Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-25
WILL DISCUSS WAGES
Officials Of N. Y, N. H. and
Fl. R. R. to Meet Employees.
STATEMENT BY BOARD
COMPANY RESERVES RIGHT TO
MAKE CLASSIFICATION.
Committees Will Meet In Conference
on Thursday and FRI
day Next.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 25.-1n re-
Spouse to a communication today from
President Hall of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
inviting the grievance committee OF the
trainmen and conductors OF the road 10
meet him, the members of that body re-
paired to Mr.. Halls Office. The communi-
cation contained no hint Of the action
taken by the board of directors at New
York yesterday in regard to the demands
Of the men. 1t was expected. however. that
President Hall would make known to the
committee the directors position.
Subsequently President Hall issued
statement authorized by the board of direc-
tors. 1t says the number Of schedules and
classes of employees to be included in any
schedule and rules and regulations there
under must, for the safety of the public
and proper management Of the company.
be left to the discretion of the directors.
The existing schedules, so far as they re-
late to the classification of employees. must
be maintained until otherwise decided by
the board, with certain notifications.
These notifications are that all freight and
passenger conductors be included under one
schedule and trainmen and yardmen under
another.
Company to Make Classification.
The board insists that the classification
VI eiiipioSSS d right belonging TO the
company. 1t is conceded. however, that
reasonable amendments or complaints at
fecting wages or regulations should be con-
sidered.
The report continues that the board hav-
Ing received from the operating officials
full detailed reports concerning the present
rates of compensation of classes affected
by the conductors schedule and the train
men and yardmens schedule, and also all
other classes of employees, and having care
fully considered the same. found that gen.
orally the pay of the employees is already
as high, and in some cases, higher than
that paid by other roads in this locality,
although in few cases lower.
The board decided in view Of their find
ing that wishing their employees to receive
paid on other roads, that the committee
appointed by them be authorized to meet
committees of the employees, with a view
Of reaching such results.
Committee to Meet the Men.
President Hall. w. D. Bishop, vice presi-
dent; Chas. F. Choate, George NJ. Miller,
directors, and VIM F. Merrill, first vice
president, were appointed to meet the joint
committee of the employees today to inform
them Of the decision of the board. The
same committee will meet a committee Of
the conductors on Thursday for the purpose
of granting them a new schedule Of wages
or regulations and will meet the trainmen
and yardmen on Friday for the same pur-
pose The board decided that the various
propositions presented by the president for
increasing the pay of towermen, telegraph
ers. freight handlers. boilermakers, ma
chinists, shopmen and others be adopted, to
take effect at date to be agreed upon.
After a meeting Of the grievance commit
tee, at which the answer of the board Of
directors was considered, 1t was announced
that the committee considered the PROPOSE
ton fair one and that representatives of
the conductors and trainmen. respectively,
would meet President Hall at the times
designated, If an earlier consideration Of the
matter could not be arranged.