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Show MEDIATION BOARD BEGINS WDRK TODAY Earnest Effort Will Be Made to Prevent Strike on Western Roads CHICAGO July 19 Hearings bj the federa boa d of med at on to set e e dfferences between he n Sh weste n a 1 oads and the r ens ne crews w begin here tomo row Wl m J. Chambers cha man of the board Fed eral Jud.e Mar n A Knapp and O W Hanger ass stant comm ss oner ar rved today and wl 1 use ther food of f ces to obta n the consent of the ca ers and the r emp oyees, o a Di ra ' ""if the med ato s are able to bring abo t an agreement to arbl rate I tr. nK e can speed y adjust our d fferences asserted A W Trenho m cha rman ol the comm ttee of general manage s oi the oads , ,f The manage s are hopefu of a sett e men thou a str ke and are w ng to do ever h ng n the r power to br ng t about Mr Trenho m -nil represent the ra roads n confe ence w th he me d ato s and the men nil have n arren S Stone head of the B otherhood of Ra road Eng nee s and W S Carter p esldent of the Brotherhood of Ra -J a J Firemen and Engineers If t e conre ence with the med ators de e ops a n ngness on he par of the ra oads to make concess ons it Is poss ble the men w 1 subm t the matter to arbl at on one of the r off ce s declared He asser eo act on wou d be taken on the str ke vote nes some sort of act on favo ab e to the emp oyees was taken h s week A member of the ra road managers comm tee sa d the roads wou d be wi fng to open, negotlat ons w th the men a year f om now when t was hoped tne ca riers wou d be better off f nanc a y The men rep ed by dec a ng the ra oads of the west are as prosperous as hose of the east wh ch have g ven en r ne c ews Increased wages and better hours |