Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-09
AMICABLY SETTLED.
The Wabash and Its Men Reach q
Satisfactory Agreement.
after Repeated Conferences n Settlement
Of the Wage Difficulty and Other
Grievances was Ar
rived at.

udy evening IHe terms OF agreement
between the officials of the Wabash
railroad and the brotherhoods OF
trainmen and firemen were signed by
ii. w. Ashley, assistant president.
Those present when the final agree
ment was reached we're: Mr.. Ashley,
assistant to President Ramsey; Col.
Wells II. Blodgett, general solicitor;
Z. M, Travous, attorney for the road
in Illinois; General Superintendent
Magee, f. N. Judson, attorney for the
employees; w. G. Lee, first v~ice-presi-
dent of the B. R. T.; j. J. Hannahan,
grand master of the B. l.. F.; ]. r.
Courtney and c. A. Lewton, repre-
sentatives of the firemen and train
men.
The main features of the settlement
were agreed upon Friday, but the
minor details required time. During
the protracted conferences which led
up to the agreement it appeared more
than once as if there would be no
settlement and a strike would be or
dered. This, however, was avoided by
diplomacy on both sides.
Point Won by Employees.
One of the points which the en-
ployes scored was the acknowledge
ment that the Illinois Central and the
Chicago & Alton were competing
lines. This had been previously denied
by President Ramsey. The discon-
tinuance of the double-header system
is another point, as is the section re-
lating to the fremen on the Buffalo
division.
The increase of 10 per cent. for pas
senger men and Is per cent. for
freight men is granted at once on
the western division, and will be ex
tended to the middle and western d.
visions when the same advance is
made by competing lines.
The conferences between the officials
and the representatives of the broth
erhoods of trainmen and fremen began
last Wednesday, Immediately after
Judge Adams dissolved the restrain
ing order previously issued against
the officers of the b%rotherhoods.
Terms of Agreement.
The terms of agreement were incor-
porated in the following letter from
Mr.. Ashley to Col. Blodgett:
st: Louis, Mo, April 4, 19O3.-Col. Wells
II. Blodgett, General Counsel, Wabash
Railroad, st. Louis, Mo-: Dear Sir-An
amicable adjustment of the differences
with respect to the wages and conditions
of employment, which have been the sub
ject Of recent negotiations and litigation.
VIII pe entirely acceptable to this COM
pany upon the following terms:
l.. Inc dvanc made or the Western
division will be IL per cent. for passenger
conductors. brakemen and baggagemen
and l5 per cent. for conductors and brake
men in through, local, mixed and work
train service over the rolls in effect Jan
uary l, 1902. This scale will be extended
to the middle and eastern divisions when
similar advances are made on other and
competing lines in the same territory,
with the understanding that the Illinois
and the Chicago & Alton shall be
division.
2. on the 1sso-1S9o and the five Council
BLUFFS, Q. q St. L; ten-wheel engines, $2.S5
3. West of the Mississippi we will dis
the practice of using two engines
on one freight train, except under condi-
lions Whefe 1t is unavoidable, and not for
purpose of increasing train tonnage
a. The rules and regulations governing
the service shall be made equally favora-
BILE to employees as those of other roads
In the same territory under
conditions, and to effect that end
the president, upon his return, will con-
with the employees, both individually
or through committees of employees, when
desired from time to time.
3. The schedule of wages and conditions
employment, when so established, shall
the company and shall not be changed
without thirty days notice.
D. All employees or former employees now
serving as committees of organizations.
whether defendants in the pending suit
or not, shall be retained in or restored to
their respective positions and shall be as
to and continued, in service with
their absence from duty or service on
committees.
Z. Nothing shall be lone by any of the
defendants in the pending suit or by any
of the company to in any way
the rights or interests of any
who has in the course of the
litigation made voluntary affidayits in be-
half of the company.
.. The strike order heretofore made
be cancelled and called off by both
organizations.
8. The officers of the company will not
discriminate in favor of or against any
employe because of his brotherhood as
IL. Firemen on the Buffalo division will
pc paid the same as scale on the Cana
Ian southern division of the Michigan
road, If there is no agreement
With the Grand Trunk which precludes
on