The morning call., 1890-09-16
ALONG THE RAIL.
A Conference Between Trainmen
and Officials.
The Trainmen's Grievance Committee Con-
sidering the Wage Schedules as Sub
mitted by the Company.


ern Pacific Company, who were summoned
here several days ago from their different
stations on the system to prepare wage
schedules for the divisions of which they
have charge, concluded their laborS yeSter-
day morning at 1850.
The schedules were at once sent to the
TrainmenS Grievance Committee, which
went into session at II o'clock, at Academy
Hall, on Mission street, for the purpose Of
onsidering these schedules as submitted
by the officials. This meeting lasted until 2
O'clock in the afternoon, at which time the
committee repaired to Fourth and Town
send for what was hoped to be final con-
ference with the officers Of the company,
and to make known the result of the de-
alterations of the morning session.
ORDERS REPRESENTED.
The committee was composed of thirty
delegates, three from each Of the ten divis-
ions ON the Pacific system, and representing
respectively the Order of Railway Conduct
ors. the Brotherhood of Railway Conduct
ors and the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, tie latter order being a federation of
the Brotherhood of Brakemen, Baggagemen
and Switchmen. Grand Master Wilkinson
of the Order of Trainmen, under whose
supervision the present Grievance Commit
tee was organized, was also present at both
meetings. The Southern Pacific Company
was represented as follows: General Super
intendent Fillmore, Assistant General Su-
perintendent Pratt and Division Superin-
tendents Wilder of Oakland, Wright of Sac
ramento, Wbted of Wadsworth (Ney.),
Myrick of Carlin (Nev.), Knapp of Ogden
Utah), DERRICK of Tulare, Urquhart of Mo-
jave, Muir of Los Angeles, Noble of Tucson
and Llnderberg of Dunsmuir.
AFTERNOON MEETING.
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at 2 O'Clock, and from that hour lasted until
6:15 in the evening An adjournment was
then taken until o'clock at Parlor A of the
Palace Hotel.
Definite information could not be obtained
as to what changes the schedules as sub
mitted propose. 1t is fair to presume, how
ever, that the conditions of the new system
are not satisfactory to the trainmen's COM
mittee, though at the meeting of the COM
mittee yesterday it was said that they had
decided to accept the proposition OF the COM
pany, as formulated in the schedules above
mentioned. The long afternoon session rather
refuted this statement, and 1t is evident that
hitch has been discovered in some Of the
conference machinery.
AN OBJECTIONABLE SCHEDULE.
Promptly at o'clock the Trainmen's
Grievance Committee resumed their delib
erations in Parlor A of the Palace Hotel.
Grand Master Wilkinson presided. The
wage schedules for all of the orders repre-
scented at the conference are acceptable TO
the trainmen with the exception OF the one
which applies to freight crews.
In considering this at the afternoon ses-
sion they decided that the schedule could
not be accepted as submitted and discus
sion of this subject protracted the afternoon
conference to late hour and caused the eX-
ira session last evening.
Nothing definite was decided upon regard
ing the point, and the meeting adjourned TO
meet at Fourth and Townsend streets to-
day at 1880 o'clock.
A BRONZE MEDAL.
General Passenger Agent Goodman of the
Southern Pacific Company has Just received
through the State Department at Washing
ton, medal awarded the Southern Pacific
Company by the international Centennial
Exhibition of 1888, held at Melbourne, for
the best Photographic display.
1t is a massive affair in bronze, struck
at the Royal Mint of Victoria. The diverse
is the likeness of her Majesty the Queen,
taken from the Jubilee medal by Sir Joseph
Edgar Bohem, RIA.
On the reverse side is a wreath composed
on the right hand of British oak and on the
left of Australian waffle, the two sides of
the wreath being bound together at the
stems by true-lovers' knot, tho wreath
thus symbolizing the idea of unity and affec-
ton between the mother country and the
colony. In the center of the wreath Is the
motto, 'Artibus Dignis Honor Insigns."
The display which won the medal con-
sisted of photographs OF scenery along the
line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, en-
bracing views of Shasta. valley views, foot
hill fruit lands, scenes on the Central Pa
cifc route, Lake Tahoe Yosemite and Big
Trees, Tehachpi Loop, San Francisco and
Del Monte.
QUIET AT THE YARDS.
AT tie Fourth and Townsend streets
freight-yardS yesterday everything was
moving on time, AMI there was nothing to
indicate blockade of the three previous
days. The four men who belonged to
Phemester's crew and who were discharged
and blackballed for inducing the old yard
men to join them in the strike of Friday
have been making strenuous efforts to again
enter the employ of the company; but their
appeals thus far have been in vain, and it is
not probable that they will be reinstated.
Assistant Genera Manager Curtis of the
Southern Pacific Company left Sunday even
ing for trip to El Paso
q. NJ Barnes, city passenger agent of the
Erie, has returned from a two weeks vaca-
ton at Redding.