The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-10
Chamber Of Commerce Tries to Bring
About Settlement for Good Of
Free Fair and o. c. w.
Here.
CARS TO OPERATE IN
EMERGENCY FOR 10 DAYS
Four Men Agree to Run Cars During
Fair and Until Opening of the
School; Settlement Not
Definite.


four carmen returned to work Oh the
ChicEasha Street Railway this after
&poon and operation of the cars was
? resumed at 12 o'clock. Those who
responded to the emergency call Of
the Chamber Of Commerce were:
Conductor Neal, Motorman Orrell,
Conductor Bunnell and Motorman
Martin
The men returned 10 work for a
period Of ten days under the condi-
ton that the Chamber of Commerce
would exert every energy in bring
ing about settlement both satisfac-
tory to the carmen and the compa-
ny. II arrangements to this effect
are net made within ten days, which
will be after the opening Of the Okla
h0ma College for Women and the
close of the Grady County Free fair,
the carmen are at liberty to quit,
according to agreement.
A joint meeting of a representative
body from the Chamber of Com
mcrce and the striking carmen was
held yesterday afternoon in the
Chamber Of Commerce headquarters
second floor of the First National
bank building.
Pleading to the strikers as citizens
of Chickasha and Grady county, em-
phasizing that, the strikers were resi-
dents Of this city and county and are,
or should be, interested in the vel
fare of the community in which they
live, the Chamber Of Commerce asked
the men to return to work for ten
days. during which time tireless at
tempts would be made to relieve the
situation for both the carmen and the
company
1t was stressed that the worllmen
should return to work and remain at
their posts for a period Of ten days
pending the adjustment of condi-
tions; that the street railway COM
pany had lost money in the operation
of the line; that returning to work
until the close OF the Grady county
free fair and until the Oklahoma Col
lege for Women had opened for the
1919-2O school year, would be an ap-
preciated accommodation to citizens
of the city and county and would not
be in any way a favor to the com
pany; and that the company was
ready to discontinue the operation of
the system, which action would be
taken if the men refused to return to
work until the Chamber of Commerce
had attempted to adjust matters.
"No"; 4 "Yes"
Five regular carmen and the two
substitutes were present After the
proposition Of the Chamber of Com
nerca had been submitted to the men
The strikers entered into private
confereA ,e, in which a majority vot-
ed not t return to work unless the
raise from 80 and 35 cents per hour
| to 35 and 40 cents per hoar was
granted, thus ignoring the plea
voiced by the commercial body
The matter was more fully dis
cussed and explained. following which
four men agreed 70 accomnodate the
city and county AID return to work
under the agreement that they were
to receive the same wage, but that
the Chamber OF Comerce was to ex
ert its energy in bringing about sat
is factory arrangements for the wage
increase. Five, all regular men, re
sorted to their former contentious
and refused the cffer of the Chamber
Of Commerce, despite the pleading Of
the members. Later, one of the other
men joined the majority ranks, leav
inc caly three men in the minority
These three were motormen.
Conner Gives Up.
J. w. Conner, secretary of the
Chaber Of Commerce and acting sec
retary of the Grady County Free aFii
association during the absence of J
~ Ixovsor abandoned the homes oi