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Show FRIENDLY CONFAB OF IMG FACTIOUS M. ,T. Sullivan and Committee Talk Over Matters With i). S. Murray. Pcaco doves are showing signs of activity ac-tivity in tho strike of the telephone linemen. Representatives of tho two warring factions, the strikers aud tho Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company, com-pany, got. tngothcr Saturday afternoon for "a short but friendly talk ovor tho situation, but nothing in the way of a settlement waB attempted, the conference confer-ence merely being a preliminary meeting, meet-ing, a sort of a get-acquainted affair. Tho company was represented by General Gen-eral M"anugor D. S. Murray; on the other side wero present M. J. Sullivan, international vice-president of tho electrical elec-trical workorsj Robert f'nrrie. the new district council president; tho inter-mountain inter-mountain district council, composed of E. C. Scidlcr of Montana, J. W. Adams of Pocatello, Tda., R. C. Fisher of Ogden Og-den and H, S. Whnlnn of Wyoming. Mr. Sullivan said Saturda- night that tho conference could hardly be called a businoss meeting, for there was no an proach to tho business in hand. lie s.iys there will be no developments of : importance until Monday or Tuesday, at I which lattor date Grand President. F. J. 1 McNult' of New York city is due here. The district council will remain hero probably until a settlement is reached or the situation becomes hopeless. Today Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Currio and other local linemen and the mombers of the district council will take a pleasure trip to Ogdon and visit tho canyon there. Tho trip was suggested to Mr. Sullivan by local members Saturday, and as ho has been working hard for mouths he readily fell in with the proposition prop-osition for a little pleasure. Speaking of Mr. Ourrie's selection as : president of tho district council, Mr. Sullivnu believes it is a good one. He J says the men appear to havo confidence in'tho new president and ho has a wide I knowledge of affairs in the district |