Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
SCALE SATISFACTORY
TELEGRAPHERS AGREE WITH
SOUTHERN r. R. OFFICIALS.

The telegraphers and station agents of
the Southern railway yesterday decided 10
accept the wage scale offered by the Of
ticials of the road and all danger of a strike
was averted. The telegraphers and station
agents were represented in a conference
with the railway officials by a committee
OF five. and after elaboration the members
of the committee decided to accept the
scale. and accordingly so notified Henry b.
Spencer, the general manager OF the South
ern railway. this afternoon.
The members Of the committee were in
consultation with the officials for several
hours yesterday afternoon. at the conclu-
sion OF which they went Immediately to the
committee headquarters, at the National
Hotel. where the whole matter was laid
before II. q. Perham. president Of the Or
der or Railroad Photographers citing also
the scale that had been offered by the Of
fcials. The matter was discussed until
late In the afternoon, when the decision of
the committee was reached.
The wage scale agreed upon does not
contemplate minimum or maximum wage
but has been adjusted with a view of Mt
ing each individual case. 1t was because
OF the fact that there were between 1860
and LOO positions under consideration
that the negotiations extended over such
long period Of time Each station on the
lines of the Southern in Virginia North and
South Carolina, Alabama, Florida Georgia
Tennessee. Kentucky and Mississippi was
closely studied in regard to the amount OF
business handled, and the wages of the tele-
graph operator station agent were fixed
accordingly. Exact data on the volume or
business passing through every station in
the abOve-named states was compiled and
considered in the conferences between the
committee and the Southern officials.
MI. Perham Satisfied.
tTa %
Perham said In regard TO the settlement:
THE committee representing the teleg-
raphers and station agents are very well
satisfied with the scale agreed upon While
some of the employees have grown a little
impatient since the negotiations were OPEN
ed with the Southern December T. those
having direct charge OF the matters know
Ing the immense amount OF work necessary
before an acceptable scale could be agreed
on have nothing but words OF praise for
the officials OF the Southern
This is the first schedule that has ever
been put In effect on the Southern. and IL
was necessary for the conferees to begin at
the bottom.
THE wage scale. as agreed upon, will be
perpetual unless a change Is desired and
then notice OF thirty days Is required be-
fore any action can be taken.
LAS there was no maximum or minimum
scale fixed II would. of course be impos-
SlUie ior me 10 stdtS just WHAT the In
crease in wages will amount to. In fact,
In such cases we prefer that such informa-
ton would be given out by the company
But from the fact that the committee Is
satisfied you can easily draw the conciu-
sion that substantial increases have been
granted solely on individual merit"
General Managers Statement
General Manager Spencer stated that the
schedule submitted by the Southern rail-
way had for its object the general read
justment of wages along the entire line of
the road. The telegraphers and station
agents committee. composed OF w. A. Nes-
bit, A. l.. Mcdaniel. J. w. Burgess. C. G..
Whitworth and r. II. Smith, viii leave for