The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-18
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The men involved i'm the strike met
yesterday afternoon in the Federation
of Labor hall to discuss the situation.
At the conclusion of the meeting the
publicity committee, appointed for the
purpose of giving out any information
that might be deemed advisable, gave
this statement, which is a copy of the
report of the Denver committee:
In Denver Conference.
Brother McQueeney and committee
arranged to meet Superintendent Pur-
Wis. the first meeting taking place Feb.
a. Nothing was accomplished an this
conference. The committee met Mr..
Purvis again on Feb. %. The follow
ing is a result of that conference:
"Mr. Purvis gave the committee to
understand that hereafter there would
be no contract on the Denver 4 Rio
Grande railroad, and he would have
shop rules, and would make them HIM
SELF also, he would start the men to
work when he pleased. meaning by this
that he would start the men a 7, 3 or
9 o'clock, night men on the same basis,
and that no overtime would be paid
until D. nj. Overtime for Sundays and
holidays to be discontinued for round
house men: holidays for shOpmen cut
from eight TO four; minimum time for
a call cut from FIVE hours to three
hours, and that the pay of mechanics
shall be based on what the men are
worth, the officials to be the judge.
This was illustrated as follows: III
pay the man 30 cents an hour if l think
he is worth 1t. or % cents per hour if
l don't think he is worth any more.
Further than this. Mr.. Purvis said that
the company would not meet any COM
mittees or representatives in the flu
ture, but would meet the employees as
individuals; in other words, ne gave
the committee to understand that he
would handle his part of the business
just as he saw fit, regardless of the
men.
Are Unanimously Rejected.
These proposed conditions We're
unanimously rejected by the committee
and a conference arranged with Gen
eraI Manager Ridgway. said confer
ence being held Feb. 2S. Mr.. Ridgway
would not interfere with the action of
Mr. Purvis, giving the committee to
understand that all contracts with the
mechanical trades would be abrogated
March IA. No stone has been left un-
turned I'm an endeavor to bring about
a peaceful settlement. y
Brother Max Morris, fourth vice
president of the American Federation
of Labor. was asked TO use his infiu-
ence to bring about a settlement, and
to this end placed the matter before
the state officials of Colorado, also the
chairman of the state Republican ceE-
trail committee These gentlemen wait
ed upon Charles Setback, vice rresi-
dent. but nothing resulted from their
efforts The different trades eompris-
ing the boilermakers, blacksmiths and
carmen, are cooperating with US IN
this matter. Joint meetings have been
| held all over the system, and the men
are determined not to accept the prop
osition as submitted by the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad company.
Rules Are Objectionable.
THE company has gone so far as tc
draw UP q set of shop rules which they
! desire 10 put into effect. and have sent
/ the respective foremen out among the
men asking them individually 10 sign
this substitute for our present agree
ment The men have unanimously re-
jected this proposition, and have put Iii