Daily Republican., 1886-01-30
Railroad
.,r,oN TO THE nEAsURE-
n,OYEEs CLAIM Tm Al lTs
e,vts1ONs ARE UNJ USE.
ASITION ELSEWHERE.

IN III II
l aavs ago the REPUBLICAN,
L.d a full report ofthe Psnnsyl-
ailroad relief plan, giving It th'
tment IL was supposed the mea'
r,,ed It seems however thai
instead OF growing In populari'
/ coming more unpopular. The
.s,of the road have become 80 de
i've against the plan that they
lied 70 protest against It. The
r opposition are sh own By the
!, irom the Philadelphia Press;
mrnG, Jan. 29.-The employees
nn.yIyania Railroad are rails
Drous objections TO the formation
-, denartment proposed by the
In clrcular Issued q few
N The men q blank WAS also
4 for the employees 70 make
IAN for mem mbership. Tnese
psd ont In some instances and
Am made. During the past few
p.ever, a spirit Of indignation
worked up against the pro-
strm. which reached such a
His morning that many Of the
sons we're torn up. A majority
en say that they will strike
! repor,sd to-day that the
Iooi a. locomotive Engineera
nj A meeting in n day or two
against entering into any
lament with the company ~
r,n1 in the contract. The
the brotherhood 10 awaited
sre.,. as it is about the only
tiop among the employees OF
rapy that can demand recogni-
ee OK the employees said this
that II the brotherhood should
fight the sother employees
4 glsd to stand by them. Some
j. expected before the question
ID.
p,ine ia announced to take place
bv afternoon, ut the Union De-
vbich time the nature Of the re
krtmcn, will be more folly ex-
10 the men. The objections
ne many. For instance, u man
$50 per month pays into the
per gear. In case Of death from
causes his family receives $3.50;
!deut, q 800
life Insurance company will
or three times this amount for
I PREMIUM" said an old en-
" This Is only one slight objec'
ll employees drawing the same
re assesseA alike Those ex.
=. the trains, SUI ject TO all the
pf rsiroading, pay just the
he clerks and office hands, but
death they draw nearly twice
10 may pay into the relief fund
By years and for some reason
bBed, and In this event he can
one cent back. In case q man
bn the road his wife or heirs
base he company from all re-
lity before the benefit from the
hepar.neut can bs sec0red.
b the-trhp,oyees are paying
ages for the company when q
killed The company might rs
plainly Join or get OUT The
tion movement has just begun.
u hear mere In time. 1t 10 being
AZ all points along the line,
tter places even more SO than
burg"
position ELsRwAERE.
OF the employees of the Penn
Railroad Company in New
re strongly opposed to the re-
, scheme recently adopted by
pany from the fact that 1t is
Pmpulsory to join the fund, and
ause of other features which
PIX are very undesirable. Fri.
setting was held In Camden,
vas attended by many OF the
es OF the road, and the sense of
Lins was against submitting TO
IS recently promulgated In re-
Dining the fund.
pployees on the New York di.
Id a similar meeting at Jersey
resolved to petition the man
70 be released from all obliga-
pm the fund, thus permitting
= wish to join to do 30. This
mas already been sigued by
the employees, and will be-
70 The President OF che Go.
pr two.
city there are also many who
oil the plan at first, VINO are
~ opposing 1t now.