Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-06
CONDUCTORS AND TRAlNMEN.
The Particulars Of Conference at To.
peka-Granted Increase Of IL
70 is er Cent

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per cent increase in the wages of
freight conductors and trainmen, IL
per cent for passenger conductors,
trainmen and baggagemen. and the
adjustment of double headers on all
except the mountain divisions of the
road. The change became effective
March /.
This is the settlement which it was
announced in the reports some days
previously was likely to be reached. AS
was stated at that time. it now de-
velops that the increase of IL and Is
per cent was agreed upon some time
ago, and that the thing which has been
delaying the end of the negotiations is
the double header question.
The employees are greatly pleased
with the outcome of the negotiations.
They speak highly of their treatment
by the Santa Fe officials and say that
the negotiations were perfectly friend
ly throughout.
A. b. G~arretson. assistant chief of
the Order of Railway Conductors, and
p. II. Morrisey. grand master of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
have been in Topeka for a month as
sisting in the adjustment of the diff
ferences. They are very well pleased
with the result.
Because of the fact that the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe is the birth
place m home of the double header
il is believed by railroad men here
that the action taken at this confer
epce marks the end of the double head
err system on all railroads in the Unit
ed States.
There are committees of railroad
men in Chicago, st. Paul, Denver, Salt
Lake City, Portland, San Francisco,
and New Orleans who have been wait
ing for sixty days for the settlement
of the Santa Fe difficulty before they
take steps for the same reforms on
the roads they represent. 1t is believed
the other western roads will readily
accede to the demands for an increase
in wages in conformity with the st.
Louis agreement. but it is expected to
be more difficult to get them to con
sent to the adjustment of the double
header.
Under the new wage schedule train
men will receive wages as follows:
Through freight conductors, $3.45
pei 100 miles.
Mixed train conductors, two classes,
Sis aud SHOOTS per month.
Mixed train brakemen, two classes,
STATS and $S0.5 per month.
Local freight conductors, two class
es, $1O3. so and 500 per month.
Local freight men. W classes, 500
and s74.75 per month.
Work train conductors, two classes,
s103.50 and $115 per month.
Work train brakemen, two classes,
S69 and sS0.50 per month.
Passenger conductors. two classes,
$l45 n s145.60 per month.
Passenger brakemen, two classes,
S67.20 and $3.50 per month.
Baggageman, two classes, 1920 and
S7S.40 per month.
Double headers are to be abolished
entirely, except where it is absolutely
necessary to get trains over grades.
kendrick Went Home.
Third Vice President Kendrick was
not present at the final conference. He
was taken sick Friday night with a Sc
we're case of grip and left on his spe-
cial car on Saturday afternoon for
Chicago.
The final conference between the
trainmen and officials commenced Sat
,trlax, afternoon or OLE Tho nnnfar-
ence was at the rooms of the Topeka
Whist club, and was characterized by
even greater secrecy than has been
customary at meetings which have
been held during the last month. A
guard stationed in the hall prevented
everyone not connected with the con-
ference from even approaching the
door of the hall.
1t was late Saturday afternoon when
the conference adjourned for supper,
and they were back again in the ven
ing, hard at work again. This confer
nee lasted until late at night, and the
deals We're practically all concluded
and the papers signed at that session.
There remained a few details to be
further considered, so adjournment
was taken until 10 o'clock Sunday NOR
ming.
1t was at the Sunday morning SEES
sion hat everything was finally set
tied, and the great wage conference
passed into history.
1t "a M of the biggest confer
ences of the kind ever held in Topeka.
II has been in prograss for over a
month and both sides have been repre-
scented by their strongest talent. Third
Vice President Kendrick, General Man.
ayers Nudge of the main lines, Wells
of coast lines, and Nixon of the gulf
lines, together with General Superin-
tendents Hurley and Cain, comprised
the representatives of the company.
There were fifty-two here representing
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
and the Order of Railway Conductors,
headed nv such leaders as MOrrissey.