be paid for at the rate of one days pay for
each and every four hours work
Section 3.-Extra telegFaphers time
puted at the rate Of seven hours per day, except
as provided for in section Of article III.
Article III
Section 1.-Classifcation of circuits.
All circuits shall be divided into three classes
and designated follows to wit:
First class circuits shall consist Of:
All duplex and quadruplex circuits.
b.-An single wires where the number OF
kilograms handled thereon exceeds $50
in number between the hours Of
q. m and 4:30 p. m.
e.-4n circuits devoted to newspaper report
d.-Am circuits devoted to stock reports and
e.-zn circuits devoted to the race service.
Second class circuits shall consist of:
and less than $50 messages are handled
between a. m. and 430 p: m
b.-Au other circuits not specifically IN
cluded under frst second or third
classes herein specified.
Third class circuits consist Of:
ALL Wheatstone service, including key
clerks. copyists and punchers and all
automatic telegraphy.
b.-An single Morse circuits where less
than 100 messages handled between
a. N. and 4:30 p m.
Article "
Section Minimum salary
on and after the Of =, 1907, the mini
mum salaries paid to telegraphers in the city
and county of San Francisco and the cities Of
Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda, county OF Ala
media state Of California, shall be follows
a.-First class circuits $1l0 per month.
b.-Second class circuits, SOS per month.
c-Third class circuits, $40 per month.
d-All chiefs shall receive a minimum
salary of s110 per month:
Section 2. Definition OF word Month
The word month (within the meaning Of
this schedule) means the regular calendar
month"; less Sundays and holidays.
Section a.-Ffxing the rates of pay.
Telegraphers working a specified circuit for
two consecutive days shall. for the purpose OF
fixing rates of pay, be considered as assigned
thereto during the actual time employed on
said circuit, provided, however, that teleg-
raphers employed regularly on the first class
circuits shall not be paid less than nrst class