Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-08-21 | Page 4 | O. S. L. Not to Cut Its Force

oo I 0. S. L NOT TO CUT ITS ffllE Salt Lake, Aug 21. "The Oregon Short Lino," said E. C. Manson, gpn-' eral superintendent of the road, yo3-tcrday, yo3-tcrday, "Is not likely to follow the example of the Union Pacific and ' Southern Pacific In cutting down their forces of employes on account of slackening business. i "The Short Line ls getting ready to move big crops In Utah and Idaho . and will need all Its employes. OfJ: course, It being a smaller road than the Union Pacific, it could not lay off j 2,500 men -without crippling the seiV vice. "We do not contemplate laying!: off any men at all now or at any oth-i er time In the near future." It Is said thnt the announcement of the Union Pacific at Omaha Satur-f day, that It would lay off employes because of lack of business, ls really j' a means of showing the unions thatl the rumored strike would be useless I at this time. t The conference, which has been go- j ing on for several days in Superln- , tendont Manson'B office, between officers of-ficers of the railway labor unions and 4 the general superintendent, Is expect- I cd to be finished today, a session J being called for 10 o'clock this morn- j Ing. The conferees wero in session t several hours yesterday in tho hore ft of finishing their work and being ablo - , to go home last night. Supt. Manson says the confor- !' ence Is to settle minor agreements I between the operating employee ind F the company and doesn't Involve watrc 1 or hours of work questions. j The agreement now being worked 4 on will remain in force one year. J -