Show EXPERIENC O MEN SCARCE Shortage in the Labor Market Seri Seriously Seriously Seriously Affects the Railroads at Ogden The Toe famine that has existed In the labor abor market for tor some time Is making Itself Itsel keenly tt f lt in the local railroad work and the situation is considered a serious one Notwithstanding that a large number of students have been placed at work within the past low few weeks it is a difficult matter to keep the local yard crews with a full force of men mono The shortage applies to the en as well as trainmen Recently several engine hostlers have haye been put to work as en engineers engineers engineers Today each master mechanic me hanic on the Harriman system will be presented with an application from the tha Machinists union pIon for tor or an increase In wages and nd a decrease decre sc In the hours hour of labor The demands are general and should the request be denied donled it Is likely that a strike that would in involve Involve volve volvo the entire system would be pc e Inet inaugurated Thia This question has been before the various Machinists unions for tor some sometime sometime time Ume The present schedule between the company and the tho men contains a clause providing that In order to break the tho exist existIng ing contract sixty days notice must be Le given This notice was given at the re required required required time timo and expires today when the demands will be presented This move on the tho part of the Machinists union is per perhaps perhaps perhaps haps the tho most important that the tho Hari liari Hariman Harlman man officials have had to deal with m u years It Is I not expected however that any trouble will wm result but that the mat matter matter matter ter will be settled amicably |