The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
FILTRATION LONG.
ORA WIN OUT
Board Finishes With Study
of Economics and Takes
Up Timetable Question
END NOT IN SIGHT

The proceedings in the settlement OF
the strike of the carmen of the United
Railroads prove that an arbitrator must
have varied fund of information COW
ering little of economies, electrical
science and the price of potatoes. But
1t is also evident that arbitrators who
may be deficient at the, start will have
abundant opportunity to learn-if they,
survive till the end of the arbitration.
Professor Plehn continued his disser-
tation on economics and the science of
living yesterday and was interrogated
by Counselor Moore.
rs it not true that man can buy
more with the returns of an hours
labor than he could ten years ago." he
asked.
1T is,'' replied the professor
And we are hoping that this condi-
ton, evil or otherwise, will continue,
and as the result of the labors Of this
board be even more marked, added
Albert Johnson.
With this the professor bowed him.
sei1 out of the room and returned to
|. Berkeley, and the science of making
railroad timetables was taken up for
further consideration.
1t is the contention of the company
that 1T is impossible to make good
timetable on the eight basis, when
the cars are run twenty hours. It
maintains that there is -estab-
lished harmony between ten-hour day
and a streetcar timetable. 1t developed
in examining the witnesses the COM
pany produced that what they meant
by a good timetable was one that was
good for the men.
JOHNSON is SARCASTIC
This surprised Johnson into an acute
attack of synonymitis. He exclaimed:
Can it be true that this benevolent.
generous, philanthropic, tender hearted
and humane institution is solely actu-
ated by its consideration for the men
in this matter?"
The difficulty, so far as the men are
concerned, with the eight-hour time
table is that it involves a number of
what are called "trippers," or men who
have two or three short runs during
the day and do not earn full pay.
Johnson suggested that 1t might be
possible for the company to give these
for their long service at full days
pay.
That would be pension said A A.
Moore in some horror.
Umpiring Arbitrator Beatty sug-
gested that if these runs were given
to men applying for a job it would be
possible for them to put in their time
DIT SOIHetn1nS else lot the TcIudlHQeT OIL
the day. BY other questions the Chief
Justice indicated that his mind was
dwelling on the possibility of an eight
hour day for the carmen.
BLOW AT TEN-HOUR DAY
The witnesses called after the de-
parture Of the professor were A. G.
Reglin. H. T. Jones. C. M. Trip and
F. w. Allen, all of them division super
intendents of the United Railroads.
They testified as to the difficulty of d.
viding a twenty-hour day in any other
way than into two ten-hour shifts. But
on cross-examination the fact was
brought out that the carmen worked
formerly fourteen and sixteen hours
when the car day was the same length
This is apparently a blow at the pre-
established harmony theory advanced
by the company.
The board will meet today contrary
to its usual custom. as 1t will be i'm
possible for the arbitrators to continue
their studies in the allied sciences of
railroading during the Christmas week.