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Show I P. REPORTS GAIN M FORCES Railroad Says Other Points Increase Total; Union Issues Statement Five hundred eighty-seven men are 'on dutv In the gden shops oT the Southern Pacific Elnoo, according to Information given out today by the superintendent's office. This is an increase in-crease of two over the report of Thursda Of flclaltf Stated today that the points along the divisions are rapidly Increaa-ing Increaa-ing their totals Many report that they will b- back to normal In the number of men within the next few days. Three trains were reported late to- daj This was blamed to the heavy tourist travel together with the heavy shipments of fruit'-, and freight 1 ION STATEMENT The local union federation Issued this statement loda 'The reouest from Ihe executlvi committee for the foremen to Join ui .resulted in three responding. Which, with the one that came out July 1 at 'Ogden and some others at outside points) makes four Th- chief of the IS P. fire department Is also with us. This Is significant when I' Is known .that the executive committee has ordered or-dered all members of this department, who are on strike to respond to fl fire call and do all possible to pro-jvent pro-jvent los.s by fire to the railroad company, com-pany, with the stipulation that under I no consideration are thev to accept pay for this service. The above also to apply to any who might respond to a call to man the wrecker. This that the public may nndei-stand that w-e wish to take no unfair advantage of adverse circumstances, feeling that such would be unnecessary, that we ican win this strike by merely withholding with-holding our services. "Anyone wishing to know something of the efffCta of the strike, as Is be-ing be-ing clearly demonstrated at the Ogden Og-den terminal, need but to check the trains as they 1 ome and go. The effect ef-fect of the addition of the stationary firemen and oilers to our ranks, had far ex. eeded oUr hope-, much less oil'- expectations. "The above In tonne,; ion with th-decision th-decision of the appelate court outlawing outlaw-ing the decision of Judge Paige, gives sufficient cause to encourage anyone who heretofore might have been in doubt ns to the outcome. "The publle can look from now on for the rapid deterioration of motive power and equipment in general, ' The situation, from our point of view, could not be better |