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Show 'CONFERENCE AT PUEBLO FAILS TO AVERT A CRISIS DENVER,' Sept. 19. The conference at Pueblo of officers of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company and representatives of union men employed in the company's steel plant near Pueblo failed of results, it v." as announced at the company's offices here. The men left the meeting- expect- i in to strike Monday, it was said. 1 In a Ions statement J. F. Weiborn, j j president of the company, said abandon- j j mnnt of the industrial representation plan ' ("the Rockefeller plan) was requested, in ! i aordancc with the twelve demands sub- j i milted to all stei companies. The com- j I pany insisted upon reratnine the Rocke- ' feiier plan and the union representatives j then said tr.ey were "willing to reat I .srrtrngih with the company," according j to ilr. Weiborn's statement. |