Show I tilL silL I I L. L I IL IW I ll IIII W u l l S. S STRIKE AVERTED J JIN IN RAILROAD SHOPS S Rio Grande Machinists Wanted I Eight Hours Instead of Four FIFTEEN MEN WALK ALK OUT itt Aio Su Sa ill in- in inAl Als Al All s Will ill d to In S d A disagreement i hours o of work worl-t caused most of ot th mechanics h In inthe the local shops of the HIP Rio Hio Grande Vf West West- tern t- t em ern to la lay oft of Saturday ll pending an nn ad of or the tho differences between employer em I player I oy an About 15 men menI hew diew W their time and this action led let to I the rumor about the tho city that a largi walkout had been started The men affected af nf af- af ft are Ire chiefly holler boiler makers blacksmiths black smiths and anti machinists An n View Of the tho situation Is IA held II by tin tue railroad railroad rail rait- road officials anti and it f is 13 thought though that all at of the tue tn n will be back hael at nt wor work Monday morning S It appears that the mechanics havo hn been working 9 0 hours a day receiving T j cents an nn hour with additional money y for hours of ot e The lay day has h liven been cn r. r r. r.- to 8 S hours commencing l' l Friday The llie shortening was agre agreeable to the me- me chanleS as the contract Ai signed by Ly organizations calls for tor or a day of or 8 S hours hour S rd 1 I Several bouts bout's of or over O time had hall worked by 13 Friday Fri nl and ul In Jn order r to the tho week down to 48 45 hours It Is alleged al al- 1 eged le that the railroad officials notified tho the men Saturday moh that that- they should hould work only until noon As nil hours after noon would be overtime Um I-Um takIng tak- tak Ing ng I ho iho week as nl a whole t the lint hp men felt etl that they should not bo be robbed of time the half days day's pay 0 They said too that to work less than S bourn any ony tIn day would violate their contract So the majority of oC them thorn decided not nat to wor work at all Sat Sal ur a nn and appointed a committee to wait wiit upon the railroad people and nd present pre pr- sent their 1 The definite IC result of or the dae conference has not been an an- Ut- Ut but hut It I is um understood that a conciliation con con- dilation was WD effected cir Beginning ing Monday ho time 8 hour rule will be IS effective 1 Master Mechanic E. E G. G Hn Ilm saul said Th There ro is nothing serious in the eon oon- and intI wo we nr ark are not worrying bout about it t at all Th The men said that th they y would rather ather In lay off nil 11 lay day than half a a. day dav and antl nd so some Kome of or them dl did not work worl at alt ail A L few drew their time but there is noth- noth in ing ng unusual in that for men are fire corn com omIng lag Ing ig an and going all th the time An order artier for or an cl eight hour lla day has hits Je been een n made and will be hc fono followed ed The force will be bl back at nt work lla tIny ay morning |