Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-08-28 | Page 2 | Roads and Yardmen Reach Agreement

ROADS AND Y YARDMEN AR MEN REACH BEACH AGREEMENT I 4 Both Sides Make Concessions and General Strike Has Been Averted k t Denver Aug 27 t At At this mornings morning's Joint conference of the representatives s 0 of the twelve principal western railroads Jd the representative of oC their held at the Brown t hotel an agreement between the lie roads and their yardmen was practically practical deel decided ed upon A two two hour advance in the Wa wages e of the yardmen will be conceded b by the railroads providing g that tho the rall- rall b- b unions ons agree to certain conditions r reSi o gO and the right of oC the roads to employ and discharge whom the they consider er to he be cause ot of trouble Irrespective Irrespective Irre Irre- of the opinion o of union ort officials The railroad representatives also demand I that concessions shall shall- not be used asa as asa asa a club to institute a n strike for Oi further concessions to the members of the thc tele- tele telegraphers dc- dc raphers conductors and en engineers unions Grand Marshal J. J P. P to whom the have havo practically delegated the power to decide as his hla ju judgment ment dictates dic dic- tatEs tates said ald at noon that while he did not think an agreement would woul be ho reached Ia today he felt quite sure ure that an amica amica- ble arrall arrangement ement would be arrived a at the before before be be- fore Core the week was out Future Trouble Expected E Railroad men conversant with the situation situation sit sit- were o of ol tho the opinion to today o. o that while a a. big strike would be averted for forthe forthe the time being the a agreement which Is about to be made would anI only postpone fora for Cor a n. few months an J Inevitable struggle between be he- Y tween the western stern roads and their emY em era- I more disastrous to the business In Ini In- In i I crests that the tho pr present ent tele telegraphers telegraphers' raphers' raphers strike