The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-07

a. TO die way the discussion was going
save that the occasional ontbnrsts OF hilarity
pretty strongly indicated that at least 1t
was not taking a turn very serious to the in
terests pr the majority of those present.
One glimpse ut the labor union COM
mittee's faces when the door at last opened
and those present filed out into the cor
ridor was enough to show that 30 far as
they were concerned they were well salts
fed. MIR. Stone OF the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers was particularly
beaming.
Mo- he said Il have no statement to
make. The full details will perhaps be
made known tomorrow
Genekal Manager Bryan was more COM
municative.
BRYAN ANNOUNCES IT.
I'VE have reached definite understand
ing" said Mr. Bryan. THE boys get $3.50
a day and they work ten hours. That Is
the general tenor OF the agreement. The
details are to be worked out in the Inter-
borough Offices in the Park Row Building
.We have reached very satisfactory
agreement, was all that Mr.. Belmont had to
say AThe details are to be worked out
tomorrow"
In explanation Of the company's sur
render OF the vital part of it's position in
the controversy, an authority IN close con
tact with the company's chief ofhcers salo:
III accidents had occurred to the sub
way trains the cry might have been raised
against the company that we were employ.
ing cheap men. That Is one reason that
consent to the $3.50 rate was given. Ihen
again, 1t was arranged that the agreement
should be binding for three years. That
insures the company against labor troubles
in the operation Of the subway trains for
that time at least.
sThat point is regarded as very i'm
portant one. Then, while we give u, so
day, the day Is TO be ten hours long, an hour
longer than the day Of the elevated railway
motormen. 1t is estimated that the hour VI
worth 80 cents, so that the company really
only loses 20 cents per day per man over
the $3.50 rate for nine hour day.
THE MEN WE'LL SATISFIED.
Neither Mr. Bryan nor Mr.. Hedley ex-
pressed themselves either one way or the
other as TO whether they were satisfied
with the outcome.
William l.. Jencks, head of the local union
of locomotive engineers, said:
sIn view of the fact that the company
had made extensive preparations for giving
us a fight think the settlement may be
considered as a victory for US. ~ ~.
we waited too long. That was all the
trouble. Some Of the men say they are not
satisfied with the results but all I've got
to say is that they ought to be.
IF our dealings had been with Mr.. Bel.
mont at the start and not with Bryan and
Hedley this would have been settled a long
time ago, and to the satisfaction OF the
men. We made a mistake in not striking
Ave days ago, but | think we came out
we'll enough as it is.
Jencks said last night that under the
settlement half the places in the subway
are to be open to the elevated men. and that
the company has also agreed to have q
less rigid inspection of applicants for placee
Under the schedules to be arranged, he said
the men would not really have to work
more than nine and half hours.
CHIC FEDERATION NOT NEE ED.
While the strike talk was going on last
week members of the national executive
committee of the Civic Federation held
private conferences with Mr.. Belmont
and Others, but they had no part in the
settlement.