The morning times., 1895-08-11
SPYING ON ALL THE MEN
lexington Company Spots Those
Seen Talking to Unionists.
PETTY TYRANNY IN VOGUE
Fines and Suspensions for Alleged In
fractions of the Rules-An Iron
clad Agreement to Bind the EN-
ployes-They Have TO Guide Them
selves by 13O Rules.

1t is reported by the street railway men
that an officer OF the lexington and Sol
diers' Home road recently announced pub
licly that IL the fifty men who not long ago
talked of joining the union had carried out
their purpose. tie cars would have been
left in the stables in preference to having
them run by members OF the organization.
The report is also current that the men on
several lines are all carefully watched,
and If either is seen talking to a man who
is even under suspicion of being a unionist,
he Is either admonished or for some reason
suspended, generally the latter
The company has a schedule of 13O
rules, 1t is alleged, besides the extras"
and every man who engages as a driver
or conductor must sign a paper which in
effect declares that he has read the rules
and understands them.
AN IRON CLAD AGREEMENT.
In addition to this, the company pro-
duces an iron clad agreement which par
ticularly provides for the safety of the cor
poration, to which each conductor Or driver
must attach his signature before his name
is entered upon the rolls.
The deposit OF $25, the purchase of
uniform, liability for damage to property
or the loss OF "a badge, and the numerous rules
and regulations with which each man is
hedged about by this agreement, 1t is as
serted, makes the situation anything but
pleasant one at best; but when the acts Of
petty tyranny are added, OF which numer-
Gus instances have been furnisled The
Times, only the greatest necessity viii
drive a man to accept it.
The wages paid are at the rate of 81 so
for thirteen hours, but if a crew is obliged
to make an extra trip, each is allowed the
sum of 10 cents. Should a driver or con-
ductor lose trip, the company CONSIDERABLY
cares for Its own Interests by docking him
3 cents
The employees are allowed but six minutes
for meals. A driver named Herbert sought
one day TO add a minute to the allowance
by making up the time on the way in 1t
was a cool day he had no pag@ci gers, and
Herbert thought he would seSuTe time TO
swallow one bite moro than usual by
| hurrying the horses. tor the grievous Of
fense of coming in ore minute ahead of
| schedule time, he was discharged.
| discipline, it is said that a conductor was
| given a weeks suspension for eating his
lunch in the car before reaching the enc
| of his run. There were no passengers
| aboard. and the conductors hunger got
the better of his Judgment.
FoRDHAMs EXPENSIVE REMARK.
Conductor Fordham was suspended FOL
a week for speaking TO the driver of the
car IN which he had taken passage 10 the
| starting point to commence his thirteeI
| hours work He was in uniform, but moi
| on duty. When within half block OF the
end of the run he addressed a remark &c
the driver Manager Schoepf happened
to be a witness OF this heinous infractioI
| of the rules, and forthwith ordered thai
Fordham be made an example OF.
Fordham on another occasion failed &c
exact two fares from lady accompanied
| by q child, and gave but one transfer al
| the junction of Fifth and G streets. Con
| ductor Burling anne, who is alleged TO
be way up 1n the confidence of the com
| pany, decided that the child was old enough
TO pay fare, and reported the circumstance
TO the officer by telephone. Fordham
| lost another week.
A man who is under suspension, it is
| alleged, is required to report for duty
| four times q day, at $40, and 1l:4O a. m.
and 6:17 p. M, although while the term OF
suspension lasts there is no probability,
whatever, of his services being required
| This is imposed, the men say, rs a means
| ofpreventing themfrom seeking employmen
! else where.
Conductor j. D. Green, who was recently
| dismissed for making his union proclivites
known, returned to his mothers home in this
| city Friday night, and learned yesterday
morning from The Times of his dismissal
He started out to learn the cause for his
summary removal, but got no satisfaction
He and his union low-transgressor are
! still on the black list.