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Show ' THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1923. IT DEFENDS DIBfflm Judge in Control of Sya ternT akei Exception to Criticism of Sweet. Attitude Toward Strikers Declared justified for Colorado' People's Good Cushioned Feet Feet that wear Ground Gripper Shoes are protected from the painful jars against hard pavements. Protected, too, at all times from swelling and aching. For Ground Grippers are madeto protect tender feet and to keep feet from getting tender. Judge J. Foster SymeS of the United district court tor Colorado, under date of March N, 1921, addressed a letter to Governor William E. Sweet of Colorado regarding the attitude of the Denver A Rio Grande Western ralroad toward the shopmen went on strike July I, 1921. This response to au Interview recently given by the governor In which he disparaged the recent service of the Denver A Rio Grande Western and criticised the attitude of this railroad company toward the men who went strike. he letter by .Judge Syncs reads as follows inY My Dear Governor Sweet: Mr. -Toung, the receiver of the Denver A Rio Grande Western railroad, which is now being operated by this court, has Informed me of his conferences With you In regard to taking back State ,' A V f The flexible shank, the straight Inside line and outside swing that follow the lines of the foot, and the Rotar" Heel are some of the features that make Ground Grippers so com fortable. Wad This Ad In Beeklrt. Ground Gripper Shoes for last summer, and of your desire renan improvement In the eervtce dered by the road I appreciate your very proper Interest and realise that the people of Colorado are entitled to know what te being done by the court In a matter that so vitally affects their welfare.. Poor Service Admitted. The court appreciates fully the poor and Inadequate service rendered by this road for several years past, for which there Is no legitimate excuse, especially last summer end fall, and its direct and adverse effect upon the prosperity of the state. Upon the appointment of tho receiver, July 21, 1922, the court publicly announced that the giving of the best service possible to the people was, and musttbe, the sole end paramount consideration In Its operation of the road. Therefore a special master was appointed and directedon to conduct an the condition exhaustive hearing and needs of the system. As a result 123,000 000 he that thereof, reported was required to put the road In first-clacondition Realizing the Impossibility of raising any suchof sum, due the road, to the heavy indebtedness the court cut this program to was receiver tho In 500. addition, red to carry out an emergency be to of $1,700,000 . rogram spent oa new Tails, bridges and Improvements Is of way. This work about completed The following plan was devised to raise the $15 000 000, vis Equipment trust notes. $5 000.000; receivers' $5,000,000, surplus earnings, TXm Buttermilk Starting Feed ALMOST every pcoltrymsn know Cocker's first on the mar-lket and always first in the market read it to your little chicke lor the first 8 weeka.: It ia an appetizing combination of pens tweet grain and concentrated, sanitary Buttermilk, scientifically proportioned and combined by a special Conker process m which Semi Solid Buttermilk is blended with the grainy and milled and balanced in the Original Conkey Way. A ss Get the Original The great success of Cooker's three Buttermilk Feeds for Starting, Growing and Laying has resulted in many imitations of the Conkey products. The country is flooded with buttermilk" feeds. Don't accept just a "buttermilk" feed; insut on Conker's. Our reputation with the leading poulirymea of the country it your protection. (103 Con key's la different it is so dean, awuet and genuine. No mill ends, shriveled or unsound grain, weed seed or mill sweepings need only the beet and purest grain. Yet ft costa so little for those first eight weeks no poultryman can afford to be without it. Dg Faeitey Beak I roe. For sals by Peoples Forwarding Oo , 53 First South Ponar Walton Ob, 1 Wst Want Firm South; W. O, Rams haw. 367 South Stats street, Vogaler Seed A Produce Oo, 53 Went First South, Bailey A Sons Co.. WMaaala Hatrtoutor $1 E. goooad South. $15,-Oo- O V 00,000. CouVt Forced to Choose. 'On July 2." 1922, 97 per cent of the on this system shopmen employed struck, and for some time It was very doubtful If ,the road could even be kept Is operation. They went out because they were unwilling to 'accept the arbitration decision of the United States labor board Further, at that time it was 'Impossible, as you know, for the receiver to get the old employees back on any terms, as they would not return until the strike was settled nationally. In spite of the fact that thev admittedly bad no grievance against this road. The strike has never been called off. The court was therefore faced with two alternatives cither shut down and thus deprive 63 per cent of the people of the state of 4 Rio Grande service, or operate the 4 road with new men. The latter ? tematfve was chosen. New men were 4 employed and forces organised In the gradually Im-- P I shops and the service proved, until today the ehops are op- more prating efficiently than before the strike. ployees Soldier Summit, Utah For 160 miles b relaying rail to replace light rail os narrow gauge lines In Colorado. s For heavy rail for relaying on main line. K For extension of Yard tracks at Pueblo, Walsen-burSallda and Grand Junction, Colo., and Soldier Summit, Utah. For sxtenslon of passing tracks and Industry tracks. For purchase of new equipment, which Includes twenty mountain type passenger and freight locomotives, ten heavy Mallet type helper locomotives, tew Mikado tvps narrow gauge locomotives, 800 capacity stock ears and 100 narrow gauge stock cars, all to be delivered and available for service prior to August 1, 1923 For enlargement and improvement of shop terml- nais at principal points, in cluding new and modern tools and machinery For Improvement and reof steel and building wooden bridges For Improvements to existing equipment, including locomotives and freight 450.000 70-l- $27,000 forty-mile- 230.000 g. 150.000 6,000,000 I men feeding and protecting them I against' assault and intimidation, andI damage to equipment directly trace YOUNG MENS SUITS patrons and the stock and agricultural Interests of the state were iar greater. In order to secure workmen to operate the road It was necessary to promise them permanent employment. The receiver has been directed by court to keep this promise and nut to discharge efficient men fur the purpose of taking back strikers, and there will be no deviation from thie Tbe court la not concerned policy. with the merits of the strike, its one idea being service to the people of Colorado, irrespective of the strikers or those who have mismanaged the road In the past. Any helpful suggestions to that end will be welcome "For reasons stated I am giving this to the proas." able to sabotage, which still continues to some extent, the road was. anable to fully handle the crops last fall, and a great lose was suffered by shlppere of M lock, fruit and other products Tins condition, however, was general lroughout the country. These expenses amounted directly to over 3,000,000, and a muck larger sum indirectly, and wiped out all surplus earnings; so that the $5 000,000 expected to be derived from earnings was not available This caused delay and necessitated a new financial cutting the proposed expendi-- 1 This sum has Xtures to $10 000 000 Rnally been promised by parties di in Interested the road In exritoty change for equipment notes and receiver g certificates, subject to the approval of the Interstate commerce commission You are aware, no doubt, as a bond dealer, that securities of this system cannot be sold In the open market on their merits. 2,720,000 1 400.000 260.000 cars Finances Depleted. "In sddlticui. the monthly cost of maintenance and equipment required to bring it up to the highest efficiency Is running two or three hundred thousand dollars a month over normal. It ts doubtful If the road will earn the interest on Its underiving securities, to say nothing of providing any surExpenditures Analyzed. d plus fur further improve"Expenditures authorised ments. bv court ' orders to nil shows that the strike has This March 1, 192 $11,102, $7$. $4 had a very disastrous result, both "Amount . expended to temporary and permanent, n thin March 1. 1923 1.65$,000 00 for the court would have bad Included la the above ere the fol- system, at least $ 90ft 009 more Immediately lowing major Items: d for available equipment $ 200,000 For fifty niw four and and rehabilitation. It necessarily tor em- cottages that the resulng losses to Its much-neede- much-neede- m fol-lo- GABARDINES, TOP COATS Only Down $5 BOYS KNEE PANTS SUITS - - A Watch Free Schubach Prescription Gl&ases, made up In Spherical Lenses, with frAmea, including one year s free adjustment end thorough examination, ape- gold-fill- BRIGHAM Cm, April 7 Tbe Brigham poet Of Vive American Lehed Ms first. Initiation program at the armory In this city last evening Five new members were listed, as follows Harry M Frank, William R. Mehner, Reuben IV Jewison, Elmo I, Tlngey and Louis Jones. Following this part of the program ceremonies of a patriotic nature were psrttclpatod In by the legionnaires. concluded The evening's festivities with an impromptu Program and are luncheon. Thera Sixty members In the local poet, and they hold meetings regularly every Thursday evening. Near East Clothing Drive Is Scheduled at Brigham .BRIGHAM CITY, April 7 At a meeting of the Boselder chapter of the Red Cross held In this city this week it wee decided to launch s vigy orous campaign to procure old clothing and shoes tor tbe detl rote people of the peer cent The date of the campaign is April 14, Cooperating with the Red Cross In the campaign are the stake Relief society and the Boy Scouts of the county The committee has printed and dts- one-da- k! STOR tributed a circular giving full details of the drive. The clothing and shoes ere to be packed In gunny sacks and the 'Boy Scouts wl'l collect them The O S L and U. I C. railroad, have proffered the.r services In hauling the collected wearing apparel free of charge The financial statement of the home service department of the local chap1922, to ter showa that from99 June, been disFebruary. 19.4, $167relief has of destitute tributed for the others soldiers and Ihe chapter has cn hand $309 to be used lor a like the coming coir purpose during The local officers are Chairman, H. J Packer; vice chairman, Ella B alrntinel secretary, J Weslev Hors ley, vies secretary, C. B. Fowler; home service ehalrman, William C Horsley, treasurer, Jesse W Ho opes, and a strong importing committee $3.53 jT Responsible have their charged , at peopl may gI a 1 ee Schubach'e. Only $5 Down STUNNING WRAPS i- Only $5 Down , J. 212 MAIN STREET Ettablished 1903 HI-- Schuhach Prescription Glasses, for BOTH' reading and distance In one pair. - Spherical lenses, d frame, including thorough examination and year's free adjustment Special all week.. April gold-fille- $4.50 April M r 24 J Davie, incumbent, mayor; F, councllmen, second nard. Richard Groo and R. La. Nicholson, Third waid councilmeiu HONEST PRICES IN URGENT CASES FOR TRANSIENTS So complete is oup equipment, so efficient onr organization that e aervice in Crown, Bridge and Plate Work. is limited with wear your teeth tomorrow. Come in today for an impression Union-Crown- sGold of ami Bridge W ork are always Union $10 Plates are aftvay made with genuine Trubyte Teeth. Dentists can give you nothing better at double Your highest-price- d 24-ho- EXAMINATION are able to accommodate people whose time ' J ' our prioes.- - AND ADVICE FREE ! J , 22-Gold Crowns and Bridge Work Good Bnbber Plate, with C I best Trubyte Teeth K X-RA- . Cniikshank, Incumbent, clerk; H B. Hull, tncunVbent, treasurer, J D. Robinson end T. N Stephens, incumward, F N bent, councilman, First Brydcn, Incumbent, and J W Jones J. Dull, Manager OWE' 'DAY mail convention held Tuesday evening the following were nominated for the various city officers to be voted on Dr. L. HONEST WORK RLACKFOOT. Idaho, April 7 At a recent tneetinq of the directors of the D W Standrod A Co bank of thla reelected bity, C. W Berryman wa vice presipresident, F. W Sorgatx. F. Berryman, reelected cashdent ier, W D. Oegon and E. E. Sanders, reelected assistant cashiers The directors sre C Berryman, George F Gagon, D W. Btandrod of Ftxatello. D. L. Evans of Malad and j F. W. SorgaU. Mr Borgats takes the place of former Vice President George F. Gagon and assumes an active position In this honk He waa formerly cashier of the First National bank of Arco Mr Gagon remains as s director of the Btandrod bank end as president of the Idaho Agricultural Loan company' j of the war finance board. v MONTOBL.IFR, t ' FASHIONABLE CAPES uc 4 Mast Convention Neemes Candidates for Office BIFOCAL LENSES CREDIT Only $5 Down gion 276 MAIN ST. GLASSES CLEVER SPORT COATS Special te Tbe Tribune. p WL 0, (UUL0 tUIXA OPTICAL-- CO. S READING Down by Brigham City Post by Bank at Blackfoot 3 $5 BRtMRjjUUl Officers Are Selected 105 MAIN ST. Yon Name (he Terms Only Pint Initiation Held 40-t- pro-gra- ' at BEAUTIFUL DRESSES CHIC MILLINERY FINE FUR CHOKERS WAISTS AND BLOUSES NEW SPRING SKIRTS FANCY PETTICOATS GIRLS HATS Only $5 Down Only $5 Down I Operation Handicapped. ? "As a result of the extraordinary . expenses entailed In bringing in new f MENS SPRING SUITS -- al-5- I Original Y SERVICE c .......... ..., ',,u SESf. S2b53 ' Silver Fillings PAINLESS Extractions Nitrous-Oli- C:.., 03 -- Gas with d Oxygen Main-- A $1 S3 NITROUS OXID GAS ri n |