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Show . ... - - -v r i- - ' '7" "'T -j i v"v- o relieves ACr;::?: r.rCrns Will D: deceived Tbrcujlr C'cttcr S:ll3f:cllcn cf the 'Enployjecs. w When Interviewed today regarding the action of the street, railway com-pany com-pany In deciding to Increase the wages of the employees at told on pare X of this Issue of The Telegram. Secretary Joseph S. Wells made the following, statement: - 1" "Last July, the company voluntarily raised the wares of the mei an aver-. aver-. age of 10 per cent, as It was the unanl-j unanl-j mous wish of the directors that they I should have the highest wags con-I con-I slstent with the earning capacity of the '. road. This Increase would have been' larger at that time, had it not been for the fact , that, the company was suffering from . the same lpcreaae of general operating expenses that has confronted every business in Salt Lake City, and this, too. without any ade- . quate Increase of traCc Since then the expenditures for construction. equipment and pavinr have been and Will continue to be excessively heavy without any corresponding gain In rer-i rer-i enues. Under these circumstances, the board did not feel that the company would be Justified in making- the further fur-ther increase above mentioned from the standpoint of ita existing Income. "It was decided to do so only la tfce belief that an adequCie return wouU be received through better satisfaction of the employees and a consequent increased in-creased efflciency of their services to the public. "The demand for all kinds of labor ' in this intermountaln region has been extraordinary and the car system has ' no doubt suffered Inconvenience along With the business of other corporation and Individuals. In thl sense. It i believed that the company wlU be benefited as well as the employees. The new schedule Is the same- as Denver is for services under two years, and higher for services for a larger period. It is likewise higher than any,, city east of the Missouri river. "The board of directors felt that thee facts should be given due promlnenc and weight, and especially should be taken Into consideration with refer ence to the followlna: That the fares charged are the same aa in nearly all the cities of the United States, while the car mileage per 1000 passengers Is greater than any city of similar or larger population. This company Is desirous of giving the best services possible under the existing conditions ' and are always glad to listen to complaints com-plaints and correct deficiencies wherever wher-ever possible." |