The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-31
The strike is settled!

The strike is settled!
1t was called off at 12.45 o'clock thi:
morning. after a spirited two hours
discussion of compromise proposition
from the company, resulting from The
negotiations which The Tribune told o
exclusively Saturday morning ant
which every other paper, excepting the
Free Press and Elmira Telegram, de
MED were under way.
The men secure almost all that they
demanded.
They were getting: First six months
1919 cents: second six months, 13E
cents; second year, IA cents; thrt
cents: f1fth year, 16 67-1OO cents.
They are to receive: First 81,
months, IA cents: second six months
Is cents: second year, Is cents; thrt
year. 171a cents: fourth year, 49,:
cents; fifth year, 10 cents.
This was their demand:
l. lO-honr day.
.. All conductors and n,oto,mcn i'll the en-
ploy OF the Scranton Railway company Tor OF,
ID year or over, 20 cents per hour.
3. For new men: First three months, /, cent,
per hour; second three months. lG cents pei
hour third three months. Ii cents per hour
fourth three months. Is cents per hour. Al
barn employees shall receive Il cents per hour
Darn men employed by the company six month!
or more shall receive liz. cents per hour. ana
when working with helper shall receive 20 cent.
per hour. Men employed in tch machine shop o'
the floor shall receive l1ia cents per hour. gnt
when employed on floor and lathe shall rrceiy,
20 cents per hour, after year. Ten hour.
shall constitute days WORK.
This scale is to prevail on all line, operating
between Forest City and pitlston.
WHAT THEY GET.
The ten-hour day is granted. but the
adjustment of the wages of the barr
men is left for future consideration
The barn men objected to this at first
but after a committee of their owr
number had had conference Will
President Clark and General Manage,
Silliman, they withdrew their objec.
tions.
The Carbondale men wanted to be
placed on the same footing as those o
this city, but this the company would
not concede. When the Carbondalt
company was taken In by the Scran.
placed in the second year class. This
gave them a twenty per cent advance
over the wages they We're receiving
before the consolidation.
The new scale is to take effect to.
morrow.
The men are to be paid from the
time they take the car out OF the barr
until it is returned by them.
Meal time is to be deducted and no,
paid for.
Straight runs are to be arranged as
soon as possible.
The Encouragement of the runs viii
require two more men for every ter
now employed. The company officials
suggested that as they had lot OF
extra men on hand this would presen
no great difficulty. The strikers con.
ference committee said they could no,
for a moment even consider the idea
OF working alongside the imported
men, and the company agreed to sent
them all away.
Because of his son being among the
strikers, it was very embarrassing TO!
Dispatcher Charles Powell to continue
TO act with the other officials. so Gen.
eral Manager Silliman CONSIDERABLY
gave him "a leave of absence until the
strike was settled. The strikers con.
ference committee wanted assurance
that Mr.. Powell was not to be made tC
suffer for his conduct during the strike
and the assurance was readily given
1t was further stated by Mr.. SilimaI
and President Clark that no man
would be Disseminated against be
cause of his connection with the strike
no matter how prominently he may
have figured in it.
RESUME THIS MORNING.
The men at first decided to resume
work at noon after a parade in uni
form, but at the solicitation of the
company officials they will get aroune
this morning as early as they can. /
is expected the road will be in full op
GRAFTON by noon time.
The negotiations for the settlement
of the strike began Friday. Henry ]
Collins, the Lackawanna avenue cloth
ier, prompted by am interest in tn,
city's business welfare, arranged /
meeting between Director Timoth.
Burke, of the Railway company, ant
committee of the strikers, consisting
of p. j. Messett, George Keglar and +
j. Tigue. They met in Mr., Burke!
Office in the Connell building at 430 an;
We're in session for over an hour.
The committee said it had made ;
proposition and had no other PROPOSE
ton to make. 1t would, however, Civ;
due consideration to any proposito,
the company might make. Mr.. Burk,
promised to see what could be done