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Show MACHINISTS GAIN POINT The Oregon Short Line has acceded tf the demands of the bollermakers, machinists ma-chinists and blacksmith employed in the Pocatello shops and the danger of a serious strike that for a short time threatened to cripple the operating department de-partment of the Short Line has been averted. J. F. Dunn, superintendent of motive power for the Short Line, left last night for Pocatello with instruction to settle the difficulties and see that the men did not stop work. Just what terms will be made with the dissatisfied employees it is Impossible Impossi-ble to learn, but it is known that they have demanded 87 cents an hour. At a conference held Saturday between be-tween the men and . superintendent a demand for an increase of from 35 to 40 cents an hour was made. Superintendent Superintend-ent Dunn offered them an increase of 1M cents and the men agreed to accept an Increase of 2V cents. He told them he was unable to grant this until he conferred with General Manager Bancroft, Ban-croft, but agreed to recommend the advance ad-vance if the men would return to work, which they did. Mr. Dunn took the matter up with Mr. Bancroft yesterday, after whfch he left for Pocatello. Manager Bancroft said this morning that the differences between the men and the railroad company would be settled set-tled today, and that there would be no strike. From this it Is believed that the matter has been left entirely in the hands of Superintendent Dunn, who was probably instructed to settle with the men at the best figure possible, but at all events to settle with them. |