Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-26
TROUBLE NAY Be SETTLED
Directors Of Connecticut Railroad Meet
Employer Committee
ST. JOSEPH ELECTRICIANS MAY STRIKE
Demand Raise of Fifty Cents Per Day,
which Employers FIatIy Refuse
20 Grant Il spite of
Threats,

NEW HAVEN. Conn, March 25.-In re-
spouse today to a letter from President
Hall Of the New York. New Haven & Hart
ford railroad, inviting the grievance com
mittee Of the trainmen and conductors. Of
the road to meet him, the members Of that
body repaired to Mr.. Halls office. The
communication contained no hint OF the ac-
tion taken by the board Of directors yester-
day in regard to the demands Of the men.
1t is expected. however, President Hall will
make known to the committee the direc-
tors position.
The answer OF the directors to the con-
ductors and trainmen declares in brief that
the road desires that its employees shall
receive Just and liberal treatment and
offers to meet the conductors and trainmen
as separate committees on different days.
Subsequently President Hall issued a
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 any rules and regulations
hereunder, must, for the safety Of the pub
lie and the proper management of the COM
pany, be left to the discretion of the direc-
tors.
The existing schedules so far as they re-
late to the classification of employees must
be maintained. or otherwise decided by the
board. with certain notifications.
May suggest Notifications.
These notifications are that all freight
and passenger conductors be included un-
der one schedule and trainmen and yard
men under another. The board insists that
the classification Of employees is a right
belonging to the company. 1t is con-
coded. however, that reasonable amend
ments or complaints Affecting wages or
regulations shoul be considered.
The report continues that the board, hav-
ing received from the operating oficials
full detailed reports concerning the pres
ent rates of compensations of classes at
fected by the conductors schedule and the
rainmen and yardmens' schedule, and also
all other classes of employees, and having
carefully considered the same. found that
generally the pay of the employees already
is as high, and in some cases higher, than
that paid by other roads in this locality,
although in a few cases over.
The board decided in view of their ind-
ing that wishing their employees to receive
liberal treatment and wages equal to those
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.
To Meet Employer Committee.
President Hall. W.. D. Bishop, Vice
President Choete, George A.. Miller and
William F.. Merrill we're appointed to meet
the joint committee of the employees to-
day to inform them of the decision of the
board.
The same committee will meet a COM
Vnfffan of the rnndnotors ON Thursday for
the purpose of granting them a new sched-
ule of wages or regulations and will meet
the trainmen and yardmen on Friday for
the same purpose. The board decided that
the various propositions presented by the
president for increasing the pay Of tower
men, teIegraphers, freight handlers, boiler
makers, machinists. shopmen and others be
adopted to take effect at a date to be
agreed upon.
After a meeting OF the grievance COM
mlttee, at which the offer of the board
Of directors was considered, It was an
nounced that the committee considered the
proposition a fair one and that repre-
senlatives OF the conductors and trainmen,
respectively, would meet President Hall
at the time designated, II an earlier con-
sideration of the matter could not be ar
ranged.
st. Joseph Electricians Restless.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 25.-All union
electricians OF this city will strike on Fri
| day unless the employers recede from their
present position and grant an advance OF
50 cents per day.
Nonunion men have been engaged to take
the places of strikers. The union scale up
to this time has been 81 per day Of eight
hours.
Boiler Makers Accept Compromise.
wILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 25.-Through
National President Mcneil the boilermakers
here today accepted a general advance ag-
gregating about 10 per cent. The companies
refused to agree to any shorter workday,
but offered a general advance, which the
men accepted.
l. Men Expect Settlement.
NEW YORK. March 25.-The grievance
committee of the employees of the Man
haitian Elevated road met Vice President
Skitt of the company and Vice President
e. p. Bryan and General Superintendent
Hedley of the lhserhnvough Railway com
pany.
After the conference the employees sale
they expected an amicable settlement
Neither Mr.. Skitt nor Mr.. Bryan woult
make any statement.
state Aids street Car Peace.
TACOMA, Wash, March Estate Labo
Commissioner Blackman. accompanied b.
President Rammetsburger Of the Tacomi
Trades Council, called upon General Man
ager Dimmock OF the street railway com
pany today and rendered his services I
bring about a settlement Of the presen
strike. The ofer was accepted.