The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-19
SEALED ENVELOPES HELD
ORDER FOR THE WAlKOUT
Affects Thousands Of fmpIolss
oi ROM Which penetraies This
Country From Canada
IitBy Associated Press.)

traInmtn Of the Grand Trunk and Cen
ttai Verniont railways obeyed an an-
t1niatic strike oilier al $3.50 o'clock
Monday night. On Sunday when the
members OF the strike committee left
here. each man carried sealed en-
velope to be opened at that hour, call
ing strike unless 4 telegram had
previously been received which upon
comparison, with a copy enclosed in
the envelope. stated othes wise. No
such telegram Was sent and so the
strike became effective at $3.50.
Under the terms Of the strike ORDER
trains which began their runs before
$50 are to be taken through to the
terminal By the men in charge. After
that the company Is expected TO look
after its cwn interests.
Grand T i,nk officials issued state
ment In part as follows:
Me- srs. Berry and Murdoch, with
crn,mittee representing the Grand
Trunk trainmen and yard men, met
i...s v.4iturs OF the company this morn
ilg and advised that they had receiy-
ca the authority Of large number OF
our tiainmen to cr1er strike In the
event a settlement was not reached
NTH the company.
Company Proposition Rejected.
IA general discussion OF the situa-
tion took place. during which we ad-
yfsed them that we were MOI in a
position TO do more than had been
offered In oa 'prmer proposition, CIV
: ing the men an increase OF approx
rnateIy IL pea. cent, with The further
promise thar they should be given
the same STANDARD ate of pay as the
Canaiaan Pacific pay as soon as the
Granl Trunk. through its relations
with the Grand Trunk Pacific 'is In
q position 10 participate ia the higher
rates obtaining on traffic In the north
west bs reason of Che completion of
that road and the cbtalning of throug
rail- connections between the Grand
Trunk and the Grand T unk Pacific,
which should be accomplished within
two wears.
1T was explsired that If there was
any question OF lndefinltenesS as TO
the date when the stan iaIdizatiQn
VAS 10 taEe effect, ne would agree
that II should not be later than Janu-
ary /. 1918, or earlier II the board OF
raiiway commissioners upon hearing
Of the facts In the case should 50
determine.
This va not considered satisfac-
tory and the conference was adjourn
cd until this afternoon, when we we're
handed the schedule OF rates OF pay
and rules eGhch are practically the
Eastern standard.
The reply was made that we coulo
do no better than what had already
been. offc.cd and We had no iuriiier T
proposition 70 make.
Az Shops viii Be Closed.
Should strike be ordered, we
feel confident that il win be found
that many Of the employees of the ccni-
pauy in the tram service will disre-
gard the order aid will continue SER
vice With the company. We have a
lsrge nuilber OF applications from
other parties desirous of obtaining
employment and shall recruit Ia gelt
f.em our cwr forces in other depart
ments.
'ln thsfsmeanthpe we shall anake
effective the rules and rates OF pay
offered the employees. Pending set
fieinent OF matters, all shops ON The
system shall be closed
~ tnis President Hayes added:
'We ha 70 dcne The best we can.
having regard to the interests of the
Shareholders and OF the men them
selyes. We have offered substantial
increases IN wages Fo instance, We
give conductors between Montreal and
Portland an increase oI from sl10 TO
si35: tstween Montreal and Brook
yllle from $40 10 $1l0, a month: be-
tween Montreal and Toronto from
$ii0 to STAG aud baggage men from
so To $s5 and brakemen from s55 to
$50 to $50.
On mileage rates conductors OF
through trips ac to be raised from
40 10 CSC cents q miles and brake
-iDen from 100 10 225 cents.
When | put this 10 the men, I
said further thai this was a large in
crease but that IL they di1 not think
II satisfactory there was still another
altorpative ] said was willing IN
such case 10 so 70 the arbitration OF
q board Of expert railwass pltsu as to
whether or not Tic propoS HON VI s
fair and wosldlbc Wiling 10 abilics bs;
their decision Bill tln5 efefusell 70
listen 10 do this
Trainmep Tell Their Side.
Vice President Murdoek, Of the
brotherhood pl Trainmen, said the
coppany's proposition, Which Mr..
Hayes said was is estimate Of the
AWARD Of the board Of CANCELLATION,
Hhs vrry fat from being anything like
The boa 4 award. be thought, aud
thai in Tie great majority Of cages
where rates had been specified these
Tstcs arv very mu,ll below those sug.
&osicd By the board
MI Hayes ignored entirely the