Show SHOPS MAY TURN TO PIECE WORK Railroad Threatens to Lease Plant to Contractors SPRINGFIELD Mo Feb 20 Rep Rep Representatives of the Federated Shop Shop- crafts of the St. St Louis San Francisco Railroad company were In fn secret conference conference con con- ference today with officials of the company company com corn pany on the company's proposal to conduct all Its car repair work on a apiece apiece apiece piece basis H. H L. L Worman superintendent of motive motive mo mo- mo- mo tive power said that in the event the proposal for piece work was rejected the Springfield car shops would be leased to outside contractors Union officials admitted that a large number of shop workers had vol voluntarily volun volun- n- n signed a petition requesting that the former system of piece work be adopted |