The Washington times., 1909-02-14
Say They Won't Accept
Wage Scale Scheduled to
Take Effect Tomorrow.
BAD OUTLOOK FOR
THE INAUGURATION
Company Would Pay Men by Per
Centage of Collections Instead
of Flat Rate.

A strike OF Jazicab drivers on the eve
az INAUGURATION is threatened as the
probable result of d new wage scale
which the Terminal TaNicah Company
at Union Station viii Try 90 put into
operation tomorrow.
Declaring that the new scale means a
yeauctiou OF their wages and Jhat they
viii refuse to work under it, the duV-
ers today delivered their uldmatum 20
She company.
General Manager j. Tickling urged
she men TO give a trial 10 the plan OF
Qaying them 20 per cent Of their collec-
TIons instead OF a nat 20 cents an hour.
in any event. me informed the commit
nee which waited upon him. the new
wage scale viii go into effect as seized
GIed-
The meeting OF the drivers 10 which
ahe committee reported was divided on
whether il was advisable 10 wait until
next Thursdays meeting of the COM
pany's board of directors before strik-
5ng. The sentiment was unanimous,
however. I'm favor of quitting work
rather than accept the new wages
Buy Own Gasoline.
Under tire proposed scale the men
Fyould be required TO purchase their own
Easolene from the JaxiCab company
switch would in itself reduce a driver
earnings from 80 10 80 cents a day.
One driver who turned in $3.50
FlurnE t,genty-fOur working days Of
sixteen hours each in January. eX-
planned TO q Times reporter today that
slnder the new plan of compensation he
would receive on a similar months
work Sfs.76, less s12 for gasolene. OF
k37.76 net. This would practically cut
The wages or drivers in half. many of
them. ne stated. earning. on the %
Nents an hour basis. $40 TO SO a month.
The gas0iene feature Of the proposed
scale is q particular source OF dissatts-
Faction.
we use about 1iye gallons of gaso-
aene a day" said one of the men this
anorning. This we would be compelled
40 buy from The company at 10 cents
5 gallon, or more If the market goes up.
Drivers Are Together.
''With the exception of probably one
or two, the drivers are standing TO-
Eether. We have an organization and
s5o not propose TO work under the new
scale. II we do not the company Will
sind itself without drivers, With inaug-
lration nearly here this would put il
au bad position. The Washington
Terminal Company might see at 10 can
eel the contract with the company Il
this latter fails to give the service II
has agreed to give
The employers maintain that the pro-
posed scale is on the same basis as
that in operation in other cities They
are Hopeful that the men viii give il a
1alr trial The committee 10 which they
expressed this hope and which pre-
composed of ]. III. Bell, Clarence RO-
snan- Alexander Bowes, and Thomas
1Lattingiy.
Company's Side.
Referring 10 the impending strike
General Manager Tickling today said.
eft is TO be regretted that all Of the
drivers do nos believe that their in-
come viii be increased. / think that
any dissatisfaction that exists is among
The younger men. who seize upon this
opportunity 20 protest because they
have reason To fear certain things
%~hich may eveutuate En- the future
OF do not expect that the friendly re-
Iations that have always existed be-
tween the company and its men viii DE
disturbed. There may possibly be some
1udulaTi0uss but I believe that we shall
continue 10 have generally smooth
CgFreuL-
1.-THE company does not care TO make
q FUN statement ar this time For sufd-
sent reason 30 is advisable to post,
goue 10 until Ct later date. II il be,
m nj. the disclosures VIII justify Oul
present uOsltl0u-'