Show why teamsters are asking for better wages chicago nov 21 can a teamster giuy clothing and shoes tor himself and family pay doctor bills buy school hooks for his children and get he minor household necessities for three cents a day that is the that a committee from the oil wagon drivers union asked manager stephen of the standard oil company yesterday the oil wagon driver gets 2 a day and is asking for an increase to 76 a month they adopted a novel method of presenting their case to the representative of the richest corpora A committee headed hy Jamea dufay tho business agent of abo union called on manager hurd yesterday 1 I want to show you what it costs the average family to live said duffy he presented a schedule showing that rent food fuel light and car fare cort a man a day we get 2 a day said duffy anil I 1 ask you it you that we can abny clothing and other necessary on three cents a day coald you ave on 2 a day yourself amr hurd no I 1 dont believe I 1 could boys replied mr hurd and probably you cant either but the tact is 1 I can get plenty of teamsters who are will ing to work for that price that is really what governs wages more than the cost of uvin the new scale has been approved by the teamsters joint council A meeting of the union will be held tonight to vote on the question of calling a strike three independent companies have already agreed to pay the increase |