The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-03-09
THE BURLINGTON STRIKE.
No Change in the Condition of
Affairs.
The Question Involved Is One OF
Wages Entirely,
The Brotherhood Insist That All Men Be
Paid Alike.

4u0 DTObuoIuUOu 1uSlSt 1udb All mou Dc
Paid Alike.
Contents ofthe Schedule of Rates They Sub
mitted to the Management-Why the Bur
hngton Refuses to Accede to Any Such
! Proposal.
The Burlington strike continues in force,
but the railroad company is rapidly engaging
men to take the places of the old engineers
and firemen. In this case the strike seems to
lack one vital element of success-the ability
of the striker to prevent unemployed men
from accepting the work and wages which they
gave up.
WHAT THE MEN ASKED.
The revised schedule of wages governing
the pay of engineers and fremen was present
ed to the general managers Feb. Is by a com
mittee of engineers and firemen, of which 8.
E. HOge was chairman for the former Brother
hood, and j. II. Murphy for the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen. The schedule pre-
vailing at that time had been in force since
April l. 1886, and was so short and concise
that its provisions were embodied In eleven
short paragraphs. The new schedule is more
than double it in size and consists of twenty
three different articles or paragraphs, some
of which are subdivided into as many as five
sections.
The proposed schedule starts off with the
following:
mo engineer or fireman shall be suspended
or discharged without just and sufficient
cause, and in case an engineer or fireman be-
Ieves his suspension or discharge to have
been unjust, he shall make out a written
statement of the facts in the premises and
submit it to his master mechanic, and at the
same time designate any other engineer or
fireman Gas the accused may wish) who may
De IN the employ OF the company, and the
master mechanic, together with the engineer
or fireman last referred to, shall, In connec-
ton with the superintendent, investigate the
case in question without unnecessary delav
and render a prompt decision, and in case
the aforesaid suspension or discharge is de-
clded to be unjust he (the accused) shall be
relnstated at once, and shall be paid for all
time lost on such account"
The old schedule simply provided that no
engineer be dismissed or suspended without
just cause, that every engineer be entitled to
full and impartial hearing and investigation
by the superintendent and master mechanic
ana that in ordinary cases superin tendents
and master mechanics will not suspend en-
g1neers, and in ease an engineer or fireman be-
leVes his suspension or discharge to have
been unjust, he shall make out a written state
ment of facts in'the premises and submit 1t
to the master mechanic and at the same time
designate any other engineer or fireman Gas
the accused may wish) who may be In the en-
ploy OF the company, and the master mechan-
lc together with the engineer or fireman last
referred TO, shall in conjunction with the su.
perintendent, investigate the case in question
until such cases have had full investigation.
NO mention whatever was made of fremen.
Article 2 of the new schedule provides that
engineers and tremen shall be called at rea-
s0nable time before leaving time, and that
their time shall be taken from round house
register instead of from the conductor regis
ter or train sheet. The second section of the
same provides that when engineers and fire.
men are ordered out and not used, on account
OF train being abandoned or other causes they
shall receive pay for one. half day, five hours
or less, and stand first out"
Article 8 provides that all passenger en- gin.
GERS running four-Wheeled connected engi mes
shall receive 313 cents per mile ;six-wheel CON
nected engines, 3 $40 cents per mile; firemen
of the same 2 Ito and pa cents per mile; one
hundred miles or less To constitute a DAVIS
work, and over one hundred miles at the same
rate per mile. The rate over one hundred
miles Is also an innovation. Freight engin-
GERS are to receive and $40 cents per mile
and their firemen 40 and 26-10 cents Der
mile. Eng running consolidated or
eight-wheeled connected engines Al cents and
their tiremen 4-l0 cents per mile, with two
hremen on each consolidated engine On
hours to the hundred miles overtime shall
be paid at the rate of 40 cents Der
hour for engeers and "a cents per hour
for firemen. Article 3 relates to
computing delayed time. Article por-
vides that on passenger runs that do not ex-
coed -. % per day engineers shall receive
s.. 20 and iremen s.. %; that overtime shall be
allowed In same proportion when on duty over
twelve hours in making such runs. In case
actual mileage exceeds 3.75 actual mileage
shall be allowed at the rate Of 81 cents Tor en-
glneers and Ito cents for fremen per mile
Article q refers to short freight runs and the
next article provides $3.50 aud g. 10 per day
as compensation for engineers aud tremen on
work train or helpers, twelve hours or less.
one hundred miles or less 10 ne called a DAYS
WORK; and IL the run exceed one hundred
miles full freight rate as per class OF engine
for the entire run.
Article regulates pay for snow pillow and
Notwithstanding service, and fixes the pay for
engineers and fremen between Chicago aud
DOWner's Grove at ST.. % aud &Ia5 for each
round trip. The old rate Is 81 80 and % cents
Article pays switch engineers 81 and fire.
men Sl.5l; all over twelve hours to be paid
~ cents per hour 10 engineers and Is cents 10
freuen, except In Chicago and Kansas Cfty
yards, where ten hours or less will constitute
day. Any fraction of thirty minutes Or
over shall be counted one hour The men
shall have regular engines, and shall not he
taken of 10 give extra men work. Article ID
saws that wbeTe engineers aud firemen are
compelled 10 double hills they shall receive
one hours pay per double At 40 cents for en-
gineers and "A cents for firemcn per double
Article II provides for the ho-tlerA. that be-
ing the appropriate name by which those who
care for or stable" the iron horse Are
known.
Article IL provides for paw for taking light
engines over the road or deadheadfug over
the road on company business. aud In case
where engineers or fremen are of to attend
court II also provides that DO engineer 0r
fireman be required to pull any train without
conductor or man Il take charge of IL
The subsequent articles are so radical In II.
changes proposed that they are here repro
duced
IL Engineers and fremen viii run grst IN
fTst oaf, as Tar as practicable, on their re-
spectiye divisions aud where engines ar
pooled not TO be governed By train depart
InenE
Il Rights to regular runs when abglltr Il
equal viii be governed By seniority Fnglneers
aud hremen having regular runs np h the
agreement Of ls>5 = III Dot be affected bv tbIs
article
u No more extra engineers Or arensn
VIII &c assigned than Is necessary TO more
Tie IAftc with pv0upsness aud dispatch. All
should anT engineer or fireman feel himself
agGfleFed oy the assignment 81 too many
engineers q Bremen De can proceed a. III
Article ], but HIl receive no rav for Yr.sa -