Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-10-29 | Page 5 | Rail Raise is Sought for Shortlines

REEL HAil RAISE AI t I IS f FOR R HO i. i I Want Men Award Given to Other Railroad Railroad Workers CHICAGO Oct 29 six Six 29 Six hu hundred 1 short ort line c railroads through throughout ut th the I country country probably will b by at affected ct d bythe by bythe the decision decson of ot the United States rail- rail labor board labor board which was expected t to end its its hearing this week of or de deI demands de- de I de- de demands I mands by of ot seven seven ninety short line roads for tor wage increases It t was learned hero today The short line Une demands I were similar rt to those of or other other other oth oth- er railroad workers recently passed on onby onby onby by the board The Tho latter latter's s demands were made when they were working under federal feder feder- al control Short line lino roads were under private control I MANY GIVEN AWARD More than thay fifty short lino Uno roads havo bavo gone ahe 1 l without waiting on the board and applied the award recently granted other railroad to their own roads Although there are six hundred short shOTt lino roads in the Country only employ em em- ploy S on seven ninety have presented present present- ed their demands Workers on orl most of ot the remaining toads roads are the outcome of ot the cases before the tho board