Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-01-21 | Page 1 | Matter Referred to Arbitration Board

I MATTER REfERRED TO TOI I ARBITRATION BOARD I Chicago Railroads and Switchmen Trying to Avert Disastrous V Strike Washington Jan i ii to tobe tobe be the solution of the bon between the Chicago railroads and switch switchmen switchmen V men menThia Thia was d decided today V n em t being ma by the tha thai both sm had agreed the at Issue to arbitration The fIrst meeting of the arbitrators will be held In Chicago January u uThe The conclusion was reached after a week of conference between Chairman n Knapp of the Interstate q corn com commission mission and Dr Neill of labor with representatives of the ran rail railways ways and aM union It was determined that the matters yet In dispute should be referred to arbi arbitrators arbitrators and an agreement was signed naming S E B Heberline first vice pre preal t dent of the Union of North AmerIca as arbitrator for the switch switchmen men and C R Gray vice president of tM the St Luuis San Francisco railroad for the railroads When the two arbitrators meet in cago next Monday they will ill endeavor to agree upon a third arbitrator If they should be unable to agree the will be referred to the Chair Chairman Chairman man Knapp and Dr Nelli Within ten days after the third arbitrator Is named the board of arbitration must me meet t and by provision of the Erdman law Jaw must mut re no return turn Its findings within thirty da daThe days The effect of the findings of this board boan on the strike of the switchmen on the northwestern railroads will be Immedi Immediate ate Both the northwestern switchmen and the Chicago switchmen Interested are members of the same union of the Chicago railroads are involved In Inthe Inthe the present proceedings The other roads employ switchmen who are of the Order of Railway Trainmen