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Show Causes and Features of the Strike. What the street car men demand First year, 25 cents an hour; after first year, 30 cents. Also increase in-crease for shopmen and car repairers and recognition of the union. . Wage scale adopted by tha company April 1 First year, 22 cents an hour; second, third, fourth and fifth years, 25 cents an hDur; after that, 27 cents an hour. Wage scale up to April 1--First six months, 20 cents an hour; second six months, 22 cents an hour; second, third, fourth and fifth years, 25 cents an hour; after that, 27 cents an hour. What company agrees to ebneede Raise pay of middle-class men from 25 to '26 cents an hour; refused re-fused by employees. Number of. miles of track in operation Ninety-three. Ninety-three. Leaders in the controversy For the street car company, W. H. Bancroft, president, and Joseph S. Wells, general manager. For tne employees C. O. Pratt, chairman of the international executive committee com-mittee of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America, and H. T. B. Grey, international vice-president and member of the local committee; also the following officers and directors of the local union: President James H. La-mont, La-mont, Financial Secretary and Business Agent A. H. Burt, Recording Secretary A. P. Nielson, members of the executive board, W. Cod ring, John Jones, J. D. McCarty, T. W. Palmer, J. R oeder and B. J. Haddock Had-dock Strike of the conductors anc motormen indorsed by the Utah Federation of Labo: Negotiations between employees and the company com-pany began April 2 and the official strike began at 5 a. m. Sunday. v ' What electrical linemen demand Foremen, $5 a day; linemen, $4.50 a day; othBr classes of electrical electri-cal workmen increased in proportion. Wages paid electric light men now Foremen, $4 a day; linemen, $3.75. Demands of telephone enployees Foremen, $4.25 a day; linemen, $3.75. Wi ges paid these men now Foremen, $3.75 a day; linemen, $3.25. |