The Washington times., 1895-02-28
Southern Railway and Employees
Make Mutual Concessions.
NEW RULES IN FORCE MAY /
Points of Difference Raised Decided Yester-
day Through Agreement Reached Be-
tween the Federated Board and Vice
President Baldwin, of the Railroad Com
pany-Modifcatio of the Rules.

The wage schedule on the Southern Rail-
way, which has been under discussion be-
tween the management and its employees
for several months, and TO establish which
numerous conferences have been held re-
Gently, was finally adopted yesterday upon
a basis accepted by both parties to the con-
troversy, and Will go into effect on the first
day May of the present year
The decision was reached yesterday after
noon in meeting held by the conferees.
''The schedule proposed by the company
was accepted by the federated board, with
certain notifications of the rules govern
ing the schedule that were mutually agreed
upon. These notifications were such as
to prove entirely satisfactory to the EN-
ployes, and called for the concessions made
upon their part
That is what was said by Vice President
Baldwin and Grand Master Sargent last
night, and il is all that either felt disposed
10 make public.
SIGNING THE SCHEDULE.
A typewriter copy of the schedule and
rules was being signed at 8 O'Clock last
night at Mr.. Baidwin's office when a Times
reporter called Mr. Baldwin expressed
pleasure that a conclusion had been finally
arrived at, and spoke in highest terms of
the conservative spirit manifested by the
men in the consideration given the points of
difference The delegates, in turn, ex-
pressed their pleasure at the reception given
them by Mr.. Baldwin, his fairness in treat
ing with them having been manifested from
the beginning.
Vice Preside Baldwin and Grand
Master Sargent each separately expressed
the belief that the conference had resulted
in more than the present agreement, since
a more intimate acquaintance had been
tablished out of which would grow
greater mutual cordiality and sympathy.
The ratification of the schedule is
final, the executive officers and the fedora
ated board exercising the authority vested
in them to finally dispose OF IL upon the
part OF their several constituencies. The
amicable adjustment of the question in
which the gentlemen have been concerned
affects not only great corporation in con-
troll OF thousands of miles of railway. hut
the interests, as well, OF the great multi
tude OF workers in its employ, and Of the
people who reside within its territory,
and who contribute TO its revenues. Six
divisions of the road traverse wide domain
interested in the decision, from Washington
south TO Jacksonville, with diverging
connecting, and main lines, to West Point,
.
Greenville, Ala; New Orleans, Meridian,
Miss; Cincinnati, Louisville, and various
other points OF more or less commercial
Importance.
GREAT SATISFACTION THE RESULT.
The deliberations OF the conferees have
therefore been the subject of much dis
cussion and absorbing interest, since they
began, and the result Will doubtless be
| received with great satisfaction by all
concerned, especially in the South, whence
| the main traffic of the company is derived.
| Conductors engineers, brakeinen, fire
men, switchmen, and the many others
otherwise employed by the company were
directly concerned in the issues Under de
| bate
! Many of the representatives of the en-
/ ployes have departed for their homes, and
doubtless the others will leave to-day.
/ Grand Master Sargent expected to go this
! afternoon He and his colleagues of the
executive board. Messrs Youngso N,
/ Clark. and Brown, expect to cooperate to-
| day while they remain together in an effort
! to secure favora BILE action in the Senateu upon
| the arbitration bill that was recently pass ed
| by the House.
Grand Secretary F W. Arnold, of the Fire
| mems brotherhood, who reached the city
| yesterday, will stay here in the same interest
as long as there is any probability ofobtain-
| ing the Senate's acquiescenCe in the meas
! ure.
Labor everywhere is interested in the
| bill - said Mr. Sargent last night, ''and if
anything we can do viii assist in securing
its adoption it will be cheerfully performed. )"