| Show IMPORTED WORKMEN the following communication frova an organization calling tolf the jom bained feder tion of labor was read at a t the h e meeting ur of the acty council 1 lan crowt night and re referred ferrei to a special corn cittee cf and morau moran we the undersigned undersigner under signed mot coif t respectfully beg ta tender you our earnest against the action taken te br the culmer jeannings firm JIA iu eudea boring to flood our city with men by engaging laborers outside of the terrt tory to do pu gullic I 1 lie work A copy f said id tender is enclosed em loaded admitting rubt the COL contractors tractors ha hav undoubted ted rigi t provi provided tied the they IV culig the coi trait or ruther rather the understand ing ini bet een them and the alty city couke C U gk 14 ol cil of salt bait lake work for salt S i lt la workmen work meu to en ed ploy or dismiss men ift ft their own lle pleasure asure but while we ha aavo plenty of skilled workmen here w ahto are willing to work people who af aft good citizens and taxpayers have to parade the streets to give r room have 0 C f for foreign laborers we consider t just jurt that others should come here a fandl take away the bread from our child children we notice thid the firm a f u ura stallman has hastied tied the bidders ot of t their contract cot on tract down to sat sa t la lake e work jw salt sail lake workmen work meo we under sta also tun t the pacific paving comp has done don the same thing why tf not these people do likewise it la is unnecessary for us tu i tate te deplorable condition of those bum citizens who have been parading alm streets for the last four months waitt waiting for the time to arrive when they once more could put a shoulder to the wheel to help on our home industries yes men man who have suffered buffered exposure tor for the principles of our great ana nolle freedom as workingmen indeed were it for us to reverse tile the universe and call tack back yesterday and SOY any of you to witness the throng that was wall seeking employment on min main street you would agree ath Us a that for every man emi loyed fifteen were sent bent away still the culmer jennings company insist on flooding our city with more me meu we have facto to prove that three years yeara ago a great number dumber of those thone emigrant beat borers were shipped from parts of the 0 u atry and when they arrived they found the city full f men and nothing net hintt to do anti and they were consequently arrested tor for vagrancy they were honest workmen worn men and some home of them are here today this being so BO we pray that our most moat earnest appael be heard by you and that steps be taken to prevent the coming oppression on up we d do 0 not wish our brethren to participate ina light procession protesting against the uncalled for action f the contractor bi bufore fore giving you a chance to roleem us UP in adopt baff such a course it will have ti a tendency to reduce your dignity and trample on the integrity of our people THE objectionable PAPER following is a 8 copy of the paper filed with communication the I 1 X I 1 employment agency laborers furnished furnia hed railroads and cor 1528 15 seventeenth street po norai rations ions denver colo colo mr jennings 70 culmer block salt lake aake city dear sir I 1 sent you two more men today the men are told what to da if aney misrepresent themselves it is their fault I 1 E can got get all you want so you can uke take your pick of them W J ALLEN mr Jenia jennings lugG of the culmer jen jec dimings paving company was seen at his bis office by a reporter today aud and asked for his version cf 11 the affair mr Jenni jennings jugs said the charges are absolutely foundationless the cul jennings paving company has never sent to denver deaver or anywhere else gor or a single man the fact is that very every man mail we employ is a 86 utah resident with the solitary exception olour of our street superintendent who is an expert in his line no utah man has had bad his experience in paving and I 1 dont al think anybody has a right to meddle with aar affairs or dictate to us ua as to what we bould abound ors or should hUld not do how do you explain the denver communication mr Jennings Jennin gB 10 asked tte the reporter well I 1 believe it happened in this wine you see I 1 am individually connected with five companies which during the summer months will employ about five hundred aneo I 1 am manager of three and vice president of the remaining two which is the mountain Mounta inStone stone for which anthe on the of march last I 1 wrote to denver for te expert churn oh urn drill who ifould I 1 could not obtain in utah they were to be used in the quarry in the mountains tor for quarrying jana and cutting certain kinds of blocks which only expert men oan can do up to toil morning no ao men had responded A from denver or any other point out tilde of utah and all of the men emt emi loyed by the five companies are utah men except in the one instance to which I 1 have referred I 1 As to the organization making the charges I 1 am assured by ex president sleater of the Fed federated Fedora orated teu trades council that it is in no way wn connected necked with nur nor does it have the approval of the regular labor oi ct uncil of utah |
