Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-14

ilig OtilClulS Oh ehC eV"t''''
here, but could not be reached 10 dis-
cuss The proposed arrangement Lo-
cal officials decline TO talk.
salt Lake is being visited by Dig
railroad men today. The VISITORS rep
resent Hartman and Gould; A L.
Nohler. vice president and general
manager, and r, L. Huntiey' primer
nal assistant engineer of the ohlon
Pacific at Omaha, and c. II. Schiachs'
vice president, and A. S. Hughes tral-
dc manager of the Rio Grande at Den
yer being here for the day. The fact
of the two heads OF the two systems
heing here Is a coincidence, but IL Is
denied that any meeting is to be held
here between the two.
Mr.. Schiacks left his car the minute
he arrived in the city and promptly
became lost. so far as would-be inter-
viewers were concerned. AT his car
nothing further than the fact that he
had gone up town seemed TO be known
At the uptown offices of the Rio
Grande less was known. kilograms
were waiting LOT MIN tAciS phe 'SNi,'f'o
was known of his whereabouts,
HUGHES NoN-CoMMITTAL-
Nr. Hughes strayed in to call on S.
Y Derrah, assistant general freight
agent of the Rio Grande here. but he
could throw no light on the signifi-
canoe of the gathering here. I'VE are
ont on a trip to look over conditions
generally. My trip has to do with
traffic and business"
PURELY SOCIAL"
At the Hartman offices 1t was ex-
planned at great length that Mr.. Moh-
Ter and Huntley were out over the lines
under their Jurisdiction and ran down
TO salt Lake to visit with w. H. Ban
croft, vice-president and general mama
ger while west They became closeted
with officials but It was explained in
outside offices that the conference was
purely social
RIDGEwAY ON THE ROAD.
Mr.. A. c. Ridgeway. general manager
OF the Rio Grande. left Denver with
Mr. Schlacks but did not reach this
city. 1t is known trouble is threatened
by the reported proposed termination
Of the Cornpany's contract with shop
men and other employees. II lis believed
in labor circles that the company in
tends 10 do business on an open-shop
basis and should this be carried ahead.
one Of the biggest walk-outs ever seen
IN the west Is predicted.
POSTED IN GRAND JUNCTION.
While Mr.. Schlaclss and party were IN
Grand Junction. the following notice
was posted:
Effective March IL, the rules and
regulations for the government of en-
ployes In the car department of ma
chniats, boiermakers and blacksmiths,
with their helpers and apprentices, will
be abolished.
"I. Il, Puryes, superintendent, NJ, d.
aud e. d."
TRAINMEN MARCH !.
On March ! 1t is reported the COM
pany VIII seek to abrogate its agree
'ehl with train and enginemen. La
nor unions In Grand Junction met In
We evening and discussed the new
vUnls at length, but nothing oiheial
WIZ bee done until after Sunday at the
nearest,
DENVER ALSO.
the following a. r. dispatch shows
mat Denver has heard the announce
ment also.
Announcement was made here that
we agreement of the Denver Il Rio
uilnde Railway with its mechanics
when provides for strictly union shops.
lilhilnum hours OF labor per week and
.le wages which must be paid. win be
aploBlted March IL. The railway COM
panE Yesterday served notice ON the
NNllo4es that tho contract win termin-
'o on that day.