New-York tribune., 1906-11-14
COME TO AGREEMENT.
,yrE4GE BASIS FOR ERIE.
Y Central and n. T., n. III.
S.H. Settle Trouble.

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-. ,ba poll OF the fremen on the Erie
svs-er1 on the question OF strike was
,,S on Yesterday at different points. the
.-,sn- committee OF the engineers was
yr.--,ng with Assistant General Manager A j
:, The Bowling Green Building as to
80 ..,nositions. The conferences between the
.t..ea and the company are likely to last
-, r,aaxs but an agreement was reached
-, HI. which the mileage system OF pay
- ,,e made general on the system in
she men being paid by the day on some
-. 5,,-isions and on the mileage basis on
s.,e-s as is the case al present
,.ouas yesterday as II all the questions az
b.-veen the New York Central and the
- York New Haven & Hartford Railroad
.,s,iss and the men would be amicably set
=. General Superintendent A. II. Smith OF
=. 1ev York Central announced that the ad-
,,.,s,r committees ot the telegraphers on his
- sfre- many conferences with the officials,
- -sacbed a settlement satisfactory TO both
sides
rs-iv tu the afternoon the adjustment COM
-.,,,Ass Of the fremen on the New York Central
and the New York. New Haven & Hartford
sg-osds had & conference at the Grand Central
station with the officials Of these roads TO fix
+bt status Of the fremen on the electric motors
>, 10 used on both systems. Grand Chief Han
nshsn accompanied the committees. The New
York Central committee conferred with General
sune-intendent Smith. and the New York New
Earen & Hartford fremen with General Man
sse- Higgins OF that road. An agreement was
reached BY which the electric motors on both
roaas viii be operated by the engineers for six
months, the hremen 10 rank as helpers At the
enc Of that time e conference viii be held on
which e final agreement Is 70 be made, based on
the results of the six months experiment AS
The railroad companies contend that the electric
motors car Be controlled more quickly than the
tesm locomotives 4 is said that in the final
adjustment The mileage a day Will be increased
The conference Of yesterday followed the consid-
Grafton Of plans by the companies for the last
tvo weeks as TO how the frenen could be used
or the electric motors. MI Smith said that the
arrangement of yesterday. as far as the fremen
were concerned. was final
Another conference with the frenen will bes.,
Il few days. but this. Mr.. Smith said. VIII h.
The regular fall conference relating 10 the fire.
nen on the entire system. and similar confer
enOes viii be held with the committees OF the
oher branches Of the service.
The version Of the letter Grand CHIEF Hanna
han Of the fremen. said last week he had re-
ceived from President Underwood Of the Erie
Goes not correspond with the version given YES
israay on behalf Of the Erie Railroad officials
NJ Hannahan declined on Saturday 10 make
public the letter. but he said that in this letter
NJ. Underwood confirmed General Manager
Stuart in a refusal to grant the demands OF tha
t7snea and advised the committee 10 go home
and think over the matter
On behalf of the Erie Railroad. the following
statement vas made yesterday regarding this
letter:
The letter Of Nm Underwood was not in the
nature OF refusal OF any propositions The
lle!nens committee II the letter was told 70
Log on until other matters were adjusted II
ssso these were other branches Of the service in
which The wages were lower in proportion 10
nose OF Jne freuen, and that they should he
considered first. Il further said that the en-
poyes Of al The roads were asking for read
!usiments, and that the fremen should wait
nntl matters we're systenatized and they would
lines 9
Tie conference OF the committee OF the Erie
engineers yesterday was with Assistant General
Manager 4. :. Stone. as General Manager Stuart
k out q town After announcing the agreement
oh the mileage question an Official Of The com
parry said that the conferences with the engi-
nsers might take up four or five weeks The
hies and conditions for two or three hundred
nhas @: work would have 10 be considered. he
Ela- He believed the conferences would end
satisfactorily John Wunderly. chairman Of the
committee said that Yesterdays conference was
harmonious and he expected everything would
60 On smoothly
NJ Hannahan was told last evening 81 the
5'oaoTay Central Hotel Of the Erie conpanvs
version n Mr- Underwood's letter. He said he
hao nothing 70 sav
asked Il ae would not explain the conflict be-
'"4en his version and that OF the employers. he
vac / hsve nor word TO say. I will not say
ANYTHING tonight
f1s refused 70 discuss the present status of the
lAe vote ar 20 say whether there would be a
s-lke He did not know. he said.
ne management of the Chicago. Milwaukee
= tarl Railway Company. it was learned
Cay. has granted an increase Of Il Der
III N ne wages of the su1tchmen and Of -
- orl' IN those q the fremen The question
:. - ao's snoi1g the wages q other classes Of en-
Poyes is under discussion.