Show The Bailway Telegrapher I ST Louis June 19The grand division I ef the Order of the Railway Telegrapher I Q a I has decided t purchase outright the organ of the Order of Railway Telegraphers It is now stated that the railway telegraphers tele-graphers and the brotherhood have struck a snag in their negotiations looking to amalgamation The hitch it i said was caused by the clause in the bylaws of the I railway people which provides that an operator must have done railroad telegraphing telegraph-ing three years before he can become a member I The brotherhood people are sticking out for a one year qualification They say a three year limit would bar out fully 3 percent per-cent of the commercial operators Another conference between the two associations i bring held today The following officers were elected for the ensuing year A D Thurston nd chief telegrapherS of Vinton Iowa grand tlegrapher S O Fox of Vinton grand secretary and treasurer G D Ramsoyof EastSt Louis assistant grand chief telegrapher Senor Le Canda of Mexico grand senor telegrapher teleg-rapher This morning the judiciary committees of the Order Railroad Telegraphers the officers of the Brothernoodof Telegraphers met The judiciary committees reported that the grand division refused to reduce the tim of eligibility clause of their law whereupon the brotherhood officers called all the negotiations off The Order of Railway Telegraphers will apply for membership to the Federation of Railway Employees It is said assurance I has been given the brotherhood people by the members of the council that neither organization or-ganization will be admitted until amalgamation amalga-mation is reached maton |