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

VINO met with the representatives of your
company this afternoon at the request OF
resident Bancroft wish to inform you
that II YOU desire TO continue negotiations
looking toward an afnicabie sd5s,sfnent OF
existing differences We are ready 10 meet
you IN accordance with the instructions
given US by your employees.
AS we informed you verbally mir IN
structions are by unanimous vote OF your
empfoyes~that the power OF settlement has
been placed in the hands OF official rep
TeseutatlFes' and we assure you that Il
You VIII meet the authorized committees
we can SPEEDILY bring about an ad5ust-
inent that viii restore normal conditions
provided We have the company's earnest
cooperation
You will readily agree that IN view Of
existing conditions your employees were
compelled to place their interests off
cially somewhere for their protection, and
we have no power or desire TO abrogate
their specific authority.
Pratt on Committee.
who is this. committee referred TO in
this communication Mr.. Pratt was
asked.
THE committee from the men informed
the management" said Mr.. Pratt. that
any committee entering into further ne
8otfaticns with the company In the mat
ter ia controversy shall include the rep
resentative OF the international ass0cia-
ton This IS myself. Il is up to the
company TO accept That or leave it. Up
10 this time the committee has received
no reply from the company
'I can say nothing more at present than
this; We talked only of how We could ar
bitrate our difficulties and Of the men
going back to work while we settled the
matter" said Manager Wells Immediate
" after the afternoon conference. Score
tary Knickeroocker corroborated Mr-
Wells statement
Would Call Out Troops.
While the conference was IN session in
the private office of Mr.. Wells. Assistant
Postmaster A z. Kesler appeared and
asked for information as to the probable
ity OF mail cars being interfered with in
the morning, stating that ne would At
once apply to Colonel Lockwood at Fort
douglas for protection for the cars IL
interference were likely TO be the case.
Sheriff c. Frank Emery appeared at
the general offices Of the street car COM
was Immediately called 10 President Ban
crofts office in the Deseret News build
Ing. The conference adjourned shortly
afterwards, and General Manager Wells
and General Superintendent Buckingham
with Superintendent Hunt OF the street
railway company, went to Mr. BancrOfts
office. where a long conference was held
with Farley Williams, chief counsel for
the Oregon Short Line, and Sheriff EN-.
cry. 1t was announced after this confer
ence that arrangements had been made
with Sheriff Emery for adequate protec-
ton for all cars that will De operated to-
day.
General Manager Wells and other Of
uclals of the street railway company had
only bitter condemnation TO offer on the
work Of the police today. Superintendent
Hunt of the street railway company at
O'Clock called up Chief Sheets and re-
Guested thar policemen be stationed at
he Jordan power house tonight and at
the central transmission station on West
temple street. Chief Sheets sent men to
both places.
During the conference in President Ban
erCfts office committee from the Eiec-
trical Workers union appeared and was
granted hearing. The meeting was Of
five minutes duration and the commit
tee returned TO Mr.. PTatt's office It was
later announced that they would meet
with General MANAGE Wells and Super
inten1ent Buckingham after the execu-
tive board OF the street car men held