The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10

Paul 20 the coast. The commercial
bodies of the Twin Cities are largely
responsible for the result, they having
succeeded in bringing President Hill
and the strikers committee together.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Very Brief and Pointed Statement of the
Arbitrator.
The settlement was reached late Tues
day night after long conference be-
tween President Hill and the confer
ence committee representing his en-
ployes regarding all grievances which
caused the breach. The joint commit
tee of business men of the two cities
was present, and acted as board of ar
bitration. The findings of the board of
arbitration was very brief and to the
point, as follows:
"Whereas. At joint meeting held
this day between the management of
the Great Northern railway, its en-
ployes and this committee of arbitra-
tion at least ninety (90) per cent of the
differences in wages IN controversy were
amicably settled between the company
and its employees.
"Now, after hearing the statements
submitted by the parties in interest, we
find as result of our deliberations that
IS per cent of the reduction in wages
made since Aug. 1, 1898, of all other
classes of men whose claims were sub
mitted to us, should be restored"
One copy Of this document was fur
nished to President Hill, on behalf of
the company, and one to President
Dels on behalf of the employees. G. A.
Pillsbury, chairman of the joint COM
mittee or board Of arbitration, read the
document slowly, and enunciated every
syllable, so that none present might
have any erroneous impression regard
ing any detail of the boards findings.
Both President Hill and President Debs
expressed entire satisfaction with the
boards decision, and expressed their
feelings of gratitude to the board for its
kindly interest and fair dealings.
e a Supplementary Report.
A supplementary report was issued BY
the committee for the purpose Of COR
recting certain erroneous impressions
which have been left on the public
mind regarding the complaints of the
employees in the matter of wages. by
reports in the columns Of the daily press
and circulated on the streets.
The supplementary report follows:
To the Public: Many erroneous re-
ports have been in circulation as to the
wages paid by the Great Northern Rail-
way company, and it is due to the pub
lie that it be informed of the facts re-
garding such reports. The committee
OF arbitration find that the wages for
common labor paid by the Great North
ern railway since November, 1893, were
as follows: West of Minot, $l.25 per
day; east of Minot, 81 per day, and that
the management of the railway COM
pany had already prepared notice
restoring the wages of such en-
ployes to $3.50 per day west of
Minot, and $1.25 per day east of
Minot, such restoration to take effect
May l, 1894; and that the management
of the railway company had already
notified the engineers, firemen and other
tralnmon That the reduction In their
wages would not be enforced, in view
OF the fact that no further reduction
would he made in the case of other en-
ployes.
The report was signed by Charles A.
Pillsbury, G. w. Hackett, Richard
Gordon, George R. Finch, J. T. Wy
man, Charles P. Noyes, w. S. Benton,
P. H. Kelly, Frank R. Hubachek.
Charming Seabury, F. G. Winston,
Daniel H. Moon, B. F. Nelson, Theo.
dore L. Schurmeier.
The report of the arbitration commit
tee was accepted by Mr.. Debs on behalf
of the men, and by Mr.. Hill on behalf
Of the company. Both of them ex-
pressed themselves as we'll pleased.