Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-11-26

road have q delicate question Co
handle. and at several hlg meetings
/ held in ho lodge rDnms of che on.
riucmrn tho matter has been thor
oueby discussed bot as set the mon
are undecided whether thoy win sub
mt t0 iho u"w order 90 things or op.
posse o.
Prom fho standpoint OF the ongi
nror che proposition amounts 90 a
decrease of wages AZ an arroomoIt
made year ago. che pooling system
vas introduced and lf provided that if
ar o1r'no was sent .nfo the shoua tho
Dre.uocr and fireman 'g5t twenty four
hours f tho engine remained over
twgr'yfour hours In tho shop the en-.
r'roer and .ho fireman would Boz given
smother engine until moir own engine
cIWr 0Ut ny tlo notice recently
e.fen hy tho company tho time has
been extended t0 Eve days that an
eirInoer and froman must walt with.
ont pay Tor thor engine to come out
uf 'he shops and then. ~ tho repairs
are NOT completed thc men arc given
another engine AZ "a RESULT of this
order o. ia claimel thnt tho oun.ncers
ln thr larger engines viii ho making
about SOS to f75 uor mouth aud the
fremon ln proportion uy the old
arreamont which the Santa ra com.
pauv now w.toF aoiice that DO viii
modify. the mon were given another
engine tha moment their engine went
into the shops f1r repairs. and hua
thoy loe, mo- time
The grievance however h not
with ali the engineers no is tho en-.
e.unors and drcmon of Che large en-
s.u'e who have Che principal cause t1
0tuHse The proposed now agreement
M fhn company They say aud MOI
without considerable foundation char
"a lisht engine VIII mako 5000 miles.
while o. h'r engine "a only rool for
nhou 5000 miles. or in that nropor
hnn before o. is ready for tho shop.
fnd % o. claimed that q larger engine
remains ln tho shop much lunerr
than o. smaller engine % is l1nr.r
in cooling m and longer 90 having
che repairs made
The Sonfn Fo company and the eu.
r.ueera and nr0mon have beer onornf
inr under satisfactory agreements FOR
wears and THIS win make thc nrst dis
satisfaction on either side Accord
inr io tho agreement either side thni
may have "a rricvanco rs to give tho
other side thirty days nutlco of con
iomp'ated change On the meantime
conferences are to be held Boz an 81
fort to r"ach some aat factory snf
Element lu iho present uatanco the
conferences have s0 Gar boon of mo-
benefit
Tho company has what o. believes
ia very good reason for thc chango u
.ho rules loo relation to assigning one
ono GROW to O. certain engine Tho
officials assert that an engine with
tho same crew. Zoo tho shops and oct
wIl' take more pride boz and bcitor
caro- of The hugo machines aud thus
fhey win poo able to Keep the eneBea
go.uT much longer without the ueces
Hty oi visiting tho hops than 10 new
hands were at che throutlo and Sire
door 0n each trip
Tho contemplated change returns
fo ihc old system OF railroadIng when
an enrInoer and a certain engine wore
aa Inscpamhlo as doe and h.s mas
Cor
Third Vice President Kondrlck who
is ai che head OF the operating depart
meui of tho Santa Fe. and General
Manager A. O. Wells were in the city
Tuesday afternoon and had "a confer.
once with a committee of engineers
hut tho results we're not very salts
factory iu the way OF reaching sot
ilomout
The system has been in vogue ON
Che Santa 70 lines cast of Albuauor
quo The engineers and nremon on |
Tho coast lines have operated under |
"a different agreement The present
dissatisfaction concerns the engineers
md tho hrrmeu of the cDnst lines. or
.hc Santa Fc west of Albuquerque |
alone.