Show RI RIO MEN DEMAND INCREASE I IThe IThe The Trainmen Vote On Question Queston Question Ques Ques- tion ton of Declaring Strike SALT LAKE IS AFFECTED The Entire Entre System From Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver to Ogden May Be Tied Up Upi Denver April I 1 ID G Negotiations Lons which have e been conducted for fOl the ole thelast last two weeks between representatives of time the Order of Railway Hallway Trainmen the time Order of Railway Conductors arid and tho time management manag of tho time Denver TUo lo Grande I ml railroad I roal closed yesterday with the refusal of tho time company to accede to tho time increase in wages which time the thomen themen men demanded Twenty T members of or time the general committee have gone home carrying with wIh them beam ballots ballot for or the men inca o of or tho he two to vote ote on tho the proposition PlOP prop o llon of accepting or oi rejecting tho the company's compans proposition and authorizing ing ins the time officers of or time the orders to call caU calla a strike strikE I If further conferences fall fail to result In hum a mote more liberal al Increase on omi time the part of ot the time road to lie lio COl Counted Monday olla The Thai members of or tIme the general comI committee com corn will wi return next Monday when time the ballots of or the time men will wIli wi be lie counted count count- I ed etI under time the supervision of tho ho grand of the two orders William orders William T. T Newman of or Denver third vice I grand master masler of the tIme Trainmen's n antI and L L. L E. E Sheppard p of pf Cedar Rapids Iowa assistant grand chief conductor of or the tho Order of flail Rall- Ral- Ral way vay wa Condu Conductors Tho The ballots were prepared In Donver Don Don- ver vot late Saturday night About 2000 men will wi bo be authorized to vote time tho entire entro Rio Grande system stem from fromn rom Den Deri Deriver Denver ver cr to Ogden Osden being affected by by tIle the controversy Tho The Rio Grande Gran was asked to pity pay tho time following following- Increase of or 10 flO per month mouth to pa passenger on n con conductors O per pm month to 6 O per month to n and ant brakemen aa as applied to schedules and anti rates rata In e ef effect feet November 1 1 1906 lO No Ni In lii mIleage to bo be made f for for- the pur pose of or offsetting Increased wages o ot passenger men Overtime Overl in h 1 passu ger cr service serice to b be paki on t a a basis ot or 15 IB lh per hour part part of therun the run J separately In this C com 1 Overtime rotes rates 35 cents centa POP per hour for ov oc conductors 23 cents cent for tor bagg and brakemen I tim c 4 Counter l Proposition o tou After Atter meeting with the time commissioners commission commission- l ers era anti and spokesmen Newman Nowman und and Sheppard tor for ten das dabs and ant o g-o- SOIng goIng Ing Jug over overy PO point It carefully tho rail raU- J load oad company com pan was represented b by y General Manager Rid sway refused to o grant the ho above schedule and amid ald made mude madea a counter proposition that hat was so soar cunter far fr ar removed from time the modified demands dc- dc mands that tho Limo men said the they could The Tho road of- of riot not consistently accept aCcept fera fer ers 10 10 increase to to pas passenger nger conductors conductors con con- on tho main line hue 3 3 per pr month to passenger ol brakemen with ih ihno an un no imo o change in working working- regulations advance of per 10 cent in lii freight service reduction in hours hOU on work trains rains from fromn 12 to 10 10 with wih no change The in increase increase In- In in pa pay or other regulations crea crease o as offered would give the be passenger passenger pas pas- conductors O per calendar month the time brakemen and respectively Time Thc pro rata of oC overtime was also alo denied the tIme men |