, 1873-10-30
RAILROAD AND MARINE NEWS,

Reduction OF Hours OF Labor and
1Vn,ycs on tho Chicago 1Ionds-Dam.
nged ni,d Missing Vessels.
Freight buHinosa On the railroads in this city,
has greatly fallen OF during tho Inst two woolsB,
and railroad managers approhcnd that business
will come alnloBt to etand-Htill during the COM
lug winter. As d consequence, all the Western
roads aro making arrangements to curtail their
expenses as much as possible. Tho Mich
igan Southern 1o1 OF In tho movo.
ment Of cutting down its e1pensoB, by
reducing tho hours Of labor Of the mechanics In
their employ two hours day, aud cutting down
tho salaries Of its employees 10 por cent. Tho
Atlantic and Paciio lsailroad followed suit On
tho 18th inst, when the following circular was
Issued by A. 4. Talmadge, tho Superintendent Of
the road:
Of basinesa caused by tho financial difficulties Of tho
country, becomes necessary to mako temporary
ctonin e1rcuaea to correspond With the ccrease III
earnings. decrease in tho tie Of mechanics. tho
ready takcu r!ace In order that each person EN-.
ployed In tho sorvco may boar proportion ot
@ aDS s 6s 5so e. following 1ausan esf y y m
cent will bo ,nne from lie salaries Of nll olceEs COM
mcnciug with the General Superintendent md going
cent from all l,crsous who draw flxed salary per
month. A. soon aA business returns to its former
channel, tho salaries Will 10 restored to tho rate pre-
The managers Of ncarly all other st. Louis
roads have Issued similar ordoru, and roduced
tho wages Of their employees.
During tho lust wook many consultations havo
been held between the managors of tho various
lines In this city, with view to initiate st. Louis
for once, and reduce wages hero also. Several
Of the roads concluded yesterday to make reduc-
tionB by tho 1Bt Of next month"; and no doubt all
others in the city will do the same.
On the Illinois Central Railroad tho hours at
4t%~Sr. 3k,
ten to nine hours day. It has not yet been
decided whethor further reduction will be
made, but tho managers OF tho road have con-
oudel to reduce, on the first Of next month, from
8 to 10 por CENT, tho wages Of portion Of their
employees who arc paid monthly saiaries. Tho
managers Of the Michigan Central Railroad
hayo cut down tho hours Of labor iii their
shops from ten to oight day. and lowered tho
wages Of the men engaged on road repair from
s1.37}5 to s1.25 a day. On tho 1st OF Noyom-
ber, the wages OF the employees receiving month
ly salaries will nlso be reduced.
T4a hours Of labor on I'LL the roads in tho city
haye been reduced from one to two hours day,
but what tue reduction in salaries will
There is but little construction going on at pres
ent, most Of tho roads having discharged their
entire working force. Tue Chicago l. Alton
1soad is the only one pushing its new improve
ments to speedy completion.
THE RECENT STORM.
Noarly every vessel that came into our harbo1
yoatordny showed eignB Of the rough weather VIC
have Ind during tho last few daYs.
Tho schooner Onondago, which loft here two
or throe days ngo with load OF grain 70,
Buffalo, was compelled to return again to tilt
Aarbor on account Of the storm. Her main
boom and gaff .are broken, and tho bulwarke
stoye in. Tho rigging is alsobadly damaged.
The schooner William II. Hawkins came it
minus her lecl-load Of lumber. Her rigging
was bad1y torn:
Tho schooner Lyman N. Davis also loat hel
deck load Of lumber.
Tho schoouerB Gipsy and Hamilton loft Mua
kegon at tile samo time as tho Davis. but nothing
has as yet beon heard from them, and fcars a1l
entertained as to their gafety.