Show II ALL mi OLD on onTO HANDS t TO lOBE BE DE REINSTATED I 5 t About 1 of Rio Grande I 4 4 i Strikers Expected to Re Report Report 1 port for Work Tomorrow r In railroad circles yesterday In this i tl I t t city the topic of ot conversation tion was M the new of the settlement of the shop sh p pt t f 1 19 mens strike of the Denver Rio I a Grande The first report of C tp 1 the settlement was doubted by b many f received personal personalS of the men until they tRey j S I confirmation of the th settlement yester yesterday yesterday f day from Denver The strike lasted for forten forten forten ten months and while white the men In this city knew that efforts to settle the strike were we being made to Ift Denver they j say aythey they had bad little hopes of a satisfactory satisfactory q tory adjustment befog arrived at The news came therefore the fOlt rather as an ana agreeable a It was stated yesterday fl that when the I strike was first called In the neighbor neighborhood I hood of men walked out of the shops I here By terms of oi the te settlement of the thet t I strike the old hands are to return to I II I work Thursday morning but no definite I nite nit Information could be obtained yes yesterday tenIa as to the tM number of f the original strikers who Mould go back baek to work rk in inthis Inthis InI O i ii ir I this city dt as it was reported a consider considerable considerable I able number of them had since the F strike left the city and are now work workIng workIng I Ing lag in other shops It was thought that I r from no lO to men would be ready to toI i II report for duty in their old positions It ItIs ItIs IP Is understood that the terms of agree agreement I ment are that all the old lId ld hands shaH be beI I reinstated upon application for work r r The local strikers report that as soon ii I as they the have resumed work they will willI HI fl I plan to bold hold a big banquet and Jollification I t r tion meeting me 1 At the meeting of the railway officials I and In Denver at which the settlement was perfected the Salt Palt Lake City strikers had no representative but at aT meeting held here attended by of the strikers it had been agreed to abide by the decision arrived at in the Denver meeting This step was taken Just previous to the session i in Denver at which the settlement was wasi J 1 i reached While the strike seems to have hae lasted nn Rn unusual length of time both the workers who have hae participated in it and the local officials of that road here and andI 4 I I of other othor roads here say MY the time has been short as compared with the length or of tIme tune men have been out on almost all nil other othor important railroad strikes In Inthe I II t I the history of tho the country J 1 Although for a long time there had been prevalent an uneasiness among the I I previous to the strike owing 1 1 to frequent layoffs and announcements of changes In working rules etc it is Ish IsS h S said HOld the strike was precipitated mainly because of the posting of notices by T TB Th Tt h t B Purves superintendent of motive I l power flower ower In February 1908 1905 to the effect I that th t In March Ia h the rules and regulations 1 for the government of in the I 1 car department of machinists boiler boilermakers boilermakers i makers maken and blacksmiths with their 1 helpers and apprentices would be abol abel abolished abolIshed But for that order It is said the iI strike would probably not have been ordered 1 1 Colonel I A Benton general representative i V r of the Denver Rio Grande railway stated yesterday esterday that he had f heard a rumor to the effect that Mr r Purves PunCo bad had tendered his I resignation as asI J I superintendent nt of motive motle power and andr r that a Rock man would take his 1 1 place However Colonel Benton Bonton could i I not give gie out the information as authentic tic stating that it did not come from froman fromi an au official source i |