Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-12-30

ST. Paul, MlIIf', DSo' 80 Aooo
j. Honorable Adolph o. Eberhart,
State Capitol, st. Paul, MINI.
Ny Dear Sir
In response to the invitation from
yalr excellency, representatives OF
IL thirteen Twin City lines, whose
sgitcbmen are now on strike, attend
ii J meeting at the Capitol building
On Thursday, December 23rd.
In opening the meeting, your ex-
ceIIency recommended to the repre-
.onfatives of the Railways and to the
CONSERVATIVES Of the Switchmen, a
basis Of settlement as follows That
if had been brought to your attention
that q conference between representa-
t,yes of certain Railways in Chicago
and representatives of their Switch
men are now being held, to consider
proposals for increases in wages and
changes in working conditions, and
that the matters under consideration
there are similar to those presented
ID the representatives of the Twin
City lines, and that, in the opinion
Of your excellency, if the representa-
lives Of the Twin City lines would
agree to apply the provisions of what
ever settlement might be reached
through the Chicago conference to the
SWitchmen employees upon the Twin
City lines, and e-employ as far as
possible the men who left the service
Of those lines on November 30th, such
aSettlement would be fair and equit-
able.
The representatives Of the Railways
then withdrew to consider your ex-
ceIlencys proposals and accepted them
IN written statement which was
handed to you, and which is here
quoted:
"A conference between representa- |
tlyes Of the Railways in the Chicago
district and representatives of their
SWltchmen is now in progress for the
purpose Of determining a scale OF
wages and the establishment of work
ing conditions for that district. The
'a'eS OF wages in the Chicago district
and IN the Minnesota Cities for
'#i'chmen have been identical and
'ne working conditions similar. The
: .spfeSentatives Of the Twin City
'ass IN conference this date have
N''Omea by majority vote, the re-
p0' of your excellency, that these
'v''s represented will agree to reem-
p'0s soch Of their former yard employ
. 's the road may have places for.
s' me rates of pay and under the
'AtHg conditions in effect November |
:. 49, lso9' and that, at the termina- ,
~ ~" q the Chicago conference, the /
,3,.'. ,s mere represented will meet any
s'u,'lons in rates of pay or working !
,ss ,Sa'l5iona ut. that may be granted BY
o., e"'eago u lines to their switchmen. {
1,s .s 'nat' as heretofore announced the {
a,,s'sntial ~ Of two cents per hour in (
the wages wages Of svitchmen, will apply in {
t1s = s''''ory Billings and west, on (
+ 9'sa5 .' At Northern Railway L
re,s,ts.. : me understanding of the rep 4
tb,t ,''''vss !, Of the Twin City lines /
svitsbn1n s'ls matter of re-employing the \
serr,,a ,s,,'nsn' s who voluntarily left the 4
Noysa,' ,..s Of the Twin City lines on \
plsn.ti. s,4os' sOth. requires further ex- $
nv 's,,on. .so With every wish to meet 5
lea,, ,'sse'tions sas made by your excel.
employer. y.'a with " s1 the natural desire Of
gare ,,,S ~ = % help worthy men who
,bop,, qp their positions and who who .
tbsr t,. o At work for the support ",f If !
,,p...1s, families and themselves tea - . ..
..bnit tl''F's tbat Of the Twin City lines Il i
, Imposed nls' aos as, NO hardship should Be- h
. The large amy. any injustice permitted is
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