Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-02-27 | Page 5 | Operators Will Reject the Offer

OPERATORS WILL REJECT CT THE OFFER st paul feb 27 returns coming in from the telegraphers of the northern ern pacific who were asked to vote on the companas comp anys proposition concern concerning the new scale of wages and rearrangement of working rules necea esary enry because of the federal nine hour law indicate that the schedule will be rejected by the men over six hun bunt decd votes have been received with two hundred more to come according to the statements of the telegraphers committee hero here eighty per cent of the votes have been in favor QI it refusing the companas comp anys proposition the attitude of the men in the nn matter t is apparently so clear that the representatives of the telegraphers organization will hold a conference this afternoon with vice president levey head of the op operating orating department of the road it will then be determined just what course will bo be taken