New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-10
FRIES REPLY TO ITS MEN
REFUSING TO GRANT THE DEMANDS OF EN-.
PLOYES
PRESIDENT KING SHOWS THAT HIS ROAD PAYS
HIGHER WAGES THAN THE AVERAGE

HIGHER WAGES THAN THE AVERAGE
HIS SPIRIT OF FRIENDLINESS
The New.York. Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Company refused yesterday the eighty three demands
OF the Federated Body Of Employees Of the Erie system
which were submitted to the company nearly three
weeks ago by committee Of forfy.thrce headed By
A. B. YOungsOn, OF Mcadvillc Penn with note. say
ing they expected just and satisfactory answer
within a reasonable length OF time. The answer re
ttrncd 10 the committee. which Is staying at the
Coonnadc Hotel Is In the form Of open Letter over
the signature Of John King president Of the company.
and refuses TO concede all Of the now clauses relative
to Increased pay and shorter bouts submitted by the
committee dremen. conductors. brakemen
and hostlers. or round -honsemen
The answer Is to the effect that the rights ana
dutes OF engineers and french Of this company arc
nxed ny detailed regulations which were made by the
company m April 1887. as the result OK nearly 4"
week consultation with those classes OF It's employees
and that the arrangement thus made was al INC tne
accepted by them entirely Just and SATISFACTORY
Continuing, Mr.. King SAYS: NO reasons are s"S'
gcsted why this arrangement WHEN three years aso
had the approval Of the employees ihteres1ed' anu
which has since worked so satisfactorily TO then'
should now he changed to the DISADVANTAGE Vi .'o 'o
pany and no such rcNsonS can b. fonnd IN the c"''
di,,on Of railroad buslnes, generally Of this com
pany In particular .
According the letter 10 the committee the 'a'c'
paid upon the Erie road based on 100 miles seF'"o'
compare with the rates paid upon tle pr''
clpal competing and adjacent lines for similar
u, follows Passenger and freight engineers We 'c"'
| in excess: passenger hrem"n. i! cents J" e"'o'''
freight tremen 80 cents In EXCESS; passenger oo'''
ductors % cents In excess, freight cohauc'orS'
cent. in excess passenger bi-kcmen II cents IN eA'
cess: freight brakemen. "a cents in excess.
Mr. King adds:
7, additlon 70 this Q careful computation Of tne pay
rolls for the past year show that ths rate' anu
.ou.sd would Increase the paw rolls OF er ff "S'
49, or,o,,. n 81 o34 900 D., annum. The sum ha"e"
T., IN cxc-s. OF the aversc" earnings OF th' co'p, M
tb. lat nv- year above It's NNN 'hsrf'~' w ,r
must necessarily net in ord'r 10 preAeT'' "'' Tr
,n n.o y.ucy and the prop-rty from dis1htes1''o" "
.ou,any d,~irr- ~ SECURE tn Very btSs CHM" " " ,
| ,.. and r,cogni1,, that to do ~ II l. h''~"fr '
us,.. At An raual rat With it' c"ihp'''o nu, ,h.
,o,ro t,rt. show that Il drs Ho7" uah 1iI'' -, ,
.,. rot. of wages depends not upon "h'' ,nr
Lr'U' -, rs. ~ got nor upon what the COMPANY
,, M. % ,ay hut upon WHIST. In We" OF "'' So
,pou other lines and the nS'u" OF Inv .,n IA OVID
met 'n' ,oce A. ha, b.r. ,ad hat whatever cn.ns'
'on''''u :, ,,u,oad hu, ur,, has taken pipc" sn''
!" III ,.. ~ waves tA"d haT bean I" Wv 49,,
,ao y, m. COMPANY II II Hani'S'' 1'e'
.nv uch general Increase l. ip . -ov,ding for
-, ,, honrs 10 @ days work +. then dSou'eN o.
follows ALTA ,o,oses that ten hour
n ~ k.hf D..
,u ,,.,,,r,e do WORK. ind o''f''n. ~ 49,,
-, ,,. rat. ~ on.t'nth dav yer ho"'' 80, 80
.o,,, r,,,.- q, the length oi TIN" ou''Ne '. ,-
'v. shall b. upon duty i L. IN faet i.'' can.
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rd that lint, shall to- paid for eAua nnnd naturay
-, laid Tor strictly - The no., .ors should De
~ 70 ~ -, Yer ior h-> than w ~, y. mani.
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W. 'r,,,fi, to .c,'stii ~ III" eos ,d D.. greatly
tx g. un.-rlon Sirh al aFIass"it 'h. ,u'her ~
a. b., .,,,nasr %, u" c"nII a., 4, Tar NOR, than
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,,uc can from tocIn I'VE ~" r.
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a,.,',. a, t,li,,w- The g"lerhl SUPER "A
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,,,tr, 81, con, p.tIc lrir> IS TAT u, ~" Gam
a Ynuu,>ol. chairman of the .up III. tenn
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~ -, lc,-th -avlns that IN" c"n'nlti'~ VI,
% f., Icr..., tity III m"rninc wh'h ~ ',' nod n
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rh or,ul,rr will 't meet amin ~ 49, ir,nv the
IL, M. stations ~ ~" fre t''an u ~. Lnll,,,n
.ro. ., thc con pa WAS p's''N 'i Wv nni',rc.
80, ,rd >,it.-l - interest ah"'s ,.S rtii a
n' L 80. uur>,lun on Ill lips pc'"e' "''
.,-,l,. lr ordered ~