New-York tribune., 1886-03-07
eoo miners AZ the Marshall Coal Company at Erie. have
quit work. the company having reduced wages IRON
81 81 per ton TO 02 cents
MAKING COMPLAINT IN BOSTON.
STREET RAILROAD MEN ORGANIZING.
Long DAYS AND MrrLu PAY-TuE SYSTEM OF

LONG DAYS AND LITTLE PAY-IHE SYSTEM or
MAKING Up sHoKTAGFs.
BosTON March g (SVcc'ah.--Ihe recent strikes
among the street railway employees oi New-Aork haV'
suggested the possibility OF strike among the same
class Of iaen in Boston. it was reported yesterday
that thr street car aen OF this city we've organizing for
a siiikc Immediate action, however, is not antci-
paIci. Sa1 Q conductor:
Our organization is, of course. sn all compared
with the Empire Protective Association Of New-fork,
but a,cd with the size Of onr city and the to;al
number Of men employed ' the street railroad
CORPORATIONS and considering comparatively 'coht
organization 1t equals anything Cf the kind in the
country Bc:des we Lave dIlc ltIcs TO contend wItL
vijcl our fellow workmen in New-YOrk did not have.
For instance, in New-lorE a man must be resident
for SIX months before he can obtain license as
driver while here men, who have never been IN the
city or behind horse before, turned ort a9 COM
petent drivers, or conductors il a few days. There
ar about 800 o, 600 conductors the metropolitan
Road and as many drivers probably 800 stabemen
ana large number OF other employees. The con-
ductors and drivers were, ~ 10 October, 1870 PAID
SO q day at which time jhcy were reduced to the
prescut rae Of 81 - Uay, tie subs or extra men
81 80 . Gay the stahlemen, get IS per week. lhcli
hours !ro;n J3O a. m, to p n., seven days ~
week and they work Gntu clock every othcf
nj int nearly 100 hours for IS They have to care oT
sixteen horses each. The boys are the best Gaid
class the road. lDCN Rtl 60 Il W'tN "lN'' C''i
orpapizaion embraces every horse railroad company
and every Grade of employment il the companies ana
on some roads nearly every Ema Is enrolled. ihe d"a
1hnt pur association is formed for the purpose OF
stre il altogether erroneous 1t is for mutual hehcht
and proteC ton We have the interest ana the CON
Veniencr OF the public at heart than our en-
ploycrs. They only want 10 make money out OF the
peorlp; but should the cars cease to run some fine
morning it will only be after every peaceful eort TO
Obtain our reasonable demands las failed, aud we
shall depend upon public opinion 10 sustain US
The Inen demand a restoration OF the ~ rate. A
reduction of the working day TO twelve hous ana the
abolition OF certain pety abuses Ga the metropolitan
Road arj Osit OF r25 is required from every man en-
ploved is conductor, TO insure the company against
ioss IN case Of dishonesty The deposit was formerly
$50 One conductor says " The Metz npoAtan COM
pany has held 500 OF my money for over ten years,
ana although it would have neatly doubled at per
cent interest ia that time. they have never pad me
cent Nor wh q they reduced the security to 50 ana
tbev rctarn iue anything. don find fault with the
seclity hut they should pay interest Then. there
i, tDe shortage business When make up my sipiand
tmn in NY money to the Office am liable to be iold
that wa, from 10 cents to $40 short. The conductor
mas 10 make this up The other day man who Is
highly resi ccted Oh the road informed that he
was $40 short and ht was obliged to pay II or Quit.
Not long ago a conductor was informed Il at be was
So shoIt lie denied and claimed that his account
was co rect lie took day Oh ana went down 10 me
Office and demanded TO his register card, when
wonld show vhcIhel he right or wrong. hut lie
was told that it locked up and that he could not
see il. He had to pay