Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-08
F&k# RAILWAY NEWS AND GOSSIP Southern Employees Want the September Cut Restored. SUPERINTENDENT VAUGHAN Thinks It an lnopportune Time for the Men to Ask Any Raise in Their Pay-0ther
 Items of Interest.

It seems the Southern railway en- ployes are not satisfied with their pres ent wages and will shortly ask the conn pany to restore the 10 per cent reduction made last September. In speaking of this the Chattanooga Times of yester- day says:
 Last May the Cincinnati Southern railway, on account of the dull business, cut the wages of their employees about 10 per cent. In September the Southern Railway company followed suit with similar reduction.
 Recently the railroad men have made requests that their wages be restored to their former rate. The Southern rail way has complied to certain extent by raising the wages of their flagmen and baggage masters; further than this there has been no restoration.
 "A few weeks ago the engineers and conductors of the two railways made request that their wages be restored, but this was refused. It Is now automatically stated that general request for resto- ration of wages is to be made by all of the employees of the railways which cut the wages during the recent dull season. At present several in Chattanooga are agitating this, and it is said that meet ings are to be held and plans decided on for the best way of getting the raise.
 General Superintendent w. A. Vaughan of the Southern railway, when informed of the matter last night, said:
 ." This Is certainly a very bad time for the men to ask for raise In their wages. These railway companies cannot afford to pay any more than they are paying at present. From now on business will be very dull. The iron furnaces are clos ing down and we will have but little work to do the coming month, which does not look very encouraging, to say Tlnt h In of n m iy1n | ntrhn
 "'During the recent heavy travel on account of the Atlanta exposition and the dedication of the park and other large gatherings in the south, we have em- ployed good many extra men, and now these will be thrown out of employment on account of the small travel. This is only one of the things which go to show that the railways are in no condition to pay better salaries
 MT. Felton Will Not Resign.
 A report has been recently circulated that President Felton of the Queen and Crescent system would tender his resig- nation at an early date. It appears, however, that there was no foundation for the report To a Cincinnati Com mercial Gazette reporter last Sunday MT. Felton said:
 "There Is no foundation whatever for the report. I have not received any com munication from the Baltimore and Ohio
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 Are you not satisfied with the impor- tant work you have here in connection with the citys railroad?"
 Certainly I am, and very much inter- ested in it. It would take very desira- ble offer to cause me to relinquish the po- sition I now hold. I have declined sew eral offers since I have been here. any one of which I should have accepted had I been desirous of giving up my present place."
 The Gazette says further: "There is evidently some one behind the report who has a malicious interest in MT. Felton's business, and a purpose to do him inju- ry. It may also be noted that outsiders have been thrusting the Santa Fe presi- dency at him. But MT. Felton can rest in the consciousness that he has the con- fidence of court and of the citizens in- terested in the welfare of the Southern road, and that there Is a general appre- citation of his excellent administration as receiver of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacifc company"
 Preparing for the Rush.
 Passenger Traffic Manager Mccormick of the Big Four system has secured hotel accommodations for 1900 people in St. Louis during the republican national convention in that city next June. The rooms thus secured will be for the ac- commodation of people who go over the Big Four to St. Louis on that occasion. This is the first road to secure accommo" dations for its patrons.
 A Good Appointment.
 Passenger Traffic Manager B. W. Wrenn of the Plant system has issued the following circular:
 Savannah, Ga. Jan. 1, 1S96
 MT Remsen Crawford has this day been appointed press agent of this sys- tenn, with headquarters at Tampa Bay hotel, Tampa, Fla.
 E. w. WRENN,
 Passenger Traffic Manager
 MT Crawford has for years been on the staff of the Atlanta Constitution on which paper he did valuable work He will no doubt make great success as 6 railroad press agent.