The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-25
THE RAILROAD SITUATION
DIRECTORS REPLY is READY
WILL BE ANNOUNCED TO-DAY.

-betteH Hhat wages VIII ne SeheTaiIy
Incrensed-Wages Now Paid About the
Rest in the COuHtry-The Freight
IaandIers-Traclxm I'M EN- Now Organizing
At a meeting of the directors Of the
New Haven railroad in New York city
yesterday, at which there were present
President Hall. ]. P. Morgan, William
Rockefeller, w. D. Bishop, and Vice
President Todd, the reply Of the road
to the demands of the men were agreed
upon.
The meeting was over at noon and
President Hall Immediately gave out a
statement that schedule had been de-
cided upon and would be sent to the
grievance committee at New Haven to-
day.
OF the terms of the schedule no in
formation could be secured. 1t is the
general belief that wages will be raised,
but it is not thought that the directors
will agree to the joint committee re-
mand. If the increase of wages is al
lowed it is believed that the men will
be satisfied and will not attempt to en-
force the latter demand.
Vice President Merrill, w. e. Cham
berlain, general manager; Charles Fl.
Platt, superintendent of the western di-
vision, and c. Peter Clark, superinten-
dent of the eastern division, were called
into the conference between the direc-
tors yesterday. They are the operating
officials of the road, and had schedules
with them.
Pending the announcement expected
to-day Of the counter proposition of the
New Haven Railroad company to it's
men, the grievance committee of train
men and conductors have been consider
ing the points on which they mean to
insist. These will be in addition to in
crease OF wages, the ten-hour day when
possible: a more systematic plan of
promotion, freight conductors to be in
line for promotion to the passenger SER
vice, and concentra tion of actual work
so that trainmen will not be called up
on for train service with considerable
intervals of idleness between trains.
Another asserted grievance which the
men in general have been voicing has
been undue curtailrnent of the powers
of the division superintendent. This,
however, may not be brought into the
controversy, and the men are not so as
sertive as they were on the matter Of
joint schedules The latter point, Pres
ident Hall says positively will form a.
part of the conpanys proposition, but
whether it will be granted, or not he
does not state.
While the danger of a strike Of the
and trainmen is by no means
over, strike regularly ordered, is now
technically subject to considerable de-
lay. Second Grand Master Fitzpatrick
of the trainmen says that on the new
questions involved the men would have
to be polled again before striking.
Another obstacle to a strike is that the
passenger conductors did not in the last
polling give a two-thirds vote in favor
of it, though, it is said, the freight and
passenger conductors together did 50.
The veto Of strike by the grand Off
GERS Of the brotherhoods does not end or
prevent strike, but it cuts the men
off from aid from the national organi-
The clerks in the office buildings in
this city have for the past three davs
been hard at work on the different paw
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