The San Francisco call., 1913-07-31


Fifth q letter addressed TO said I
T. Calvin under date of July -, 1915
and signed bY- saiG Gregg, Mcintyre
Eeaseh and Lar Rieu as. officers Q
said employees ofganization as follows
SAN Francisco. Cal. July %, 1913.
Mr. e T. Calvin, Wee President,
Southern Paeifc company. Pa
eifie system. Flood Building, San
Francisco. Cal
Dear Sir:-Pnrsuant to advice
contained in our communication
TO you of July Il. the joint general
committee have voted the men on
Your lines ana, after canyassinx
the vote, We are authorized to adj
wise YOU the result thereof as fol-
lows:
Total number Of men voting.
3St6
Total number of men voting in
favor of strike unless the con-
troversy can otherwise be satis-
factorfly settled. 3.629.
Total number Of men voting
against strike, 1877
Yours very truly.
T. A. GREGG.
Vice President, O. r. c.
r. MoINTY RE-
Vice President. T.. X. T.
S EEATCH,
General Chairman O. r. c.
r. A. LAR RIEU.
General Chairman. y. r. T..
GIVES NOTICE OF APPEAL
On July 80 1918. said Southern Pa
eific company addressed said Gregg. Nc
Intyres Neatch and Lar Rieu as follows
San Francisco, July so, 1913
Mr.. r.. A. Gregg, Vice President.
Q. r. c., care Argonaut Hotel
San Francisco.
Mr. r. Mcintyre. Vice President.
b Of r. T., care Argonaut Hotel
San Francisco.
Mr.. s. Veatch, General Chairman,
@ r. G.. 317 Pacific Building, San
Francisco.
Mr. f. A. Lar Rieu General Chair
man, Il. of r. T.. 317 Pacific Build
ing. San Francisco.
Dear SirS: Referring 20 our COR
respondesfce concluding with your
communication of July Z9 which
says that 3.529 of the men on our
line out of 1876 vote lin favor of a
strike unless the controversy can be e
otherwise satisfactorily settled"
and referring to our conferences
after receiving your letter of July
-. on the same date, at which time
YOU informed Us that you hado no q
amended proposition to offer nor
any modification of Your demands
oto suggest. and that, unless the
controversy WAS settled. the men
would Withdraw from gthe service .
in a body. which action would
cause d heavy loss to the travelling
and shipping public and hardship
and and priyaation to employees and
have to advise YOU that we have
decided, for the purpose of bring
lag about an afnicable adjustment
Of this controversy. TO invoke the
services of the United States board
of mediation and conciliation ere
ated under an act df congress en-
titled An act providing for media
ton conciliation and arbitration in
controversies between certain en-
ployers and their employees" ap-
proved July IS, 1919, and that. we
have requested said board to take
immediate action in the premises.
We inclose a copy of telegram we
have this day sent to said board Of
mediation and Cancellation. Yours
truly, f. ~ CALVIN
The addresses OF said officers of sal
employees organizations are correctl
given in said letter OF July IL. 1913. |
said controversy can not be settle
through mediation and Cancellation i
the manner provided by section 3 o
said acr of July Is. 1913. said Souther
Pacific company is willing to submi
said controversy to arbitration in tn
manner provided by sections 3 and fol
lowing of said act. Confirmation of thi
telegram is mailed you this day. You
/ early attention and action is deeued es
sehtlal TO all interests concerned
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
Bv William Srrnff4a p~aci5an-