New-York tribune., 1904-09-08
GAIN MORE DEMANDS.
HALE OF SUBWAY JOBS.
Ete0Gted Men to Sign Three Year
11greement T0-d1y.

All chance of any strike trouble on the ele-
waited railway over the three thousand new pc
sitons in the subway passed yesterday when
the organized labor leaders met the directing
officials of the Interborough Company and drew
up articles of agreement which are to stand for
the next three years The company made still
further concessions to the men in priority and
seniority of service. Fifty per cent of the ele-
waited force, if that number applies, will get
places in the subway. The men gave in on the
question of a physical test. which is to remain
the standard railway test. 1t took than
five hours for the leaders and the officials to
get together on these minor points. and until
the conference ended al : o'clock last night Far
ley's strike breakers were kept under orders to
be ready. The formal agreement viii be signed
tomorrow afternoon at the Offices of the COM
pany.
It is significant that at the regular weekly
meeting of the executive committee of the In
terborough Rapid Transit Company. held yes
terday morning at the office Of August Belmont,
No 120 Broadway the agreement between the
company and the men which arrived at on
Tuesday evening Was ratified II was stated ou
good authority that the officials of the company
received fun authority TO sign final agreement.
When the leaders Of the three organizations
involved met yesterday morning at the Broad
way Central Hotel all fhanner of rumors were
afloat TO further demands Some Of the mon
believed that, as IT. Belmont had weakened on
wages, they could carry every demand they
had made in the beginning. They declared that
he was afraid OF the political situation and
would grant anything rather than have a strike
Some Of them favored insisting on their original
demand of So 30 for a nine-hour day. as well
as the minor points. These reports reached the
officials Of the Interborough. and for a time
caused considerable anxiety at No. 10 Dey-st
John Farley. king of strike breakers had be-
sun paying of the strike breakers he had sum
moned by telegraph from various points He re-
ceived an order to cease paying off and to recall
the men who had already been paid. The com
pany was taking chances of arbitrary de-
mands on the part of the employees. All Of
Farey's cohorts received orders to be on hand
at o'clock. They filled Dey-st at that hour.
noisy, troube-ready crowd. The conference was
then in session. The strike breakers were told
to return at o'clock BY that time the dnaI
conference had proceeded SO far that there was
no danger of further complications.
"All those who must have money 60 in and
get paid on" the announcement Farley
made. The rest of you come back at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow morning
It seems that the national officials OF the
brotherhoods and the AmaIgamated knew whe.
local leaders who favored further demands were
admonished. and went into the final conference
with vice-President BRYAN and General super
intendent Hedley in fairly subdued mood
This conference was held in inner room
at the lnterborough company's offices I'm the
Western Union Building, at No. 195 Broadway.
1t began at 2:30 and continued untl nearly
o'clock. The operating officials of the company
are both fighters and every point was contest
ed The men. encouraged by Tuesdays conces-
sions, were sticklers for minor points. At 7:45
O'Clock the labor delegations filed out.
ut is all settled" declared Vice-Grand Mas
ter Wilson Of the firernen. They have given us
nearly everything want and we are salts
fed. Mr.. Bryan win give out a statement"
DO the get priority?" was asked.
There has been a mutual agreement on that
question" he said. We are satisfied
few minutes later Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. He'd
ley came out; and the former. in answering va
rious questions. made this statement:
"Al questions of dispute have been finally
settled and nothing remains but the final draw
ing up and signing of the three year agree
ment We have given the elevated employees
until September 10 to file applications for posi-
tions on the subway All those who do so, up to
80 per cent of the elevated force. viii get prior
ity over outsiders. They will have seniority of
service TO the extent that they will have the
choice of runs
"If conductor on the elevated. for instance
qualities motorman he will get the place in
preference to an outsider"
How about the physical examination?"
THE company insists on the standard railway
examination" he said "and the men have agreed
to it, There will be road examination The
abuses of the present system Of examination
were discussed and there may be some minor
changes"
He said further that the agreement with the
Amalgamated Association Of Street and Elec-
tric Railway Employees stood practically as de-
cided a few days ago. That agreement assured
practically the same wage scale in the subway
as on the elevated for ticket choppers, train
men and gatemen. 1t also gave them priority of
service
There few minor points still TO be set
tied but nothing that will be likely TO cause a
serious split. These pay for overtime and
the method of dividing up the working hours so
that the men can get home TO their meals.
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