The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-02
NEW LABOR ORGANIZATION.

The United Railway Men of America Brought
Into Existence at Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec. 1.-The United Railway
Men of America. q labor organization,
which may prove one of the most powerful
of the time. has just been born. Its head
quarters are IN Chicago. and it will include
pembers in tho United States and Canada.
1t will discard insurance and all such side
featured and will have for its object the
maintenance of wages and the redress of
grievances. 1t will not antagonize the
brotherhoods of railway employees now in
existence. but will receive its membership
from among the uporganiZed railway men,
of whom it's leaders claim there are $50, 900
in the United States. The order will join
Labor, American Federation of Labor,
and the Farmers Alliance. An executive
committee Of eleven members will be the
controlling body: The order will incinde
the brotherhoods of engineers, fremen,
brakemen. conductors, yardmen.~ trackmen,
photographers. blacksmiths. bOiler-makers.
agents. painters, cor inspectors and 70.
pairers.
Demands of Vanderbilt Lines Engineers.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-The general griev.
ance committee, or board OF adjustment. as
the men prefer to call it, of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, represent
ing oil the Vanderbilt lines between New
York and Buffalo and Pittsburg, swooped
down upon the Grand Central. Station yes.
terday with a list of troubles which they
want settled. The cause of the trouble is
similar to that which nearl v precipitated
a strike on the Now York, New Haven 81
Hartford system several months ago. The
engineers and tiremen on the branch lines
of the New Haven road complained that
they were not as well paid as their breth-
rem on the main line who run the fast
trains. The New York Central engineers
get four cents q mile for each mile covered.
but on alithe other Vanderbilt roads east
of Buffalo, with but few exceptions. the
men get considerably less, the old rule Of
3A cents being about the average. The
men on the subordinate roads have been
sore about the matter ever since their New
York Central brethren were shown special
favor. The grievances were taken u nder
consideration By the officials of the road.
No Strike Contemplated.
CHICAGO, Dec. L.-Oficials Of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific and the Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy railroads con-
idently assert that there will DO no strike
of the photographers employed by those conn.,
panies. The executive board of the Rock
Island branch of the Order of Railway
T~elegraphers had . conference to-day with
officers OF the company, and asked for q
new schedule of wages for the operators on
tina system. What they want is payment
for overtime. sucI as Is paid by connecting
lines. and a minimum salary of s45 per
month. A further hearing will be gwen
the committee next Monday. Members of
the order say that no strike is contem-
plated.
non,f Thipk Thav wt1 Str,ha Ac,t
PITTsBURG, Dec. president Garland,
OF the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel workers. in an interview, said
this afternoon that he did not credit the
report that the Homestead operatives
will strike again. He said that the subject
had not been preached in the national Of
fee.