Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-28
COST OF THE STRIKE.

Chicago Newspapers Estimate Of tho
Losses Sustained by the Burlington
Road and the Brotherhood-The For
mer's Expense Account Will Reach
More Than S1,OOO,OOO, While That Of
the Strikers Will Exceed 100000.
CHICAGO, March 23.-The Morning Neus
has the following: The great strike on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad has
dropped out of public notice as regards sem
sal1onal developments In the wake of the
proportions 1t is not to be under
stood that the losses to either the
Brotherhood or the company have reached
maximum On the contrary, sorae
shrewd 1inanciers would be ready to say
that their losses will be doubled before
either again reaches a normal status such
as prevailed before this particular strike.
In addition to the actual expense account
and direct loss of income, here is also an
indirect burden to be borne. in the way Of
reduced prestige. not computable in tgurea
THE COST TO THE BROTHERHOOD
1t Is just twenty-four d US since the Bur-
hngton engineers went out. The mum Der
OF men who retired from work WI 1908
engineers and the same number OF tiremen
Computing the average pay of the engi-
neers at So day and that of the firemen
at So. 70 Il day we have direct loss to the
men individually for the twenty-four DAYS
amounting to $1O2, O4S for Iengineers and
$57. 400 for tiremen, or total OF $159,45O.
Each striker is on the payroll OF the
Brotherhood, the amount paid TO each man
out Of the treasury being estimated ut the
rate Of $40 month. For the twenty four
days the amount thus paid to the 2, 1876
strikers would total $6S, O32
Since the strike began the Brotherhood
has found 1t necessary to Call together the
grievance committees OF all the Eastern
and Western roals centering in Chicago.
These grievance committees have been in
almost continuous session since the in
augurution of the strike 1t is estimated
that each grievance committee averages
seven men, who are chairmen of the local
divisions AS there are eighteen railroads
centerirg in Chicago besides the Burling-
ton road, this means 1875 engineers and the
8 me number OF fremen or total of 252
com mitteemen. Taking an average of
IS. so day rs the pay of the men on these
hiYher-priced roads. the wages lost amount
to $2l, 1913. The expenses of these COM
mitteencn have averaged, at a low esIi-
mate So day, which would swell the
actual expense account by $12,O96
About $4,000 is added to the expense
acco mt through the Brotherhood's policy
of buying up all newly-engaged engineers
and tiremen who could be induced to leave
the employ of the Burlington road, and the
cost OF maintaining headquarters at the
Grand Pacific Hotel and various meeting
places swells the amount by 81, 500
The S~n.a Fe strike caused a loss of three
days wages to the engineers and irem en-
on that system. The 700 engineers and
700 firemen belonging to the Bro ,herheods
We're thus deprived, ut the average rate of
So. so a day, of $14, 700.
The brief strikes on the Central Iowa,
Union Pacific. and the continued strike on
!he Bur ing on Il Northern have caused a
loss in wages of not less than So, 600.
The amount paid for extra services at va
rious points by the Brotherhood, including
legal counsel fees, travelling expenses of
agents, detective and telegraph service,
ETC, can not be less than So, OOO!
The following recapi, ulauon will bring
the total loss to the strikers out more
clearly:
Loss of wages 20" road $780, $50
Payroll OF Brotherhood. ............ IS OBJ
Grievance committees loss of wages 2l,168