Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-01-24
WANT HIGHER WAGES.
Painters, lrainmen anu Telegrahers
Hot After Railroad Officials.

F1ot Rftcr Nalroad Onictals.
From Topeka State Journal. Jan. 90.
At n conference held yesterday in
the Office Of the Santa Fs master car
builder between the representatives OF
the painters in the Santa Fe paint
shop and a party of officials composed
OF John Purcell. superintendent OF
shops. NJ. Manson. master car builder.
and John Hartley. foreman of the paint
shop. the painters were given an s
per cent raise of the wages OF about
eighty Of the men and some conces.
sions concerning the piece work SEIZED.
ules which are to go into effect today
The first conference that was ever
held between the officials and repre-
sentatives of the painters concerning
the matter OF a raise in wages was
held about three months ago. but moth
ing definite occurred at that time with
the exception that the rainters stated
their case and their demands. the full
fillment !. which was refused by the
officials. Ever since that time there
has been more or less parleying he
.ween them.
The painters version OF the affair io
that they asked for scale of wages
that would give every painter in the
shop 27h cents an hour. but they did
not get all they asked.
The former scale ranged from 90
cents per hour TO 27ia. The men who
received 90 cents an hour are now re-
ceiving 22h. The 22h men now get
"a. The men who were formerly get
ting "a will now get %. Those getting
% or over we're not raised. The men
who were getting the least wages re
the only ones who will profit by the
change. The raises now make the
scale of wages range from 22is cents
per hour TO 27e.
Settle Trainmen's Demands.
II is reported that a settlement OF
the demand Of the o. X. G. and the b.
r. It. for 20 per cent increase in
wages Is expected within a week.
Compromise on 1914 per cent in
crease is now said to be under consid-
Grafton. The employees are holding
out for more. II Is stated that the
railway officials are willing to pay the
1919 per cent.
That some speedy termination OF the
pending negotiations is expected Is in
dictated by the fact that the brother
hood committees are still In session in
Topeka, and announce their intention
of staying here until their demands
are complied with. At Los Angeles, the
committee has camped down In very
much the same way, and is giving It
out that 1t proposes to stay in session
until the Santa Fe coast line officials
agree to the proposed increase.
Meantime the scene of the negotia-
lions In In Chicago. There Is some
mystery about the Chicago situation,
gotiations are progressing. or whether
the employees are treating with the
General Managers association, or with
the operating officials of the various
railways. or with select committees
representing the general managers.
General Manager II. U. Nudge went
west Sunday, so II is evident that moth
ing Is expected from him by the com
mittee In session here. Third Vice
President J. w. Kendrick Is said to be
representing the Santa FEE in the Chi
cago negotiations.
The employees are represented at
Chicago by Grand Chief Conductor
Clark Of the o. II. C. and Grand Mas
ter Morrisey OF the b. r. r.. com
mittee Is also there selected from the
chairmen of the various local organi.
cations. The general belief Is that
these representative employees are ne.
gotiating with the various railway Of
ficials as individuals and 1t is not i'm.
possible that there will be a difference
In the per cent of increase granted TO
different roads.
Telesrapher Denies Statement.
In spite of the emphatic denials OF
the officials of the Santa Fe telegraph
department. there are some things
which indicate that the operators are
dissatisfied with the wages that are
being paid, and are trying to find some
way out of the dilemma, which the
Santa FEES refusal To treat with the O.
r. c. has caused.
A Santa Fee telegraph operator. who
refuses to allow his name to be pub.
lished. said today:
"The statement made In regard TO
the wages paid to the Santa Fe tele-
graphers is incorrect. Either the sup.
erintendent does not want to admit the
facts, or else he Is trying 70 fool the
newspapers. The Union Pacific now.
and has for several years, paid their
operators better than the Santa Fe.
their minimum now being s55 on their
new schedule. On their old schedule
IL was $50, while the Santa Fe mini
mum Is now and has been for years
s45. There may be few men In the
Santa Fe general offices or in larger
Offices who receive better salaries
than those on the Union Pacific. but
AS a whole the Santa Fe telegraphers