New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-31
PAILRO1D EMPLOYEES MAKE DEMANDS.
MORE PAY AND SHORTER HOURS WANTED FROM
TIE JERSEY CENTRAL


After months Of muttering and threats the EN-
ployes of the Central Railroad Of N-w-Jersey nave
made formal a demand for an increase OF wages
This action has been expected for several months,
and for long time before the opening OF the Word
Fair it believed thai there would be trouble carry
in May. II IS feared that the ACTON OF lle Jc9'
Central employees may be initiated by the employees
Of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad officials yesterday profcSsd not TO be alarmed
by the demands of the Jersey Central employees In
support of views they pointed 10 the fact that
the engineers and 1rcmen had not Joined the other
employees In demanding higher wages.
The demands OF the men were presented on Monday
afternoon to J. Rogers Maxwell, president OF The
Jersey Central. A grievance committee composed OF
representatives OF the entire operating force OF The
road excepting the engineers and frcmen, called at
his office in the Central Building, at Liberty and West
sts Besides representatives Of the operating depart
ment including conductors and trainmen, there was
the committee representative OF the railroad telc
graphers. The committee represented 1t Is said. a
large majority OF the eight 10 ten thousand employees
OF the road.
There is nothing modest about their demands.
The wOrkingday OF twelve hours they want reduced
to eleven hours, and they ask for better pay for
eleven hours Of work than they now get for twelve
hours. The freight conductors now receive Tor The
first years service ~ 30 a day After that they
receive 81 IS q day. They demand day OF eleven
hours and S3 day for the first year Of service and
81 81 day thereafter. The passenger conductors
demand SO 80 for day OF eleven hours, and Tor
extra time IL cents mile. They now get - 20
n day. The freight brakemen demand that trip
Of 100 miles shall constitute fun days work. il
the days happens to be less than 100 miles
they want full days pay Just the same Passenger
brakcmen demand 81 day and 20 cents an hour for
extra time. All the other demands in line
with these.
The officials OF the road said yesterday that II the
demands were granted many Of the employees would
receive full days wages for four five hours
OF work The demands were Denounced pre-
posterous and 1t is not at all likely that the
will get u favorable answer from Mr. Maxwell
Within the last year there has been general In
crease In wages the road and the railroad
officials are not anxious TO increase the operating
expenses OF the road
Daniel Gerhardt, telegraph operator employed I'm
the Jersey Central yards al COmmunipaw. is chair
man of the grievance committee OF the tclegraphcrs.
Neither the conductors, the brakemen the tcc-
graphcrs were talkave yesterday The engineers
and firemen. who have not Joined In the demands.
said yesterday that without their assistance strike
of the Jersey Central would not amount 10 much.
II Is not believed that there will be strike unless
help Is promised, not only by the engineers and fire
men on the Central. but also on the PENNSYLVANIA
and Philadelphia and Reading.