OCR Text |
Show BANCROFT GIVES FINAL ' AND EMPHATIC REFUSAL TO TREAT WITH PRATT strike," said & stranger In front of one of the hotele thU morning. "I was in St. Louis at the time of the street car strike there a few years ago and I know." Score a win for "Kid" Bernstein. He was in the crowd of 150 men and boys who put a lone ofTicer to flight yesterday morning. Bernstein doesn't belong to the men and never operated a car. , . The Kimball Van and Storage company announces that.lt will give pedestrians free rides In its vans when they are not loaded with goods, so long as the street car strike is on. If a big van makes a long trip to the outskirts or the city with a load of goods, the drivers are instructed instruct-ed to pick up passengers on the return trip. The entire operating force of the Salt Lake b Utah Valley railroad seemed likely like-ly to be affected, but It had not definitely decided early this morning whether or not it would strike. The railroad Is the West Side line, and the force Is J. L. Wright, motorman and conductor. "I hope, even at this late day, that the difficulties between the railroad officials and the men will be settled," declared the Rev. P. A. Simpkin on the way to church yesterday morning. Dr. Simpkin Is the man who. suggested the volunteer com-mitteee com-mitteee to act as mediators and took an active part in endeavoring to secure an adjustment last week. "To me it is absurd to have a strike come on when there is so little between the forces to be SettJed. I think It would be wicked to allow the affair to come to a crisis over ro little. An arbitration board . J worlt to the advantage of both Eldes. Three young women passed up Main street about 8 o'clock this mornin on JS'r wy to work. In front of THE TET.EGRAM office they met two street car men with union buttons In their caps. "Good bovs." said the h?tidsomest one of the three, "We will walk Just as long as you are out." The two men politely raised their caps and passed on. "Nothing lii This for Scabs," was the sign a young man displayed on his back this morning. Attached to the sign was an empty flask. One man walked about two miles from his home to work. As he passed the crowd on Main and Second South about 7:30 o clock it was noticed that he wore a eirn "We all walk." "Bet your life, we do." yelled a "kid" as the man passed through the crowd, fhe workman and his dinner pall were given three cheers and a tiger as they continued on their way without a word. Communications and negotiations between be-tween the Utah Light and Bailway company com-pany officials and the unionists resulted in nothing yesterday. The last action last night was an exchange of communications communi-cations at 9:30 o'clock with the leaders no nearer together than before. The officials and employees opened negotiations negotia-tions early yesterday afternoon, and the day closed with the officials refusing to recognize C. p. Pratt. The day started out by the company officials receiving a formal announcement announce-ment of the strike from a committee selected se-lected by the union. In the communication communi-cation the union offered the services of its men to conduct mail cars and also offered to meet with the company in an effort to come to an agreement. President W. H. Bancroft replied by message that he desired a meeting and suggested that it be held at 4 o'clock. The executive committee and the officials of-ficials of the company. General Manager Joseph S. Wells, Superintendent Hunt, Everett Buckingham, a director; Secretary Secre-tary F. H. Knickerbocker and Assistant Assist-ant Secretary Musser attended. President Presi-dent Bancroft was not present. Matters Mat-ters were thoroughly discussed and the union committee left to discuss, the matter with C. O. Pratt. A later communcation from Chairman Lamont' of the committee stated that the matter had been left in the hands of "oflicial representatives." President Presi-dent Bancroft's reply was that Pratt would not be recognized. The following letters, in order named, passed -between the strikers and the railroad company: This letter of acceptance produced the conference and in turn the conference con-ference produced the following communication com-munication from the meu: Salt Lake City. Utah. April 2S, '07. To the General Management of the Utah Light Railway Company. Gentlemen: The committee of your employees who met with the representatives represen-tatives of your company this afternoon at the request of President Bancroft, wish to inform you that if you desire to continue negotiations looking forward to amicable adjustment of existing differences, dif-ferences, we are ready to met you In accordance with the Instructions given three miles from his home to Liberty park yesterday afternoon. Not only did he walk, but in walking he carried the big bass horn which he uses when playing play-ing li the band. And that isn't ell. When he readied the park he had sufficient suffi-cient nind left to blow the horn. One Main street druggist who Is far-scelng, far-scelng, made a small fortune yesterday because he had laid in a large supply of candlen. When It seemed likely that the ! electrical workers would strike, shutting ; off th suppV of electricity, there came a" heavy demand for other means of lighting. But with the grocery stores all closed lamps and candles were difficult to obtiln. Not Jiearly everybody heard that t lis particular druggists had taken time by the forelock but those who did gave him a liberal patronage. Then the electricity didn't go out after all. Amp e evidence was afforded yesterday that ttie union men themselves have no sympai hy with acts of lawlessness. A striking proof of this was afforded shortly short-ly befc re 1 o'clock when a car was at tacked near Main and Second South streets A very young man drew down the tro ley pole and cut the rope. A striking strik-ing m-torTr.an walked quietly to the car and tied together the severed strands. "If : ou want to show sympathy for us don t do any more of that, he said. The :rowd was silent a moment. Tnen it cheered. It was an ill wind blowing nobtidy good. Owners of publle automobiles and vehicle i of all sorts, and cab-drivers reaped a rich harvest yesterday. Every owner of a private rig also managed to enjoy the day. "Thii town owes a debt 6f gratitude to Ma.vor Thompson and the present police po-lice department for enforcing the Sunday Sun-day closing ordinance," said a business man yeFterday morning. "Just think what might happen now on this flrst day of the exelterr.entr If the saloons were open." But ven the necessity of walking did not cot 1 the ardor of music lovers. For a time the management of Hold's band though : seriously of abandoning the concert con-cert a ivertlsed for Liberty park. The conceri was given and it was enjoyed by a largn crowd, street cars or no street cars. "There Isn't any race suicide among the hens of this town, that's certain,' remarked a little woman who watched the movem ?nt of a crowd from a sidewalk on Main s:reet. The crowd Just at that moment mo-ment uas decorating the windows of a street :ar with hen's fruit. by your employes. As we Informed you verbally, our instructions in-structions are, by unanimous vote of your employees, that the power of settlement has been placed in the hands of official of-ficial representatives, and we assure you that if -you will meet the authorised committees we can speedily bring about an adjustment that will restore normal conditions, provided we have the company's com-pany's earnest co-operation. You will readily agree that In view of existing conditions your employees were compelled to place their interests officially somewhere, for their protection, and we have no power or desire to abrogate their specific authority. Very respectfully ffifa Beplying to the letter just quoted President Bancroft sent the following about 9 o'clock last night, and no reply has been made to it, negotiations having hav-ing been severed: April 28. 1907. J. H. Lamont, Esq.. Representing Committee Com-mittee of Employees, Utah Light ft Railway Company. Dear Sir: Tour communication dated 8:35 p. m., today, received and considered. consid-ered. Tou say that the employees have placed the power of settlement In the hands of official representatives, and verbally when asked of you who that meant, you stated Mr. C. O. Pratt. In rsply I have to reiterate what I have stated to you orally and in writing, that iwe are ready to negotiate to a conclusion con-clusion any differences between the company com-pany and its employees with the employees em-ployees themselves. Tour letter seems to make it Impracticable- to proceed upon up-on these lines. Tours respectfully, YT. H. BANCROFT. President. STRIKE RUMBLINGS. "Bert" Fullmer, whom his friends call Mayor of North Salt Lake," tramped the The allure of cars to operate made an appreciable difference In the size of church congregations. "I wonder how the preach rs got along before the days of street cars," mused one city pastor. "I don't believe the cars aren't running becausn their clock is still going," said a womin at Main and First South streets last nl?ht. She reached the conclusion naturally. The public clock by which motormen mo-tormen and conductors are accustomed to set their watches was running and still Is. Ogde i is taking almost as much Interest Inter-est in i ha strike situation as is Salt Lake City Itself Judging from the number of Inqulrlf s received from the Junction City. The fear there is that coal -oil lamps ind candles will come Into vogue again. s"l wint to congratulate THE TELEGRAM TELE-GRAM on its, enterprise In issuing an extra In advance of any other paper," said a clergyman yesterday afternoon. "But didn't it desecrate the Sabbath?" ' "Wei , I bought one of the papers," said the minister, smiling. "I don't know that it is ar y worse to print a paper on Sunday Sun-day thi n to buy one." Prayi rs for peace ascended to heaven from ei ery pulpit In the city at both Sunday Sun-day sei vices. "Aren't 'Seeing Salt Lake City' cars operate 1 in this city?" asked a guest in one of the big hotels yesterday. . "The are but not today," responded the clerk affably. It wt s the first day since the system was Inaugurated that the "Seeing" cars failed to run. . "It's a battle of giants, sure enough," remark d a man who has met both the preside: it of the company and the leader of the strikers' campaign, this morning. "Bancroft is diplomatic, fair and honest; Pratt 1 1 honest, fair and diplomatic." "Oh,- shucks -this - Is ' jHily a baby |