The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-22
THE RAILROAD COMPACT.
CONSOLIDATED ANNOUNCES THE
TERMS FOR HARMONY.

% the Ending Up of Long Controversy
Thereafter Observation-Disclosures
on Board of observation-disclosures
Believes the Employees Will Preserve
Faith and Improve Service
The final settlement of the labor dit-
fcuItv between the New York, New
Haven and Hartford road and the hre-
men and engineers was annoupced Ior-
maIly yesterday from the once oL tne
company, which approves OIL Ine "u
austment made by the representatives
of these two labor organizations.
The statement submitted for puDhea-
tion by the railroad is as tolloWs'
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company.
.se. New Haven, Conn, March 20, 1903.
Supplementing circular of Febru-
ary Is, signed by the first vice presi-
dent and approved by the president, re-
gardiug the company's position IN the
matter of the controversy between the
general committee of adjustment OF
the engineers and the general commit
tee of adjustment Of the tiremen' am
glad to advise that a settlement satls-
factory to both parties has been arrlV-
ed at. ..........-
For the information of the public and
the employees in the train service OF the
company, the following statement is
made: ...--..-
On February IA, Mr.. Shea, second vice
grand master of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen, and the firemen's
general committee, met a committee OF
the directors of the company and went
over the points at issue with that com
mittee. ..- -.t...
The committee of directors, after
earnest consideration of the matter
decided as follows: .z...... , .......
j. Mr. Timothy Shea, Second Vice
Grand Master Brotherhood of To-
connective F'iremen:
Dear Sir:-Agreeable to promise made
by the special committee of the board
of directors at the hearing with the
committee of adjustment of locomotive
firemen, held at the Grand Central sta
ton, New York, on Tuesday, February
IA, 1905, the committee advises you Of
its conclusion as follows:
1.-THE question at issue is the follow
ing: .ss.-
THAT in the case of engineers wht
have been disciplined and are member!
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, upon taking an appeal from thu
decision Of the officers applying the dis
ciplirle to a higher officer, that a com
lnittee of engineers, members of thu
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
, should take up his case with the man
agenent instead Of the engineers ad
justnert committee.
1.-THE committee has carefully con
sidered the statements in regard t.
the question at issue, and having con
suited with the officers of the compan.
concerning the same, has reached tn,
following conclusions namely:
THAT any aggreived engineer j
guaranteed an opportunity to be rep
resented by an advocate before the of
fieers of the company, by the provision
contained in Article I. of the schedul
made with locomotive engineers in GU
employ, In effect January /, 1904, i
which article it is provided that 'Al
engineers will be given a fair chanc
to defend themselves against charge
in holding Investigations. All engineer
who are interested will be allowed t
choose disinterested engineer to rep
resent or accompany them on boards O
investigation, il they so desire, Whe
an appeal is made after the first in
vestigation. &c.,.
.sThe committee is in entire aceor
with the position taken and the deci
sion rendered in this matter by tn
president and executive officials chars
ed with the operation and managemer
of the company S railroad, namely, tina
the claim of your committee cannot b
conceded, and believe that this decisio
is for the best interests of the con
pany.
'.The decision of the president and e,
ecutive officers, as already communicat
ed to you by them, is therefore sustain
ed" Sill
"Yours truly,
.tAttest: 49,,
lSigned) Charles F. BROKER,
s..aI - Chairman