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Show WORKERS RECEIVE RAISEIN WAGES UNION PACIFIC AND OTHER LINES AGREE TO GIVE SHOP. MEN INCREASE IN WAGES Salt Lake Conference Covering Entire Systems Reaches Agreement Which Will Mean Better Pay Salt Lake. A working ngroement embracing n wngo ncnlo ranging from 2 to 15 contn por hour higher for certain cer-tain classes of sliopcrnft work nnd several cents lower por hour for othor classes Uian tho scalo recommended by tho railway labor board, which precipitated pre-cipitated tho prosont nntlonwido Btrlko of railroad shopmen, was slgnod Wednesday Wed-nesday by thirty gonorl chairman of the newly organized Shop Employes' association, Union Pacific system, nnd tho four gonoral managers of tho various var-ious units of tho system. "Wo havo endeavored to gain recognition recog-nition of tho Individuality of tho shopman shop-man nnd rates of pay which will correspond, cor-respond, ns compared with a (lend lov-ol lov-ol rnto nnd Inck of recognition of Individuality Indi-viduality of tho omployo which oxlsted ijofore," said C. E. Anderson of Lo Grnndo, Oro, system general chairman. 'Tho wage scalo in tho ngronmont is bnsod indirectly on tho scalo recommended recom-mended by tho labor board, but provides pro-vides for rates of pay for full fledgod mechanics ranging from" 72 cents to j cents per hour; for holpora rates ranging from 47 to 08 cents por hour. in answer to an Inquiry If men now on strlko could belong to tho association associa-tion and havo tho privileges It provides pro-vides If thoy dcslro to bocomo ro-om-ployod with tho system, Mr. Andorson said: "Yes If thoy have not mndo themselves too obnoxious during tho r iko. A man may belong to tno American Federation of Labor and also al-so this organization." Tho agreement was signed by II, V. Piatt, gonoral manager of the Oregon Short Line who has also acted In bohalf of W. M. Joffors of tho Union Pacific; J. P. O'Brien of tho Orogon-Washington Orogon-Washington Rnilwny nnd Navigation company and W. II. Comstock of the Los Angeles nnd Salt Luko rallrond and added their namos to tho agreo-inent agreo-inent Tho signers for tho employos Included In-cluded Mr. Anderson, W. J. Taylor, system general vice chairman; It. J. I'utnnn, system general chairman, J. F. Sollon, general chairman of tho Union Pacific, C. II. Gustln, general chairman for tho Orogon Short Lino, J. N. McCamant, general chairman for the Los Angolos & Salt Luko. |