Show H SUNDAY JULY 14 1907 LINEMEN HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT T Believed that President McNulty Mc Mo Nulty Will Be Able to Ref Reopen Re Re- Reopen Re- Re f open Negotiations EXPECTED NEXT TUESDAY A Y II 1 Sullivan Has Pleasant Conference Conference Confer Confer- ence once With Officials of Bell Telephone Company M M. J J. J Sullivan of or San Francisco sic vice e president of tho the International Brother r hood of or Workers has hopes hop e s that the telephone en lineman's linemen's strike 1 In n this district will bo ho amicably settled within less than a n week The district includes the four states Utah Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming Idaho and Montana All of or the union linemen are out In every w ry Jurisdiction Juris Juris- diction In Butte the telephone operators oper oper- ore are out and the exchange I Is closed no so far ar as aJl interchange of oc telephone tele tole- phone connections Is concerned F. F J. J McNulty the grand rand president of or the International has sent a n telegram tele tele- gram In which ho says that ho will arrive in Salt Lake Tuesday morning morning- It Is expected that negotiations looking toward nn on adjustment of or the dIfferences differ dIffer- differences between the company cOmpan and the men will be reopened Immediately his arrival It Il was fr Mr McNulty upon who authorized the taking of oC a strike vote among the locals In the district There were only five negative votes It was Mr Ir McNulty who had conferences with the Bell Dell and In Independent companies hero about a month ago which gave promise of or restoring an on understanding understanding- rho The hoped for or agreement however was n ot reached and Mr rr McNulty returned East ast I I Situation IM Is Acute Recently the situation here and in San Francisco has become so acute that Mr McNulty's l presence is 15 urgently urgent urgent- I ly demanded There Is 19 a n clamor for tor him to come to San m Francisco only a few Cew hours ago ngo Mr Sullivan received a tele telegram ram from San Francisco praying that he release Mr McNulty at the earliest possible moment A preliminary conference was wag held Saturday afternoon by D. D S S1 Murray general manager of or tho the Bell Dell telephone e company and these representatives o ol 01 the striking linemen M. M J. J Sullivan International vice president E. E C. C Sid Sid- ler ter ler Butte H H. S. S Whalon Whalen Cheyenne J J. W. W Adams Pocatello R. R c. c Vl Fisher Og OB- den J J. R. R Currie district pre president Tho Tha tall was Informal but hut It w was wa ns friendly In every respect It Is IR be he- Jlovell tha that t Saturdays Saturday's con conference ference e paved the tiro wa way for or definite and tory results next Tuesday lope for lor c Vc WI barn havn hopes hops of or a n settlement o of ot t our differences said Mr Sullivan an and 1 I have little doubt that Mr McNutt McNulty y will be hi able to come to an on a agreement t with Ih w the companies We nc p heIlA ou our r are Just and In no sense un un- in reasonable We e hold our out strike to h he hf e constitutional It seems to me nil that 1 It t is only arils a n matter of o 0 getting to tog ethl r Our men throughout hout tho the dl district re out or are e Telephone operators In Butte nu ar arc c out although we did not ask them t to o go on a strike We Ye appreciate the their r sympathy Mr Sullivan and a n. number o of or the s striking linemen wIll KO go o to Ogden Ogdon canon can can- yon on Sunday where they will enjoy themselves at a n. picnic |