The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-08
ALL SALARIES CUT.
The Northern Pacific Starts
in TO Economic.
IN THE OFFICES At TACOMA.
The News Has . Depressing Eject
The Cut 20 Re From Ten TO Thir-
ty-fhree Per Cont.

Taeon1s. Sept. SPECIAL -Sorf yr--. Pa
ei1c railway employees here are very much
Interest ed I'm g. story .s&t reached tnts
cffy yesterday by wIre from - PAU. 20
the effsct sfiss redscslon % - per cen.
~ salaries would 20 inso sffscf Or the T0'tc
within 81 ss4ors TINS. II VAS given out III
officially ass 81 r-sui SATURDAY that tne
cst IN wages nad been set.,e8 upon ~ 90
Officials Of the COR PAM. and g0fl.d - r7it
sufo effect without auss-iCn- u - nfasf-
siood here that ne cur viii o. grac 81
according TO he size % ne e-np'oF>s sa4-
AIRY. averaging aboaf % per ce5,- b-fI'-
oioyes in all departments viii De aHec'si
by the cut. 81 - understood
IL vac not Iot.E before Eetr.y al 81 ne
employees OF tne company mere we're made
aware OF what IS IN sore gor fAeIn. It's
men in the freight yards generally credit
the story. and they Bainsain n tssit0fn
manner when Questioned about II ~
course The g.ews bad gloomy euec- ID
fsss headquarters bulldog. ~.'rre rifisofs
OF The prospective reduction had been ID
general circulation I'll GaE. las fosi-tE
4e.ligenesr corresoonlsut visited f1e osf.ce
OF Assistant Genera. Superintendent ".
q pcarcn with tbs Intention q iFs4rEa.Iss
cefinife.y about the matter. but tlast OIL
Ga has been for the East feS GAys on
trip Of inspection over the line in rs J1Hs-
dirtson. and the reporters Eaissson fsiiea.
Mr. fsarso Vii return tomorrow
4 s2tcIl dispatch from 81. Paul 20 the
Helena Inccpe 1dsnt puts tlse cut Ak % per
cent. aud hin.s tbs ~ enploy@ Is sure
% his position. II reads.
"faa Northern Pacific "a cutting erp.ns-
- right and left and * &. said hat the
cut N.ll average 80 per cent The main
Officials IL r. claimed have ali rad their
salaries cut down and one az me queer
points II that those VINO were promoted
went into their new positions with q cut
OF salary In some places as high as 1900
u appears from the work that is going On
that the road j. 10 be ran on an econom-
Teal basis. and that no official Is sure OF
his position today.
''Therp have been numerous discharges
along the line. particularly Ia the Offices
Of passengers. No man on the system will
escape tie cut In wages. and 81 u further
rum0rei thar Some Of he officials a little
higher AZ than others will refuse TO stand
lie cut and &c. out ami 20 else = here. The
cut aas inaGguTatsd on some Of these for
the purpose OF forcing them 10 attdieata.
50 that today no man the EFT re North
ern Pacific system is sure % his position.
from the general manager down NaiuF-
ally the new reforms are creating excite
menf all over the read. and clerks ana 9TH
er employees discuss tn. situation in exclt-
Ing whispers. and are Joined sometimes by
men higher In office. Tne general express
ion naturally condemns the reform, but
nothing can stop IT, (, has been decided
upon by those who hold the reins 81 power
so that. Judging from all these crcum-
stances and Indications. there xlii be "A
series OF explosions on the Northern Pa
ciic shortly"