The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02
TO CANVASS
STRIKE VOTE
TTaInmHn and Conductors Meet
In Chicago 10 Frame Pro-.
pOSaIS for 1908
SPECIAL TO Daily Panhandle,

Inc tAeCuuNe committees OF lHt
Order OF Railroad Conductors and
the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men, with Garrottson, Morrisscy and
other officials, will meet in the Sher-
man house tomorrow to canvass the
vote just cast by the members of the
organization on whether they shall
affiliate in making concerted de-
mands for more pay and improved
conditions OF labor, All Of the terri
tory east of the Mississippi river is
affected, as is also eastern Canada.
should tho vote be favorable to make
the demands, the chairman of each
system will he notified by wire, Then
on next Thursday simultaneous de-
mand will be made on the general Of
flcers of all the 65 companies in
volved The general committee of
all the railroad systems will convene
on January 20 in the cities where the
railroads have their headquarters in
order to demand answers to the pro-
posals.
Attempts viii he made to arrange
conferences with the railroad off
cials. but If compromise propositions
are offered by any of the roads the
workmen will not have authority to
agree on terms Of settlement but
must report to the general officials.
Against Double Headers.
Changes Of a radical nature as
we'll as increases in pay are to be de-
manded for every branch Of the SER
vice. One of the changes asked for
is the abolition OF the double head
er"--two locomotives with only one
train crew-the two engines to be
permitted in extraordinary cases
only. Tho double headers" was
the question which led to the famous
Pennsylvania strike in 1877, which
cost millions of dollars and many
lives.
The vote now being taken is not
strike vote directly but one to de-
determine the sentiment of the men
as to the proposed questions The
principal demands are as follows:
A--on runs Of $500 miles per
month, or over, the pay OF passenger
conductors to be 2,75 cents per mile
bagagemon 1865 cents per mile; flag.
men 156 cents per mile, and brake
men, $2.25 per day.
Bon runs of 1000 miles or less
per month the pay OF passenger con-
ductors TO be not less than 1925 pei
day; baggasemen, $3.50 per day;
flagmen, $?.35 per day, and brake
men $2.25 per day
C-overtime on through passenger
service to be based on a speed OF 20
miles per hour, to be computed from
the time the men are required to re-
port for duty and to continue until
they are relieved at the end OF the
run, and to be paid for at the follow
ten miles or less to constitute a days
per hour; baggagemen. 25.5 cents
per hour; flagmen. 235 cents per
hour: brakemen 225 cents per hour;
less than 80 minutes not to be count.
ed, and so minutes or over to be
paid for as an hour.
10 Miles or Ten Hours.
The demands made by tranmen
employed in freight service follow:
In freight service 100 miles or less
Through and irregular freight ser
work; overtime to ne considered
after ten hours. On runs over 100
miles overtime to be paid for on the
basis of speed OF ten miles per hour.
vice to be paid for as follows: Con-
pickup, conductors are to be paid
ductors, S.S cents per mile; flagmen,
2,63 cents per mile brakemen, OF
cents per mile; 100 miles or less to
be paid for as 100 miles. Local and
all, terminal, divisional or other i'm
4,05 cents per mile flagmen, Isl
cents per mile, and brakemen, 27I
cents per mile. With trains OF over
thirty cars, exclusive OF caboose, the
practice OF double heading is to be
discontinued, except in Indictment
weather or to avoid running light,
1t is set forth that the Chicago
standard rates OF pay are to govern
Wall street and determined efforts
portant yards. All other yards are
to be paid one cent per hour less than
the Chicago rate OF pay. Ten hours
or less shall constitute days work.
II these demands should he sus-
tanned by the railroad workmen and
be refused by the officials Of the rail-
ways involved, It is likely that one OF
the most determined strikes in rail-
vaad history will result.