Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-19 | Page 3 | Rail Employees end Conference

S Sip Brotherhood Chieftains Arrange Ar-range for Consideration of Hines Offer. CLKVKLANP. Ohio. Nov. IS. Cuiefs of the four railroad hrotherhooils closed a iwo-dav conference here today. Todays session" was devoted to conaldatadon of the offer of lilreetor General Hines for time and a half for slow freight employees em-ployees and the disposal of a larpe mass of routine and Joint business affecting tne four organizations. Plans were completed for the meeting here next Monday of the 5H' Reneral chairmen of the four oraanlza lions to consider con-sider the director general's offer. The question of continuing a board to handle grievances on Canadian railroads, composed of operating officials and representatives rep-resentatives of the four brotherhoods, -imilar to the Canadian war labor board, was discussed and a ballot was prepared pre-pared for mailing to the brotherhoods' I members. Canadian railway officials are said to be practically unanimous In favor of the plan, which would compel the sub-I sub-I mission of all grievances to the board.