The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-18
CONFER WITH
BOTH PARTIES
Committee Finally Appoint
ed With Their Represent
atives of Organized Labor
and Seven Business Men.
and Conference Arranged
With Omcials-Will Re-
port at 10 o'clock To-day.

NJ a CdIied meeClnS or the business
men OF PENSACOLA yesterday afternoon
at 4:3O O'Clock, which sat in con1in-
uous session until 10 o'clock at night
with the exception OF TWO hours re-
cess from NATL o'clock. a most
important step was taken toward the
ultimate settlement of the differences
existing between the former empIoyess
OF the Pensacola Electric Co. and the
officials of the company.
ms important accomplishment
due TO the efforts OF the business
men Of the city, is the appoinfment
or a committee composed of seven
business men and three representa-
uves OF organized labor of the CITY.
ana the procuring of a conference be-
tween this committee and the officials
OF the company. This conference will
De held AT the company's offices at
nine O'Clock this morning, and is the
first time since the strike that tha
company has agreed TO discuss the
matter with men representing organ
lied labor. These ten men are au-
thoriZed by the mass meeting to act
Tor the best interests of all concern
ed, and viii report back 10 the bust
ness men at the Chamber OF Com
merce at ten o'clock today.
Call for Meeting.
The call for the meeting of the
business men was issued bv z. IT.
I4annOu, James Whste, and Mr.. Gun
derscheimer. Nearly every business
firm in Pensacola answered the call
with Representatives. and the cham
Der OF commerce rooms were filed
when the meeting was called TO /or-
der by Mr.. Lannon- James @ Wat
a .,F L..
meeting
After a discussion of plans a COM
mfttee composed OF F. f. Brawner,
chairman, J. c. Watson. w J. Forbes,
w w. Watson. b. GersOn, A. Green
hut and James White, was appointed
to see the officials Of the street car
company and ascertain if the company
would he willing TO have a commit
tee of the business men appointed at
this meeting TO act upon the issues
between the parties of the contro-
versy- The committee was TO report
back at six O'Clock.
After conference with the Of
ficials Of the company, President
George Baldwin, being present. the
committee returned and asked that
they be granted time to confer with
Representatives of organized labor Of
Pensacola. This was granted and
conference between Representatives OF
local unions. Including Ben Commons.
or New Orleans. was. held. TIE meet
ing recessed during this conferences
and was called 10 order again after
eight, at which time the conference
was ended, 10 hear the report of the
committee.
The committee reported that the Of
hcfals had gone over the situation
with them from the ground up and
had treated them with marked cour-
tesy and interest, and would be will
ling TO bring about a settlement, but
still would not leave the matter en-
Jirely open to arbitration.
The labor leaders world be glad OF
arbitration, reported the committee,
but would make no more concessions
than had already been made by them.
Labor Representatives.
The report was discussed at length.
The labor representatives, Thos,
Kent, OF the Cotton Screwmen's
Union. Thos. Johnson, OF S. 2. A. No.
1. and Louis p Head, of the Typo
graphical Union, and also organizer
for the American Federation of Labor
were then asked TO confer with the
meeting
They attended the meeting and ths
chair put the proposition that, If the
company would treat with 4 commit
tee from this mass meeting. upon
which should be appointed those gem
tIemen as representatives Of organ
lied labor, would they be willing TO
seTVe2
They asked if this committee was
TO have the right 10 settle the exist
ing differences by vote and upon being
advised that it was. they asked mat
the committee from the business men
be cut down TO four members 70 more
evenly divide such a vote.
The question was put and IL was
suggested that the ten men serve in
the first conference, but when it came
TO a vote, three Of the business men
withdraw and leave a committee OF
seven. composed of four business men
and three labor men to vote on the
proposition.
This was moved and passed. Mr..
Brawnsr communicated by telephone
with Mr. Baldwin and asked for q
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