Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-12-01 | Page 1 | Street Cars Are Tied Up

STREET CARS ARE TIED UP tt Or ar l Wages instituted Instituted at Houston Texas HOUSTON Tex Dec 1 At I-At At a meetIng meeting meetIng meet meet- ing of the street car workmen held n this this' ls' ls morning It was resolved to at once at-once once g go on strike as a result of the refusal ot of the of the Houston Electric company compan to toan sr grant r t an increase in wages from rom 19 to to 24 cents an hour and leco recognition of the union No cars are running this morning morn morn- ing One hundred and thirty five motormen motormen motormen mo- mo and conductors are out General Manager Payne asked for forto two to weeks' weeks time In which to consult hl hi his principals but this was denied on the ground that he had had ample op op- op The streets are in awful shape after uter a rain rainy spell and the cars wi were e the only means of ot transportation