Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-13 | Page 8 | Thirty Telegraphers Have Busy Sessions

THIRTY TElEGRAPHERS RAVE HAVE BUSY SESSIONS Decide on Closer Relations to Engineers Firemen and Trainmen J Sp Special to Th The nen S-Rei S Ogden den April 12 Thirty l Thirty representatives tives of oC th-o th railroad telegraphers workIng workIng work work- In Ing on tho Union Pacific Southern Pa p. I tic Western estern Pacific and Denver Donver Rio Illo Grande Grando railways met In the tho heal hotel yesterday It was as learned today and look took action favorable to a a. closer losel affiliation with organizations of ot engineers en- en firemen trainmen conductors and nd Order of or Railway Telegraphers E. E J. J Manlon Manton fifth vice vico president of ot tho Order of ot Railway Telegraphers pro- pro sided at the cessions ns of which ono one was hold held In the afternoon and the other In inthe tho the evening lasting until nearly mid mitt- night Among tho the moro mor prominent telegraphers present w were re John E. E Cowgill Cow- Cow gill goner general l chairman of at the tho Southern Pacific telegraphers W W. I- I E E. Packard lackard of or orthe the Western Vestern Pacific operators A. A W. W McCue representing operators of ot tho the Union Pacific M. M W W. W of oC the Denver Den Den- War ver Rio Klo Grande telegraphers W tV C. C Watson local chairman Irman of or tho the Southern Pacific operators A. A J. J Grauvogel and H H. J. J Fulton Tho The men at tho the meeting are said to have bave represented 1800 railway raphers Part of or the hp time it was stated was spent In discussing measures to be brought before beCore the convention to l be beheld beheld held I. I in St. St Louis and tho the meeting Is said to have gone gono on record as ns favoring t permitting clerks to join the Order of Railway Telegraphers It was announced ed that an another ther conference con con- ference is to bo be held in O Ogden den in June Junc