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Show BOIGmSE!iicE Rio Grande Shopmen Express Ex-press Willmgsness for Navy Yard Duty. TO AID SHIPBUILDING Promptly Answer Request Made by Officials of Naval Department Attesting their patriotism and loyalty loyal-ty to the government in its time of extreme need, twenty-five boilermak-ers boilermak-ers and their helpers at the Salt Lake Denver & Eio Grande railroad shops yesterday expressed their willingness to take service in the government navy yards at Seattle, San Francisco and other ship-building centers throughout the United States. As an initial step in their endeavor to serve the country these men are preparing pre-paring to relinquish their activities in Salt La'ke and take their families with them wherever they may be detailed for service. The married men among the machinists are expecting to suggest sug-gest to the government that they receive re-ceive train fare for their families to whatever destination the' are assigned. A government inspector will come to Salt Lake to hold examinations. Comply With Request. The action of the boiler men yesterday yester-day was the result of a request made from the navy department for a list of the men available at this time for service ser-vice in government yards, including boilermakers, riveters, chippers, caulkers, caulk-ers, drillers, reamers, heaters, holders ana helpers. After a short canvass yesterdaw B. S. K. Harrison; secretary of the boiler men 's association, filed the names and addresses of twenty-five men. Mr. Harrison Har-rison is anxious that others reply. It is believed that a similar proportion of boilermakers will enlist in other parts of the Rocky mountain section. To expedite the construction of a large number of battleships and other types of vessels provided for in the national na-tional defense programme, it is announced an-nounced President Wilson has suspended suspend-ed the eight-hour day in the navy yards. Consequently, the men will be able to work longer and will be paid the regular time and a half for overtime. |