Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-02
Reduced Fares-A Brakeman wh,
 DislikeS 10 Clean Cars.

Reduced Fares-A Brakeman Who Dislikes to Clean Cars.
 NEW YORK, March 1.-The rates on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad will be reduced April 1. The reduction will be 10 per cent. on through and 15 per cent. on local fares. A reduction in commutation tickets was made last fall. The employees are, however, complaining that while their wages have not been reduced they are compelled to do more work and of distasteful character. A brakeman states that they were required, after repeated reductions in their own wages, to clean cars and carry their own coal5, in order to save the wages of yard hands. Su- perintendent John T. Moody said he was no brakeman, or he would never have made the mistake of saying that wages have been repeatedly reduced, or that he-ran to Hartford. Only one reduction has been made, and that nearly three years ago, at the same time it was made on other lines. On them 1t was the second reduction aud on ours the first, so that now our men are only on 8 par with those on other lines whose wages have been advanced, and during all these years have been in advance of them. No man runs a car out of the yard to Hartford. No man, goes beyond New Haven and some not so far. Only one brakeman on the line, and he running to Stamford, receives $36 @ month. On each of the other trains one brakeman receives $45 month and the oth- CTS $40 50. Their duties are not arduous, averaging less than ten hours day, includ- ing rests at New Haven, Norwalk, Stamford and New York. They have to carry about four scuttles of coal per day. Our cars use 200 tons of coal in the season and there are fifty brakemen to carry it-four tons man or ton month, say eighty pounds day. They also have to keep the interior of the car clean and the platforms. Brakemen on the regular through trains run 8S8 miles 8 week. There are three extra trains, two from Nor walk and one from Stamford, on which the men have to run three weekly trips from New York to New Haven and return. The men on the first run 948 miles weekly, and on the last 900. miles week. When the ques- tion was broached to the brakeman he said it is mean servile work, that's the main trouble. We don't get any wages to speak of, and don't like to be reduced to the level of car cleaners. It aint so much the labor as the character of the work.
 Cotton SpecuIators Brought to Grief.
 NEW YORK, March 1.-The Cotton Exchange was very much excited today over the news that there was serious trouble in the firm of Ralli Brothers of London, and that the rep resentatives of the New York branch had been suddenly busted. The facts in the case show that the rigid English system of disci- pline is enforced and how speedily punish ishment follows the infraction of rules. Ralli Brothers are known to own and control the largest cotton and produce house in the world. Their headquarters are in London and they have branch houses in all the leading cities in the world. One of the rules of Ralli Brothers requires every member to sign an agreement to forfeit his portion the moment he should be detected speculating even in one bale of cotton, one pound of jute or one share on the Stock Ex- change. For some time ramors were current that the members of the New York branch had been speculating, and the rumors evident ly reached London three months ago. P. Y. Facher1 was sent over here, and found the members of the firm were speculating, and so cabled RalH Brothers. Theo. Pandia Rali, nephew of the principal, arrived from London on Sunday, and this morning took possession of the New York house. He immediately sent out circulars to the members of the Cot ton Exchange and correspondents generally, informing them of the change. When the managers reached their usual place of busi- ness this afternoon, they found that they had been s'ousted" and their places filled by strangers. This transaction is regarded as almost unparalleled fin trade circles. as each partner by the rules is srepresentedb by s5o,ooo.