The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-25
ALL ALONG The Line
General Reduction in Wages 0, tha I.
P Going Into Eaac! Jan. 1.
FROM FIVE TO TEN PER CENT
The Five Per Cent Cut Affects
Wages Between $50 and e75
and the Ten Per Cent. Those
Between SIS and 81 90.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.
MIssouLA. Nov. 2i.-The following tele-
gram was sent out this afternoon to all
supcrintendeuts of tho Northern Pacific
and will be promulgated TO the employees
of the road Tomorrow:
10 Whom II May Concern:
The great decrease In the business OF this
company coupled with low rates has resulted,
a. you are aware. In an enormous loss of
revenue. ON Aug. d an application was made
Ia the United states circuit court at Milwaukee
for the appointment OF receivers as the CON-
rany was no longer able u meet rs obligations.
On Aug. H. isl3, the receivers ordered a reduc-
ton varying from 10 per cent To 0per cent.
according To tate OF pay. la tie salaries OF all
employees Of the Northern Pacific Railway CON-
rany amounting to sis.ooo per annam or more,
which reduction was made on Aug. Is, isoa.
ON Augs - the receivers OF the company
ordered a further reduction oi salaries as fol-
lows: "UTdered that further reduction be
made In the salaries and wages OF employees or
. per cent. on all salaries aggregating So per
month and under s16. and that this 10 per cent.
reduction he ordered 10 apply on all salaries
from So To 500 per month. this order to take
effect at once After consideration IL seemed
advisable 10 defer action on the order OF Aug.
-, until such time the matter could lie more
fully considered. especially with reference 10
| certain schedules governing the pay and en-
ploynent OF certain classes OF employees. some
OF these schedules have bcen In existence for
many years and were made under conditions
which no longer exist. Moreover they have
from time To time been amended and extended
80 that they are unnecessarily long and their
meaning In many Instances II far from clear.
Besides in the of the tralnmen's schedule
| there Is variation In the rates Of pay and tho
| conditions governing the same, which Is unde-'
sirable and unnecessary. II was deemed best
g. revise and rearrange tho schedules
l N...E a.. kAl
| duction, because the revision Il
desirable for the reasons above stated, aud FUR
| ther it makes possible more equitable division
| 81 the reduction than would be effected by tho
| application OF the percentage plan. according to
| the original order Of the receivers.
The schedules have been revised and the sew
eral reductions In compensalions made at .
meeting ~ the receivers held oct ss The fol-
| lowing resolutions were passed; Ordered.
| that existing conditions, both with respect t0
| the decrease Ia tralhc and the rates therefor,
4 and the consequent heavy decrease In gross
and net earnings. make II necessary to extend
the reduction OF salaries and wages 10 all classes
| Of the service. The rates OF pay Of engineers,
| hrcmcn, conductors, brakemen. dispatchers and
| telegraph operators having been established by
the various schedules adopted from time tn
time. lt Is now ordered that all existing sshed-
ules In which are recorded rates Of pay to be re-.
| cclyed by employees viii uroa the first day of
| January, isot hc abrogated or cancelled. Or
dercd that tho general manager bs instructed
| 10 put into force and effect the amended sched-
| Iiles prepared for cnglncmrn and tianDlen and
| that the new schedules shall lake effect upon
| Jan. T. IsAt, and after that date the pay OF EN-
ployes mentioned therein shan he governed
| thereby. ordered, that the general manager bo
/ instructed to Put into force and effect on
| Jan. I, 1891. the revised list prepared OF
\ salaries OF employees IN the telegraph service.
/ ordered that the general manager I've instructed
/ 10 reduce salaries and wages OF AL other EN-
ployes upon Jan. I. l.al as follows All salaries
| and wages aggrcssiing $50 per month and less
| than Ss5. per cont; all salaries and wages
| aggTegatng S.5 and less than Sio,. 10 psr cent.
| You are hereby notified that the orders OF the
| receivers ~ Oct -, 1898. as quoted above. viii
| take eftect on Jau. !, tsai.
| The officers and employees Of the company who
| were affected by the lrst and heavier reduction.
| tested their loyalty 10 the company
reductions cheerfully. In view OF th.
| uniform consideration that has always been
| shown all classes OF employees by this company.
| and In view OF the spirit In which the reductions
| already ordered have been met. tho receivers
| rely with confidence upon cheerful acceptance
| OF the terms which they have, after careful con-
| slderatlon, decided 20 oner. The faithful. loyal
service which has been given unstintingly Ivy al
| classes OF employees Is recognized. and n IL
| hoped that the relation between officers Of tho
| company and employees may be as satisfactory
In the future as IL has been IN the past.
| j. W. kENpRfcK,
General Manager Tor Receivers.