Salt Lake Herald | 1907-07-14 | Page 13 | Meeting May Settle Strike

MEETING MAY SETTLE First Step Taken Toward End Ending Ending ing Differences of Bell BellCo Co and Linemen SULLIVAN MEETS MURRAY CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY t The first step toward the reopening of negotiations between the thc linemen lIne lInemen men and the Bell Telephone company was as made yesterday when die executive board ot of the district with senta from Utah Wyoming Montana and Idaho and International I L J Sullivan of at the Electrical Workers union met with D S Murray general manager of at the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company The meeting was held yesterday afternoon at 2 In Inthe inthe the office ot of Mr Murray Mr Ir Murray Murra accompanied by T J Rob Itoh Robert ert Currie ot of Salt Lake president ot of the th district council E C ot of Butte ButteR Butten R n C Fisher Fishel ot of Ogden J W V Adams ot of Pocatello and H S Whalen of Cheyenne constituting the district executive board called on Mr Murray by bi appointment The meeting was Informal Terms of p a possible settlement were not discussed but arrangements were wera made for tor a meet meetIng meeting Ing next Tuesday afternoon at which time each side aide will present Its case and lin an effort will be made to settle the difficulty culty At tae meeting next Tuesday F J McNulty Mc McNulty Nulty International president of at the eleo workers will be present This tel telegram telegram was wag received by Mr Sullivan last even inc Will arrive Tuesday Have advised Murray F J McNULTY Mr Sullivan Is very sanguine over th the prospects of at a favorable settlement of at the strike Mr Sullivan Talks While our meeting yesterday was a ai I Informal one said Mr Sullivan It showed that tile the company was wag Inclined to tobe tobe be reasonable and that It was desirous of effecting a settlement though Although It I U possible that we may disagree In this I J matter I hardly think It possible and T J If have hopes of at a speedy settlement ot of th the trouble The executive board of at the dis district dl Is In Salt Lake and will remain here until the trouble is voce vore or all hope ot of reaching an understanding Is aban abandoned abandoned The executive board has th the power to agree for the men on the terms term of at the Settlement yet I favor a referendum referendum dum vote being taken on this question In that way we could find out just what Is satisfactory to each local and avoid all possibility of at future trouble This vote can be taken and the result mown in hours I am confident that we can reach an agreement to everY local In the district and to thE company as well Have you any Idea where Louey Lynn Lynnis Is asked the reporter Come In and have a drink was the