Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-09-10 | Page 17 | Here on 'Business Holiday'

Here on 'Business Holiday' m ' - ... - HONORS MEMORY OF UNION COLLEAGUE W. D. Mahon decorates grave of Allen H. Burt 350 Business Men Hold Outing Here En Route to S. F. Conclave Special Train Brings-Association Party, i . Headed by President, to Salt Lake ; Under leadership of William D. Mahon of Detroit, International president, 350 members of the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes had an outing In Salt Lake City Friday en route to their national convention in San Fran- cisco. Arriving at 11:25 a. m. In a special spe-cial train over th Denver A Rio Grande Western railroad, they were welcomed by members of the union here. They attended a picnic lunch at Liberty park and went on a sightseeing tour before leaving late in the afternoon. Mr. Mahon aald that In this Industry In-dustry labor problems had been settled set-tled through agreements, bringing pay Increases to tha members of tha union. The las agreement. In Boston, brought tha men a 3-ccnt an hour Increase. Conditions In Salt Lake City, he aald, were comparatively com-paratively good. More than 10,000 members have been enrolled In th last eight months, ha continued Tha delegates honored memory of Allen H. Burt, member of the union's national executive committee, commit-tee, who died here recently, Mr. Mahon placing a wreath on the grave In City cemetery, r .