New-York tribune., 1903-11-28
CAB DRIVERS WIN STRIKE
PRICES MAY BE RAISED.
4 ereement 10 Be Binding Until
NOUember I, 1904.

The cabmen's strike settled last evening
by the Livery Stable Keepers Association grant
irg practically all the demands made by the
cab drivers An agreement embodying the terms
for which the men have been contending was
signed by committees Of five from each side.
The agreement was reached at conference at
the Ashland House. and It is to be in force until
November 1. 1904.
As a result of the settlement which the en-
ployers declare imposes new hardships on them.
it is not unlikely that members Of the Livery
Stable Keepers Association will advance the
charges of cab hire by January L.
One member of the association, who would
not permit himself to be quoted, on leaving the
conference said:
This means that there will be more 90
cent calls from any club or hotel. There VIII be
no calls for less than 81, and there will be an
increase of from % to 90 cents an hour for
cab hire"
When asked If the ordinance regulating cab
hire would not prevent the raising OF prices,
this member Of the association said;
I'VE are not subject to the ordinance because
we do not stand in the streets. We do our busi-
what please
James Hebron, another member of the asso-
citation, interrupted to say:
"The question of prices was not discussed at
the meeting This is trying to anticipate.
But you may rest assured the price will not go
down. Ours is the only line of business in which
prices have not been raised during the good
times OF the last few yeaKs. But we know we
are subject to city ordinance"
While the meeting Of employers was going on
William H. Ashton, walking delegate of the cab
men. repeated his assertion that the ten hour
point would not be arbitrated
Co.. ~ ha cai
is an arbitration clause in constitution, but.
while we favor arbitration. we will not agree to
arbitrate the question of the men having ten
hours at the end of each days work We hold
that question is not one for arbitration Every
thing else we will arbitrate, but not that
The agreement which was finally signed, pro-
vides for the ten hours off at the end of each
days work as demanded by the men, with ten
minutes to the driver in which to put up his
horse. Each man is to receive 81 day, to be
paid weekly. The men are to have an hour for
dinner and an hour for supper. If man misses
a meal the meal hour is to be added to the time
off If a man works until a m he is to have an
extra meal hour granted him. If man works
until 6 a. M he is to have the rest of the day
off, with full pay. The question of the abolish
ing of extra drivers is to be settled between the
management of each stable and the walking del
egate of the union Each man is TO get night
Off beginning at o'clock, every two weeks,
and every other Sunday off, as at present.
Frederick w. Harrison, secretary of the Livery
Stable Keepers Association, said after the con-
ference that Some OF the employers would ma IL
impossible 10 live up to certain Of the terms
agreed to owing to the class of trade TO which
they cater. In these cases he thought there
would be some arrangement made with the men,
some modification of the agreement that would
lessen the hardship on those employers. The
men were to go back TO work at O'Clock tnls
morning, according to the agreement. Such en-
ployers as wished to resume work last night
could do so if they could find men ready to drive
the cabs Charles and stephen Mason, VINO
SUNNY the cabs at DeImonicos. arranged with
their drivers and resumed business at once.
MANY of the other employers sent out large
numbers of their cabs also and nearly all orders 5
from clubs and hotels were promptly supplied
last night.