Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-23
TOOK ANOTHER TURN,
The Influence of Example in
the Railroad Muddle.
MORE DEMANDS ARE MADE.
The Trainmen Now Present List of
Grievances.
no END OF THE WAR In SIGHT
MORE DEMANDS ARE MADE.
no END OF THE WAR In SIGHT

The public must be thrown into another
suspense over the railroad difficulty. In
stead of nearing a settlement the affair
took q turn yesterday afternoon AMI
is now spreading. The propositions
made by the companies last Satur-
day have proven an incentive for
employees in all other departments, and be-
ginning with the trainmen, who presented
their grievances yesterday, they will follow
in the footsteps of the switchmen and pre-
sent demands for increased wages. The fol-
lowing is complete copy of the trainmen's
grievances:
We, the yardmen. employees of the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and St Louis Railway and members
of the brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, are
6esirous of presenting the following griev-
ances. and we pray that you carefully consider
l. We request that ten hours or less shall
constitute day, or five hours or less shall con-
sIitute a half day. and for all time over the
above stated we to receive overtime on the
same basis the pay to be as follows: Day con-
ductors, 50 Is: day brakemen, 81 so; night con-
ductOrs, s. 80; night brakemen, 81 20.
AN HOUR FOR DINNER.
We feel, in order to give faithful and careful
attention to duty, full hour should be al
lowed for dinner and rest; We further request
that no crew shall be compelled to work short
handed We further request that yard crews
shall not be required to furnish engines with
either coal OF sand.
In presenting these grievances for your con-
sideration it is our aim to maintain harmonious
relations between your company and its en-
ployes and we hope that the same will be &C.
cepted by the officers of your company in the
same manner and spirit in which they have
been presented.
Yours very respectfully
The list of grievances was signed by the
men employed on each road, and presented
to the Panhandle, Baltimore and Ohio,
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, Pittsburg and Lake
Erie, Ft Wayne, and the Valley compa-
mics. They will be presented to the other
roads to-day. The systematic manner in
which the work of yesterday was done is
marked by the hand OF 5. E. Wilkinson,
Grand Master of the Brotherhood OF Rail-
way Traiumen, who has been in the city for
two DAYS, getting his men in line to per-
form their part in the attempt to secure
more wages.
Mr.. Wilkinson was seen last night by
DISPATCH reporter, to whom he intimated
that matters might have been further ad-
vanced had everything been done in order from
the beginning But" said he, ''things were
mixed. The fact is the local people did not un-
interested ourselves if the men had in
sisted on answers from the companies in "a
hours. These matters must be presented in an
orderly manner. and the companies onght al
ways to have a reasonable time to
consider matters. Then both sides should al
ways be willing to make concessions"
NO END IN SIGHT.
Mr.. Wilkinson said he had seen some of the
Superintendents during the day. but could not
give out what results, if any, had been reached.
When asked when the end might be expected,
he said: when the companies present us with
their ultimatum. They have not told us they
would not make more liberal concessions than
they offered last Saturday, but all
the officials have been notified that
the men would not accept the
is the wages. THE Pennsylvania Railroad
Company" said Mr.. Wilkin- -on, promised our
people three years ago to advance their wages.
Since then they have purchased 5000 cars, 900
engines, have paid large dividends and are in
good shape, and no increase has been granted.
They give as a reason that the Interstate com
merce law has hlndered their business. Well
! don't believe it
The other members of the Supreme Council
are said to be on their way to Pittsburg and
will arrive in day or two. Mr.. Sergeant was
in California last week, but it stated last
night that he had been called East. These are
not all the features that put a more interesting
phase on the situation The local Grievance
Committee met last night and received a COM
mittee from the non-union employees OF the
Baltimore and Ohio road, which gave the as
surance that their men would stand by the
FEEDER. ion from now on.
Another meeting of non-union men was held
yesterday afternoon at Twenty-eighth street.
An effort was made TO adopt an antI-F Federation
list of grievances, but it was defeated almost
unanimously. The Is men who voted for them
last week took their stand yesterday with the
union men aud pledged their support.
STICKING TO THE TEXT.
The employees of the Fort Wayne road held
q meeting in the reading room on Washington
avenue, Allegheny, last night. Superintendent
Starr attended the meeting and addressed his
men. He said he hoped that an amicable set
tement will be arrived at, but after he left the
men decided to remain firm on their former
demands.
Several officials were seen yesterday but all
of them declined to talk on the situation
Grand Master Downey said yesterday that un.
less settlement is arrived at to-day he will
consider he has done his duty and will ask the
Supreme Council to take up the matter and if
that body reaches no settlement a strike
will be the result. The men seemed
more determined last night than ever to
have their demand granted, and the wonder of
all spoken to how had they gotten their
backbone strengthened. The General Griev-
dressed briefly by H. H. Bengough who said
he read in the newspapers, his sympathies were
with the men, and he hoped they would be able
to gain their points.