The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-05
WANT THEIR Pay RAISED.
Conductors and Gripmen Demand
% IL Cents al Hour.
4 STRIKE rs NOT IMPROBABLE.
Front street Cable Railway Com
pany-s Employees Dissatisfied With
Their Wages-1laim the Cos. of
Living Has MISUNDERSTANDING
tffion-tre Geltsag 20 Cents.

tftfon-sre Getting 20 Cents.
The conductors and zTiprnen Of the Front
street cable railway pefIslonea Receiver
o. u. ColEln Thursday for a raise *
wsges. from - ee.ts az hosr t. - cents.
Yesterday SIR. cessin notified the men
that their pefislen would rot ~ granted.
There was talk last night among some
Of the carmen Of = strike al midnight.
The demand Tor ar increase CT pay was
not carried that far. however and he
matter may be allowed 10 rest until the
expiration of q T.. colxIa's term e. office
as receiver. which viii occur ia a few
dayx, and MS succession as general man-
aser. If the carmen persist in Their de-
mand for 2zsk cents az hour strike Is
Inevitable az The company has stated that
under no circumstances Will an advance
be allowed
There are twenty-five men employed On
the Front street cable Inc rs conductors
ard gripmen aad few receive but IS or
- cents. while the more experienced get
~ cents. for a dag OF ten working hours.
In response to the petition submItted BY
the employees IT has been proposed by the
management TO pay a wage of - cents
an hour TO all. without discrimination.
What other Roads Ray.
The pay desired would be higher than
Ia now given on any other road In the
city. Wages Of street ear men have bean
recently raised 10 per cent. on all the lines
save the Front street. The short cable
lire on James street pays - cents an
hour raised since the first Of the month
from 70 cents. The Madison street cable
lire pays p cents an hour raise from
Is cents The Yesler also pays - cents.
The Seattle Consolidated Electric line has
raised from Is cents TO - cents, The
Rainier Heights. Lake Washington.
Broadway ard Beacca hin electric roads
pay but II cents.
Three years ago wages were cut down
ap an lines because OF hard times. when
the reduction Mas made The promise ac-
companied 1t that so soon rs passenger
traffic should Justify II. the pay would
rise. The Increase has been yolupfarll.
made on a majority Of the lines within the
last two months. though as stated. there
is but one road. the James street cable.
paying above % cents.
Hardest Read in the city.
The demand OF the employees Of the Front
street line IS Justified. they claim. By the
exceptionally hard work required on the
road especially OF the erlpmeu. 1T IS an
aaestionahiy the hardest road 10 work on
In the city" said a grpman last night, as
he braccd his back against his car anil
pushed II lahoFiouslv from the 'urusablc
al the southern terminus back 20 the track.
you see. there are so many pisces where
the cable must be- dropped that unless a
man knows The ran Ike book l.e Is liable
10 cat the rope and lay tho ears up for a
whole day II takes Some time TO learn
The road and Inexperienced uer would 10
a sreat deaf of damage. we seei that CAR
claim az 2gtr cents Is entirely iart. cansia-
eriug what We have TO da. II 80 say Il
myself is requires the best carmen IN Tho
city fer this line"
Several other carmen on other lines were
Spoken to. and they agreed that tEe Froat
street road was the most difficult FOR en-
ployes q arg In the city.
Receiver soi,ia's Statement.
q u coivin. the receiver Of the Front
Street Cable COMPANY Who s.Hi has
charge 81 the read as receiver. made she
following ststemcn, 70 Past InteDisencer
reporter last night.
Il have 10 hesiauey IN saving ihat the
conductors and eripmen of ms road have
made IS demand upon me ~ ar is~rsase
in waEfs. and further hteo 10 hesitansy
tn saying that Wiz Cautsnaa fo operata
TIRE read ai The pfesen: scale 4 have 20
DO It myself ! believe that ana dasag
only Justice t. myae's ana ibore whorn /
represent. Daring tha entire anan>.ai
depression, When other roads ag she eitv.
Including the James street. Madison str,sf
and Seattle Consolidated. uc-e f.ayfn-
their men 4 ana n cents az helr osr fesi
allowed o'a conductors ana ar ,.srsa 81
cents an hear Aesut sevca snon-1x avo
I created q seete ~ wages So as~.s.v new
men received e cents an haur 1or tse arst
six uaai'le - cents ger the Se-col SIX
months ar3 thereafter = cents . e
this or fhe sheo-Y that an asa a1sn IS n,.se5
saore valuable "a the sos3 thasi i new ore.
Recently several - the raaas .h. is
SAY, haa heen pay res IS ana 3 ,ea.. 1sr-
iak ;he depression aaysneea e. IS ceats.
Thursday "a pe'.t'ea siensd ey tse ca--
duttars and Efjameu WAS 9rrs1rtssg .a r,-e.
asSiae fer aa i1eFsase ts 1'z ceats an a.us.