The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

ence lasted until late at night. and the
deals were practically all concluded ana
the papers signed at that session. There
remained a few details to be further
considered, so adjournment was taken
until 10 o'clock Sunday morning. It was
at the Sunday morning session thar
everything was finally settled, and the
great wage conference passed into his
tory 1t was one of the biggest confer
enees of the kind ever held in Topeka.
1t has been in progress for over a
month. and both sides have been repre-
scented by their strongest talent. Third
Vice President Kendfick. General Man
ayers Nudge of the main lines, Wells
of the coast lines. and Nixon of the gulf
lines together with General Superin-
tendents Hurley and Cain. comprised
the representa- tiVes of the company.
There were fifty-twO here representing
the Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
and the Order of Railway Conductors.
headed by such leaders as MOrrissey,
Garretson, Hutton and Scott.
MAIN LINE AGREEMENT.
Two agreements We're drawn up, one
covering the Santa Fe proper, one the
Santa Fe coast lines. They are Identical
except the specifications concerning
double-heading- Each agreement IS
modified in this respect to suit local con
ditious. The agreement for the main
line is as follows.
Effective March 1. 1903. the wage
schedule Of conductors. bral1emen and
baggagemen, which are now effective
will be amended as follows.
First--The rates of pay viii be in
creased:
Through freight conductors. Is per
cent
Through freight brakemen. Is per
cent.
Mixed train conductors. Is per cent.
Mixed train brakemen, Is per cent.
Local freight conductors. 10 per cent.
Local freight brakemen, 10 per cent.
Work train conductors and brakemen.
Is ger cent.
Passenger conductors. passenger
brakemen and train bagga gemen, Il
It is understood that employees Of
Wells Fargo Express company who act
Jointly as baggagemen and express men
are not erected by the proposed IN
crease in wages of bagga gemen
All increases shall be based upon the
rate in effect on January /, 1902, except
the rate resulting from the adjustment
in wages Of freight crews made for the
purpose of ecualizing the rates on
freight men on the first district Of the
New Mexico division with those of the
third district. the stablishment of
mileage rate fer local freight service on
the New Mexico division and the in
crease in rates on the work trains on
the Colorado division. which changes
took place subsequent to January l. 1902,
shall be made the basis for adjustment
on these divisions.
Second-With trains of over thirty
cars, exclusive of cabOOses. the practice
of dOuble-heading is to be discontinued
except as hereinafter stated:
(a) Trains hauled by two engines will
be run between Las Vegas and Thorn
ton with not to exceed 1900 gross tons
west-bOund and 1875 gross tons east
bound.
Third-Helpers viii be used between
the following points:
(a) ChilicOthe to Edelstein.
% On Kansas City Belt Line.
tc( Florence TO Burns and Florence to
Doyle and Newton to Doyle Service
to be performed by regular pushers.
I'D Winfield to Arkansas City. Ser
vice to be performed by regular push
Ce) Newton and Paxton and Kinsley
and Dodge No more tonnage 10 be ad-
ded to the trains at either Newton or
kinsley- than can be handled by one
engine between Paxton and kinsley
westpound or Spearville and Halstead
eastbOund.
10 Colorado Springs and Sedala.
CD Sufficient helpers will be used in
addition to road engines between Trini-
dad and Ration.
Ch) Sufficient helpers will be used,
Lamy to Glorieta, to lift 1876 tons over
that grade.
ID San Marcial and Engle.
I'D Rincon and Grama and Rincon and
Mutt
ClO Moline and Burden.
Cd Helper will be run on any district
when necessary because of Indictment
weather or to avoid running the engines
light or in moving engines to or from
stops, providing the rating of the heav-
lest engines handling trains is not eX-
ceeded.
CINE. consolidation may be effected with
another train and the consolidated train
brought into terminal as a dOublehead-
er, if practical
l. he
from Wooton to Ration Lynn to Morley
and GlOrieta to Lamy on trains consist
ing Of over 80 loaded cars or its equiv
alent, cabOose not to be counted. East
bound trains consisting of over so cars
or its equivalent. when required to pick
up cars at Morley, Starkville or Jansen
win have three brakemen.
Fifth-Between Colorado Springs and
Sedahs trains viii be limited to so load
ed cars or its equivalent
Sixth-Between GlOrieta and Thornton
trains will be limited to 30 loaded cars
or its equivalent
Seventh-Doublehead trains viii not
be doubled up at Glorieta.
Eighth-It is recognized that exigen-
cies of the business may, by reason OF
a change in gradients or direction o.
traffic require additional helpers ser
vice to that herein provided for, ia
which event the matter shall be settled
by negotiations between the company
and a committee of it's conductors and
brakemen.
COAST LINE NOTIFICATIONS.
The local notifications for the San
ia Fe coast lines are as follows:
Art. .. With trains of over thirty 900
cars exclusive of cabooses practice OF
double heading viii be discontinued ex-
cept in certain cases as hereinafter
stated.
A-Between Winslow and Seligman.
double headers viii be run with max
imum tonnage westbOund of thirteen
hundred and seventy-five G,3T5) tons
and of thirteen hundred G.300) tons
eastbound. Helper to be used in addl-
ton to road engines from Ash Fork to
Supai A third brakeman win be fur
nished from Supai to Ash Fork on all
trains of over thirty 800 loaded cars,