The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-29
RAILROAD ECONOMY.

TEN PER CENT REDUCTION OF WAGES ON THE
ERIE AND LAKE SHORE RoADs-wHAT TIE
EMPLOYEES SAT- ABOUT IT-DIscoNrENTED
ENGINEERS.
In accordance with nm order issued about the 10Th Of
this month tho pay Of tho employees on tho Eric Rail-
road will be reduced ten per cent on the LIST OF July
Yesterday morning committee OF engineers nun.
boring about forty arrived In Jersey CITY. They rep
resented the engineers employed on the various div.
sioas Of road About two O'Clock the aIsernoo
thoy called as the Office the company, No. 1877 West
s.ree in this city, and introduced to Mr.. Jewet
the receiver, and Mr.. Bowen, the general suPcrin-
tendouI
Mr.. Brown, an engineer, said that they dele
CATION OF locomotive engineers rep. csenting those who
wers employed the Erie Railroad, had appeared
there 10 ask that she order reducing their pay per
cent from the LIST oiJuly might bc revoked
Mr. Jewett said shat II was not until It was found
absolutely necessary Tor this reduction TO be made
that It done, and he surprised and greved az
this demons.rsNPn and had hoped that oil The en-
poy would recognize the necessity OF the STEP and
had certainly expected very different conduct Tho
order could not DO revoked.
Mr. Frazer, engineer the Buffalo division,
said that be had had oppor unity Of seeing
OF The company on that DIVISION, and II would he
found that the average expenses Of the engineering
department had been struck at $3.50 per month per
man. The iact really was that the pay of the
Been obtained BY including clerks and as1ont persons
the onices II was TO be remembered also shat
engineer could only earn money whiIo HIS ensLe was
at work that II II was LAID up for repairs Tor two
months the pay was stopped Their pay certainly
not than so per mouth
Mr. Jcwett said that he did not know whether wha
Mr. Frazer said was 80 or not but was II not q fac
that they were receiving higher pay than engineers
on any osher road
MT Frazer SAID that they we're receiving loss than
any engineers running into Buffalo. taxing the
age.
mileage INTO con sIdcratou?
Mr. Frazer-Yes, but We put In more hours
THE oRnER CARRIED
Mr. Jcwett SAID be was very sorry To see this att
tuds assumed by the men. lie had done the best lie
could. The order would have 10 be carried out; II
tncre was change IN the condition oil the road he
should be happy put tho wages back again To their
original amount II would be desirable tor him TO
know OF tho delegation before they lett tue city
their nai decision. la issuing the order he
issued officer Of the Court and would be well
ported by every court In every stale through which
the limo passed. II they ie aggreved the courts were
open TO them to con.es,tAe order He was afraid that
II there any contest there would be considerable
suffering with no satlsfactory results
Alter short delibcration la the room Dir. Brown,
the part OF the delegation, thanked Mr. ewel an
the officers OF tho road for their courtesy In receiving
aud hearing tho deputaton. They would rctire for
dcisberaiion and report later In The day
thar decision oithsr verbally or IN writing 10 Mr..
Bowen, the general superintendent, II would receive
his Immediate consideration.
NO FINAL ACTION on THE hKS.
About Ave O'Clock SIX vi The delegation representing
the engineers the nrcncn the switchmen Ard the
brakemcn, entered Mr. Bowen's office, ard, alter u
lcngthencd talk dscidcd to defer any final conclu-
sion until hoy mad conferred win larger number OF
the employees. and II was Understood That their de-
cision would lot be gwen or several days
Mr.. Frazer. IN a conversation with u HERAL Id re-
porter, said that u was necessary to consult other
ciecs OF engineers before deciding what should DO
done. without saying 80. no intimatcd that IT was
'rhe brotherhood o. Engineers" who would resist
any disposition tnat might DO manifested toward con-
cession Mr. Frazer sad that all the engineers or the
Eric road we'll aware OF the difficulties thai
the directors had 10 contend WITH and were not dc.
sirous Of placing any obstacles 10 their way IL was
very important consideration with the employees that
their pay always paid up To dale, and that they
had not " walt months Tor II, as on somo lines