The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-22
CONDUCTORS TOMEET
|. AND N. EMPLoYEs IN ANNUAL
 SESSION.
Proposed Reductfon in Pay of Con- duetors--sessfons ct Birm-

VIII Elect Omcers and Discuss the
 Proposed Reduction in Pay of Con-
 duetors--sessfens ct Birm-
 imxham.
 There will be meeting of the Order of Railway Conductors of the Louis ville and Nashville Railroad this after noon at o'clock that will, In all prob ability have a decided bearing on the proposed reduction of salaries of the conductors of the Louisville and Nash. vile Railroad.
 The meeting is called at Birmingham for the purpose of the election or the General Chairman of the Grievanot Committee of the order of Railway Conductors of the Louisville and Nash vile system. At the last election tht order elected Conductor Allen. one oi the oldest passenger men running be tween Montgomery and Nashville, Gen eral Chairman of the Grievance Com mittee of the system. Last March, how eyer, Mfr. Allen resigned the position of General Chairman. Conductor J. D Keen, of Cincinnati. being elected tc succeed him until the regular annual election today.
 Tie General Chairman of the Griev. ance Committas serves for a term oi two years. and as there Is salary oi s3.5o0 a year. ii. it. good many fss like they would hewilling to serve. COnQuGlQT A0Su VIII b0 8 t0ttatN&ec s0a reelection Today. but 1t ts said that ifs will have lots of opposition. as a' least three other conductors are can. didateg.
 The meeting will be held in the Mer- ris Hotel, and as the Chairmen of the thirteen different divisions of the Louisville and Nashville will be there besides friends ot the various candi' dates. the meeting promises to De 2 spirited one. ,
 Conductor R. A. Powell. Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the Or uer of Railway Conductors Of the Mo- bile and Montgomery Division of the Louisville and Nashville. will leave for Birmingham this morning to represent Montgomery and the M and M. DivIs- ion. Conductor R. E. Molly. or Mo bile, Chairman of the Grievance Com mittea of the New orleans and Mobile Division and Conductor M. J. Viilar, Of Pensacola, Chairman of the Grtev- ance Comittee of the F. and A. Divtsion of the Louisville and Nashville. will reach Montgomery this morning and go to Birmingham with MT. Powell.
 The Chairmen of the other Divisions are: Taylor. of Birmingham; Alec Dys and s. II. Allen. of Nashviue; F. F. walsh, of Howef. Tn6.. and Bradys oi Cincinnati. The chairmen of the i've other Divisions will be elected at the meeting today.
 while nothing pertinent to the pro. posed reduction in the salaries of the conductors on the Louisville and Nash vile was embodied in the call for the meeting, there is no doubt of the fact that the matter will he discussed -foi 1t is 8 very live wire just now. Within the last. year or so there has been ont or two increases Tn the salaries o' | the conductors. The salaries now aver age si27 50 a month. which, with over time and extra runs. put some Of the salaries at Q good deal over $500, It iss tated that the officials of ths Louisville and Nashville figure on put ting the salaries of the conductors back to what they were In 1908 before tht increase Just whether this wtu be done or not will be determined within the next few days.