Show IN SAN FRANCISCO How Jow Dif In Pacific Pa Jt Coast Me Were Settled S In tho the San S n FrancisoA lo Of April Apri 20 2 o there appeared art au rt article rU lo with Ib refer reference ence once to the tho settlement of the th street reer car cardl differences dl renes In tn that city iVits Introduction tion Uon to a statement mace inada by President Patrick un of l the c Jm ny y the Chronicle saya MyS mp The United Railroads Is Js to begin be n pay payment pa payment ment today toc Y at the tte various v car car barns of f the te of back pay pa awarded by the tho arbitration committee This distribution of nearly n halt half a million of dollars will willbe wl willbe be apportioned among the te carmen in vary vay ing amounts amount generally generall general ranging from about about flOO lOO to lO for br or erich each ech man mah manIn manIn mahIn In addition to this Welcome news to the tho several thousand of the trolley and cable lines hues Pre Pr l l Calhoun Of tho the big Wg transit company Issued a for formal formal forma I mal ma statement sta last night nigh addressed to the themen th themen men In his hlA communication ho makes a plea for tor industrial In peace ace and ano nd good od feel I lug ing and delares declares the willingness ess of the company to pay pa the men mert during the en ensuing ensuing ensuing suing year y commenting May I 1 1 3 3 a aday ad aday day d y for thoSe thO In then their g third year ear 2 a day ly for tor thos in It their ther second year yer And nd IO 1 a day ca for those In their first year jear ear which Is I substantially the same scale as that awarded by the arbitration committee after aier exhaustive deliberation during trying times when wages war warranted warranted ranted a maximum figure But ho he points lout out that the confusion contusion and difficulties on the car cr lines are being or will wi soon I be eliminated and the old normal noral condi condl conditions conditions 1 will wi be b restored Reminds Men of Award He understands understand informally that tat the themen themen themen men would woul prefer a uniform 3 wage wae for foran foran foran an el day and he reminds them that this is the te very ver thing they demanded before bore the arbitration committee and which the committee did not approve approve Asked If he had anything any thin to t say sup to his hs statement President Calhoun Calhon remarked that his formal toral com corn communication was wa clear cear and comprehensive and and honestly contained d every r liberal con concession concession concession cession the to company felt It could offer otter He said stUd also that the arbitration torn com committees om gave the th company till tm April Apri 25 In which to pay the tho th award awan of ot extra tr mon money mone money ey e to t the men He then communicated with the treasurers department department received word that all l the tho pay rolls rOis had Just been completed for the payments nt and there thereupon there thereupon upon authorized the treasurer to begin paying paying Saturday SatUr y el bt days day sooner than tho timo arbitration committee oom stipulated What Wh t Pratt Pra t Says The article artcle referred r ere to was wa shown Mr Ir Pratt Prat the International chairman In charge chare of the te street car Cr situation lon here Mr Pratt Commented mm on ott the the Chronicles item Iem in this Wise You have hae asked me for an expression c res lon of ot opinion relative to the relationship ex fating between n the street railway officials of and their of San Fran Francisco Francisco cisco and the method of recent adjust adjustment adust meat ment m nt of differences in that city lt and arid re results re thereof The Tho he frank frnk manner manne In which Mr Cal houn hound president nt of ot the street stCl street railway Cl company of San Francisco Fracisco and representative of other oth r street railway Inter Interests ests t In the east e t which makes make him one of the widest known men In the tho street rail railway rl wily way wa service serice In the United State i ally al recognizes recognIze his who are members Of o the tIl Union is certainly corn com commendable I and worthy of careful consid consideration er ton by b others other who have had less tes ex experience eXI e in f de Ung With problems of or this I kind President Calhoun says it ft is 13 ISI I gratifying to know kOw that after five years yean yel the general provisions ons of this contract are substantially 8 satisfactory sat factory and that no principle of unionism is now in involved involved oled In the question under consideration tion tonno no union 1 principle Calculated to cre create cr ate discord between your union and nd this company Mr 11 Calhoun recently stated elated d In presence that he preferred to have It his s in hi n the tb union where he could coul deal del with them in an organized capacity through written agreements m tl and that he hI was willing at nil all age times publicly to pro proclaim pr proclaim claim that sentiment nt Hla HI emple are ara members of our as sedation and amid Mr Calhoun has at t all al times not only tolerated our international officers officer in conferences and while negotiating agreements and am settlement of ot dis disputes dIg but as S well he ho has bOa frequently nty In Invited us to to participate te in these things In Inthe Inthe Inthe the interest Int rest of peace Ask setter Better Beter Conditions The Tho present arbitration toi board bord of con conditions conditions in San Sn Francisco has not riot been ben Satisfactory to tu the thO th as a their findings fInding In lii the premises have been de delayed delayed laed and It is It now no time Um for the expiration expiration ration Of the th old contract under Which their findings were made and the men are nr now prepared to make a new agree agreement a e mont ment and nd they are re asking for f r better beter conditions of employment In the matter mattero of o wares wages w and hours ha rs than tha waff wa provided provide i board bord for tor by l the of the arbitration |