Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-14
STRIKE IS Settled
Railroad Management and the
Men Both Concede and an
Agreement Reached.
All the Men Went Back to Work
This Morning at Increas-
ed Pay.
Men Gain Half Cent Over Offer
and Concede the Nine Hour
Demand.

The strike of the Iowa Central shop
men, who walked out two weeks az
this afternoon pending the settlemen
Of differences arising from the wag
schedule, is a thing of the past, am
this morning at O'clock 143 men VIII
have been off duty returned to worl
and the shops again resumed the al
of busy activity.
The fact that the differences between
the management and employees hav,
been satisfactorily adjusted will b,
good news to Marshalltown peopl,
generally, and not only to this city bu
Oskaloosa and Monmouth as we'll, a.
the employees of the repair shops o.
those places are interested in the set.
tlement. The agreement between Gen.
raj Superintendent Sweeney and Mas
ter Mechanic Brooke, on the part OF
the company, and committee of the
different branches of the shops, Was
reached at $3.50 o'clock Sunday even
ing, and a contract signed effective
for one year, dating July 1.
The final settlement of the differences
existing between the management and
the men is not considered by the latter
as a victory, neither is it by the man
agement. 1t is looked upon by each
side as an amicable agreement, made
: by business men for business purposes
and for the best interests of both the
company and the employees. The best
So IoI Ill - H.,
ings Sunday. The men say for Mr.
Sweeney and Mr.. Brooke that they
could not have treated them more
courteously and with more consider
alton, while the officials state that they
are proud of their men and consider
them gentlemen in every sense of the
word.
The Stipulations.
The stfpulations of the contract are
far reaching in their scope, covering
everything that has arisen in the way
of differences. The company has
granted half cent more than its
schedule of July / called for, and that
is one-half cent under the amount
asked by the machinists. In other
words instead of getting 80 cents per
hour, as demanded, and accepting 30
cents, the amount set by the company.
the men will receive 291a cents. This
amount will be the minimum wage for
iirst-class machinists in the shops and
effects thirty-siX employees, giving that
number 1895 per day, as against $2.75,
the amount received before the strike.
The boilermakers' maximum will be
SO, as against s2.75. The blacksmiths
run from $3.50 to $40. In the cases
of the boilermakers and blacksmiths
the schedule is not changed over the
proposition submitted July /.
All helpers are increased on an aver
age of ia cents per hour over what
they were receiving before the strike,
and in a few instances 2 cents, while
they demanded a general rise of 21s
cents and We're first offered one
cent. Five machinists' helpers.
receiving Is cents before the
strike, offered 16 cents by the July
schedule, will hereafter receive 1872.
instead of III. as demanded
Twenty machinists' helpers, receiving
IA cents before the strike, and offered
is, will receive 1919. This gives the
helpers from s1.55 to $1.7O per day.
Blacksmiths' helpers are advanced one
$1.75 per day. Ten boilermakers' help
ers are increased one-half cent, maxi
ing Icy, 17la and 1915 per hour
Twelve boilermakers' helpers receive
the same as the original proposition,
Is cents, and others, more experienced,
receive 20 cents. This brings the boil
ermakers' helpers daily earnings from
S1.50 to 81. The demand of increase
TO the HeIpers has been one Of the
most important features of the strike,
and one that has had great deal to
do with the men holding out.
Others Also Advanced.
+, Besides the increases granted to the
employees who walked out Mr.. Sweeney,
on his own motion. advanced the wages
of employees in other departments who,
while in sympathy with the strikers,
did not go out because they were I'M
organized. One patternmaker is adj
vanced from 271a to IS cents; one cop
persmith 81 to 271s one timer &c to
263a; one timer 231s to "a; and one
truckman 1919 to 20. In the car shops
the wages of employees were also
raised. Six machine hands heretofore
receiving 10 cents will now get 1919;
four repafrers now at IL will receive
liz: fourteen repairers now getting
16k are raised one-half cent; three
painters, working now for 81 cents will |
get 211s; one at 90 will get 2O1a three
at 10 will receive 1919; one at Is and
two at 16 will be advanced one half
cent an hour each. The same classes
Of employees at Oskaloosa and Mon
mouth are raised accordingly.
Employees Waive Objections.
While the company is granting in
creases over it's proposed schedule the
employees are conceding certain points
hat they insisted should be granted
when the demands for increases in pay
we're made. The most important is the
1ine-hour day clause. The men are
Wiling to work ten hours, and will
.emain on that time until a general
shorter day. The matter of time and
me half for going to and coming from
POINTS where repair work is necessary
,ases of breakdowns, wrecks, etc, was
llso waived. According to the agree
nent the men will receive straight time
While travelling, and time and a half ;
While actively engaged in duty. The
Employees will be reimbursed by the
for all actual expenses in
urred while away from the shops on
pecial duty. The matter of overtime
ates at shop duty was settled and
ime and one-half will be allowed for ,
III overtime after ten hours; also for ,
III S.,,ndnv 1rorlr and Local boIi1nys, ,