Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-16

| office. The present hourly rates of
Lay Will remain in effect.
Mechanics and helpers. including
car men. if required 20 work after 8
p. M week days, will be paid time
ard one-half for actual time worked:
also time ami one-half for Sundays,
Decoration day Independence day.
Labor day. Thanksgiving day and
Christmas day.
Mechanics regularly employed in
engine houses, whose service covers
every day in the calendar month, also
car repairers, car inspectors and car
cleaners. regularly employed FOR every
day in the calendar month. will re-
CeiVe straight time and pay for work
performed on all days or the month.
The day force. if required to work
after 8 p. m. and the night force, IL
required 10 work after a. m, will
receive time and one-half for actual
time worked.
'When it is necessary to send me-
ohanics, helpers or car repairers ON
the road they Will be paid straight
time while travelling and time and
one-half for actual time worked be-
tween p. IN. and a. M, and actual
living expenses while away from home.
ANY employe who has a grievance
and desires to appeal his case may
do so In person, or he has the privil-
ege of selecting two men from the
same trade in his shop and with him
self present his case to the proper Of
ficial who will give The matter
prompt attention.
III n man is called from his home
at night. the minimum pay will be
for five hours"
Tie rules are signed by T. b. Pur-
Wis, superintendent or motive power
and car departments.
EMPLOYEES ORDERLY.
The employees have been quiet and
refused to discuss the trouble at all;
referring questioners TO Denver, where,
It was explained. all the talking was be-
ing done. From that city it was learned
early this morning that the machinists,
boller-malSers and blacksmiths had
asked Vice President Schlacks IL the
company would sign the rules for one
year Upon being told ii would not.
the men asked If II would sign them for
30 days, and when this was turned
down 1t was plainly evident the CONF
pany was out for an open shop. a meet
ing was held in this city at the end of
last week and while no detailed state
Inont would be made by any of the men
who attended. enough leaked out to in
dictate the men We're willing to stand to-
gsther and walk out if necessary 10
hold up their uniops.
TRAIN MEN NOT IN IT.
The train men and telegraphers are
still at work and Will stay at their
posts, in all probability as the COM
mittecs sent out by the unions of these
workers, are doing excellent work in
its meetings with the company officials.
proposed reduction in the wages OF
the telegraphers has been withdrawn.
according to a. c. Rldgway, general
manager. and the abrogation OF agree
ments with train men was effective on
the LIST of this month. The train men
continued at work and little or nothing
has been heard TO indicate that the
abrogation had wrought any changes.
OF course. there is always a probability
of sympathetic strike. but such a step
is not anticipated by anyone at this end
OF the line.
Some weeks back the company laid
off its shop men for half month. but
this period of enforced idleness had no
effect upon the spirits of the men, evil
IDENTIFY.
CoMPANY'S ATTITUDE.
The company has assumed this at
tltude 1t Will, hereafter, deal with its
employees as individuals as 1t intends
to ignore unions and any man or body
OF men, representing labor organizations
SlNtil lllN liblt " lNPlNoNiN hhNiA ~
difficulties and In all ways.
Both have been declaring their de-
termination to stand firm and today
saw the employees call the company's
hand.
Just what the next play in the game
is TO be, VIII be awaited with inter-
est. BY men OF affairs the trouble be-
tween the Rio Grande and its employees
is only drop in the bucket of labor
agitation. Many contend the big show
down" between labor and capital is
shaping up. The west may take the
initiative. With spring opening UP 1t IL
figured men can find means to earn
bread and butter in various ways The
corporations feel satisfied at having %
reckoning now, as conditions and BUSH
ness are slack at the present time.
So far however, the Gould lines are
alone in forcing issues to heads. Other
railroad companies and their employees
are getting along splendidly.