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Show STREETCAR MEN WIN CONVENTION Gathering of International , Will Be Held Here Two Tears Hence. ' "fit. Joseph. io.. 8cpl. 1. Kiltor Trlriram: Halt 1-ake wine convention. - K. M. LA MONT. Tlili dlapatrli. received lest night, conveyed con-veyed th first news that th leleajates from local Sit of u Amalgamated Association As-sociation of Street and Electrical Railway Rail-way Employees of America had won their flrlit. which commenced In New Orlsan two years aao. - Tha victory la a dleilnct' one for the local union and goes to ahow'that when a bunch of Belt tke men fo after a tlilna In the right way they are going to' set It. Vk hilt th dlnpatrh wh rcivi lone ftr TMK TbLKORAM hd n to prMs Tiitfly. It wan not rclvd too mi for the flad news to b convsd lo til trt car mn of this city by THK Tfl.KflRAM. Word was nt to the car tarna Mnd flvea ta. a score or inor tr the rmnonnn anti contiut-'torai. and within an hour every man on duly Uarl hrard the Kld new. "Halt lake win!" waa the word that waa snouted from motorman to mlor-mati mlor-mati and from conductor to conductor. While tha loom, boys felt that they would win, there waa that suapenaa. owinc to an extra two-day seaslon of th convention In Ht. Joaeph. that muit nereaaarlly com from .aurh a contest. Tha victory la a great one for the local union. It was won after nearly two vears of hard work, In which every mem- i ber of the local union haa taken a part bv writing peraonal letter to every per- aon who mKrht liave any Influence in the convention. The conventlona rf the national organl- I satlon are held blannually and mean the i gather in of from 4U0 to 600 delegates ) i from all of the laraa cltlea of the United 1 Atstes and ranarta, tnfether with their wive ami friends. It Is predicted by local street car men that not lesa than 1000 people will be the cueata of Kelt bake Cttv during the convention, which will be held In September, lsll. In another dlapalch word waa received that Allan H. Burt, hiieinese manager of local 5-'. the Halt I.aK t'llv branch, had been unanlmouely elected third vice prea-Ulent prea-Ulent uf the netfonal oraaiilaation. Salt bake City waa repreaented at the convention by two delenatee. Allan H. Biirt and J. A. Reeder. while aa a ape-clal ape-clal booster for Halt I-ake City th local union aent Robert M. leainonl.' |