The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-15
TROUBLES WITH
LABOR SETTLED
MACHINISTS WIN STRIKE IN THE
TWIN CITIES,
Judge Gray Will Act as Arbitrator
G'assworkers Get Raise-Machin-
lists Successful on Mobile g. O,

st. Paul. Minn.-The machinists of
the twin cities are being congratulated
upon the successful termination of tho
negotiations for new wage scales which
have been in progress since the first
OF the month. Wage scales have been
made through committees with the fol-
lowing railway machine shops in Min
neapolis and st, Paul: Northern Pacific,
northwestern, Omaha: Chicago Gredf
western and Great Northern, and in the
shops OF all of these roads a uniform
wage OF $345 for a day Of ten hours
Will be paid. This is an increase of 30
cents day. It is understood some of
the roads have agreed to adopt a nine
hour day in the near futrure, and it is
thought no difficulty will be expert
enced in inducing the others to follow
suit.
Chicago.-According to the agreement
made by the Rock Island Railroad with
its trainmen, and which took effect
aug. l, passenger conductors will re-
celVe II per cent more than the scale
Jan. l, 1902, which was $125, and Freight
conductors will get Is per cent in
crease over the scale of cent mile
The increase to freight trainmen is IL
per cent over the former scale of 2 cents
a mile, and passenger brakemen will
get an increase of IL per cent over their
scale, which varied in different parts Of
| the country. The system Of double
| heading engines on freight trains will
practically be abolished, except in
mountainous country, or on trains Of
| not more than thirty cars.
Carbondale, Ill.-The machinists,
wages on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad
are increased from 30 cents an hour to
80 cents an hour, ten hours to cons
tltute days work. Time and one half
VIII be paid for work done on Sundays
or on legal holidays. For read work
! machinlsts will be given time from the
hour they start on their trip to the time
they return and will receive time and
| one-half for night work. The agreement
! dispels all probability of a strike on the
Southern Railway system.
Birmingham, Ala.-The news that
Judge Gray had accepted the position
! OF fifth member Of the Board of Ar
b1tratlon caused. great rejoicing through
out the city and entire district. The
| glad tld1ngs were conveyed to the Ensly
| and were received in a like manner.
| f'ourteen thousand men, who have been
| 1ole, will return. to work pending a
| settlement Of the wage controversy by
| the Board Of Arbitration.
Pueblo, Colo.--After being out on a
strike since July IA, the 159 machinists
| and helpers at the Minnequa Steel
| works of the C. F. & I Company have
returned to work. ALI discharged men
were relnstated and a provision made
| Tor some twenty non-union men who
| took the places of the strikers. The
men demanded an increase. Of from 81
| to 80 cents an hour. A compromise of
| 32A cents was agreed upon.
=
st. Paul, Minn.-The striking boiler
makers in the Omaha system sent q
committee to General Manager A. w.
| Trenholm to notify him that they would
| accept the company's offer of $3.50 a
| day for ten hours work in the St. Paul
| & Sioux City shops and $s.45 a day in
! the round houses where the boiler re-
! pairing is done. The strike. therefore.
| is off, and the men have returned 20
work on all parts Of the system.
Columbus, Qhio.-At a conference
here between representa- tives OF window
glass comp anies employing workers be-:
longing to Iabor Assembly n 3. 800 and
Simon Bruins. resident 81 the orE;ar,tza-:
ltioln,s e q. greemer tile wage scale