The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-01
Engineers and Fireman Of Con-
soIidatsd 10 30 on Same Footing
PASSENGER ENGINEERS $3.50,
Aal Fnlshi Engineers 81 Dal- ths'
Arthur and Mr. Sargent Astsd 10 a
AdassD Capacity.

New Haven, Conn, FEB. l-LaSt night
& was stated that the differences which
r. NJ Arthur OF Cleveland, grand chief
engineer OF the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers. and Frank p. Sargent OF
Peoria, H.. grand master of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen, has been
asked 20 come 10 this city 10 adjust IN be-
half OF the engineers and f,remen employ
ed on the New York. New Haven a.
Hartford system had been settled late this
afternoon, and Mr.. Arthur and Mr.. Ssr~
gent left town at O'Clock for New York.
They arrived here THURSDAY. and since
then until they left they had held several
conferences with a committee of :S, OF
which Engineer u. $. Hurley OF Boston
was chairman, representing the various
divisions Of passenger arsd freight Are
men on the Consolidated system.
The rate of wages for engineers OF pss-
eenger trains on the main limo OF the New
York and New Haven road r. three and
one-haif cents per mile and freight on
rineers four cents. hundred miles or
less 10 constitute days run. This gives
the passenger engineers $50 per day and
the freight S.
For the nremen on passenger trains
the pay is two cents per mile. or s. per
6ay. and for the freight hremen s3.I5 per
day. the runs 10 be not more than 100
miles. on the lines absorbed by the New
York and New Haven company the pay
of engineers and nremen on passenger
and freight trains has not been Az high as
on the main division In many csses. and
In some instances the pay was higher.
IL was 10 arrange a scale OF wages that
would equalize the pay on all the ac-
Quired lines and make II the same es on
the main division that MessrS Arthur
and Sargent came here in an advisory ca
pacity. When the men. after listening
20 the counsel. OF Chief Arthur and Mr..
Sargent and deciding upon a plan OF pay
equalization. were ready to go before
President Hall. General Manager Cham
beYiafn Hnd thF Other officIals or the road
the two national officers withdrew.
Chairman Hurley was the spokesman OF
the joint committee According ~ the
statement made by MIR. Hurley the wages
were adjusted 10 the satisfaction OF the
committee Chief Arthur said
we are simply here TO give advice 90
the men employed by the Consolidated
road. who are trying 20 effect an equal
isatior OF pay on all roads controlled by
this system AZ the present time the
Consoidatel pays its engineers three and
Cne-half cents mile on passenger trains
and four cents on freight trains This
compares favorabiy with the pay OF other
roads east OF Chicago.
THE roads which have come under the
rontrol OF tho New York. New Haven &
hartford road. however. pay less than the
old system itself. and II II TO adjust these
differences that the present conference
IL being held. We are not here 90 arbi-
f~%tc the matter personally With the Of
fcials OF the road. We simply offer what
counsel the men want and they deal with
their own officials directly.
I'm case they are unsuccessful then the
matter iF taken No by the chief counsel.
As / have said before. IL the road grants
the reauest OF the men the pay will aver
are well with that OF other eastern roads.
West Of Chicago, owing TO different con-
ditions. the PAY has ALWAYS been more
than IN the east This condition is iusti.
fad. however. by the work. which differs
considerably from that here in the east.
Mr.. Sargent said "our request which
we have made 90 the road is not mater
SafIy different from that of the engineers.
At the present time the road is paving
The nremen an average of N75 day for
passenger trains and s. for freight SER
vice for a days work ~ IL hours or lee~
and 100 miles or less. Our red,iest is for
q for passenger service and s2..s for
FREIGHT
''If this request Is granted us the roaGs
conservation for the work OF it's fire.
men viii then compare well with the ray
OF the other roads east OF Chicago. West
of that place IL is different. on the Union
Pacific the pay on the large engines is
E7s, and varies on tho different CLASSES
Of iocomntiYes. " ~
These large engines draw from third
% double The tonnage OF others. and nat
uraiiy the work of the fremen is heavier.
IN our work we have never found opposi-
zion from any railroad official who was
wiliins 10 he at all fair with his men.
The officials have ali shown the greatest
sympathy for the men and friendliress
towards them. In the last year and
half the majority of increases have been
uiven without any particular amount OF
psrleving on either side"