Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-01
THE n. q O.,s cOscrssIoy,

The Order of Railroad Photographers Sue
uesSful in Their Negotiations with the
Il. s. o. Railroad Management.-The
Recent Session at Camden Station,
Baltimore.
The b. n o. railroad management has
conceded the demands of their telegraphers
and adopted the first schedule presented to
any railroad in the east, by the Order of
Railroad Telegraphers. The work of pre-
pairing the schedule was commenced in
this city last July and presented to the
railroad officials about two months ago.
There was some delay in the negotia-
tiuns between the railroad management
and the officials Of the order, owing to the
late trouble between the telegraph opera
tors and the south western system of roads
in Missouri, Kansas and Texas, which re-
qured the presence of Grand Chief Teleg-
rapher ID. Il. Ramsey to arrange a settle
mcnt of their differences. This caused Il
postponement of the date set to discuss the
schedule and grievances, as Chief Telegra.
pher Ramsey, who has been SO successful
i'll all his negotiations with western roads,
had been requested to conduct the negotia-
tions between the committee and the otli-
GERS Of the railroad company.
The committee with the chief tele-
grapher as their head, who have been in
session at Camden station, Baltimore, for
the past ten days, adjusting the question
OF additional wages, met again yesterday
in the Office of General Superintendent
Charles Seldom, of the Is. Il y. telegraph
service, and submitted revised schedule
apPortioning the increased amount con
coded from the road, which was adopted.
After extending thanks to General Man-
agcr Odell and MIR. seldom for their kind
ness to the representatives of the order the
committee adjourned sine die.
This schedule will increase the cost of
the Company's telegraph service in the
sum of $4,000 year and will increase the
salary of all telegraph operators in its en-
pIuf. The award of the Increased pay will
be greater in the larger Offices. The schci-
l!!e makes T. hours a days work in the
Offices employing two operators and 10
hours day i'll offices employing more
than two operators and allows extra pay
for all extra work.
The main feature Of the schedule relates
| to the atlustment Of grievances arising be-
| tween the operators and the main Office.
| Heretofore these grievances have been adj
| iusted by the division operators, but under
| The new arrangement they are referred to
! the general managers office. This feature
| IS said TO be very acceptable one to both
| parties to tile contracts and under the
| schedule is expected to promote easy ad-
| lu.tment Of all disputes and lmicablr re-
| laliuns between the officers of the COM
pany and the operators.
The schedule adopted will so into effect
| December LIST, ana benefits all the tele-
| graph operators in the employ Of the rail-
road, on the main line and branches east
| OF the Ohio river.
As already noted the schedule as first
| prepared, cOllea for an increase to the
! operating expenses Of $4,000 per year. but
| the committee and railroad officials, after
| making approximate divisions of this
amount, found that ii was short about
$1,000 to properly equalize the proposed
scale Of wages SO new schedule was
prepared and adopted
1t is stated that by this schedule the sal,
aries of the operators on the Philadelphia
division will be increased from S. to Sit
per month, prOportionatcly from the
smaller to the larger offices. The agree.
mcnt also grants to the men who work tht
block towers two days of each month with
pay.