The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-21
The RAILROAD SITUATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEFER
MATTERS UNTIL WEDNESDAY.


soheduIes-say That Other Unrepre-
scented Employees Wages May Also
Need Adjustmcnt-Joini Committee
Satisfied to Await the Wishes of the
Company.
President Hall, of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad compa-
ny, sent the following letter yesterday
to the grievance committee of the men,
in the Insurance building. informing
them of the action the board of direc-
tors took at their meeting in New York
Thursday The letter announces
proposition counter to that of the men.
The railroad company proposes to Sc
cure from its operating department fig
ures on which new wage schedules can
be offered to the men on Wednesday,
March 25, and desires the grievance
committee to arrange that not only
trainmen and conductors, but all other
classes of employees, shall be included in
the negotiations. Following is the text
of the reply:
The N. Y, N H. and H. r. r. Co.
New Haven, Conn, March 20, 1903.
Messrs. C. S. Brigham, Chairman Con-
ductors' Committee, and Frank E.
keenan,, Chairman Trainmen's Com
mittee, New Haven, Conn:
Gentlemen At meeting of the board
yesterday, a full statement of your SUBJ
committee at our conference on Tues
day, March II, accompanied by full
stenographic reports of what was said
at that meeting, was presented to the
board. so that there could be no posi-
Bile misunderstanding on their part of
your desires, and after consideration of
the whole subject the board, feeling that
the wages of other employees not rep
resented by your committee, should also
be considered at this time, adopted the
following vote:
Whereas, The question of change
in the existing schedules of the en-
ployes represented by a committee, only
came to the notice of the board on Sat-
urday last, and
Whereas, There are other employees
of the company not represented by said
committee whose wages may also fairly
require some adjustment, therefore
Resolved, That the president be re-
quested to notify the committee that
this board has directed it's operating Of
f1cers to furnish them with the necessa-
ry figures and details to enable the
board to submit to said committee a
counter proposition, such proposition to
be submitted on or before ~ o'clock
noon on Wednesday next, March Is,
which will barely afford reasonable time
for the board to act fairly and intelli-
gently upon the entire subject of conil
pensation not only for the classes of
employees represented by said commit
tee, but for other employees or classes of
employees not so represented
In accordance with the above vote of
the board, will send this proposition to
you before the hour named on Wednes-
day next March 25th.
Yours truly,
John M. Hail.
The letter was read and discussed bv
the committee. It's contents were a
surprise to the men.
Both the national officers of the
unions when seen last evening stated
that there would be no action taken by
the committee that they knew of until
they heard again from the roads Off
Gals. Some of the committee are rath-
er disappointed with the replu, as they
had hoped to have had the difficulties
settled this WpalS
to their homes.
Third Vice Grand Master Valentine
Fitzpatrick and c. H. wilkins, grand
senior conductor, gave out the follow
ing joint statement yesterday afternoon
in reference to President Halls letter:
The committee received this morning
communication over the signature of
Judge Hall conveying to them the dis
position the board of directors made of
the request of the employees, and after
due consideration of the boards
proposition the committee replied as
follows:
John M. Hall, President of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road, New Haven, Conn:
Dear Strive are instructed by the
of your communication of even date ad-
vising the committee of the action of
the board of directors relative to the
request of the employees, and beg to say
to you and the board of directors that
the committee will comply with the
wishes of the board-that is, to await a
further reply until Wednesday, March
Is. Should it be convenient for you or
the board to make answer before that
date we will thank you very kindly to
do so. We wish to say in the premises
that with the proposition of the board
is received the committee is expected
to be permitted to give it consideration,
and, should it not be satisfactory, shall
be permitted to meet the board of direc-
tors or the representatives of the board
for the purpose of further considering
the subject matter.
Trusting this will meet with your
APPROVAL, and assuring you, on behalf of
the employees, that we feel most CRATE
full to the board of directors for the
consideration given so far, we are,
yours truly"
(signed by Messrs. Brigham and
Keenan, for the conductors, and by w.
D. Marshall, secretary of joint commit
tee.)
This letter was sent at once to Judge
Hall. The request for haste made in it
is said to be on account of the tension