Evening journal., 1909-10-27
BROTHERHOODS
TO ASK INCREASE
Proposition Win be Submitted
TO a Referendum Vote
Shortly

A general increase IN pay uud an im-
provcmcnt of conditions for tho men who
run the trains Is a request that win be
presented 10 the msnagoments Of tho To-
cal railroads before the nrft Of tho year
By the big brotherhoods The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men, brotherhood OF Railroad Irainmen
and the Order of Railway Conductors arc
now worklng on a new rate Of pay and
number OF changes that viii be asked 70
be made Ia the operation Of freight trains.
The decision that the time was proper
one for the Increased wage and better
ment OF hours request was made last
woek al tho fourth annual convention OF
the Eastern Association Of General Chair
men Of the Joint Boards OF Arbitration
aud Adjustment OF the conductors and
trainmen's organizations on all lines In
tho eastern jurisdiction. The roads enter
ing this city win not be the only ones af-
/ fected. the action applying 70 all lines east
OF the Mississippi north of the Chosa-
pealse and Ohio lines and those Of Eastern
Canada.
A definite proposition 10 ask for o gen
crai wage increase and Improvement OF
4 hours. SO that ten hours VIII be tho
maximum day on each, was adopted, and
will be at once submitted 70 a roferen-
dunn vote OF the men on each system. The
executive board and the grand officers OF
the conductors and tranmen VIII meet At
some central point about December I. 70
receive the reports OF the vote from each
system and II the main proposition Is
favored viii direct the date upon which
, the requests viii be presented 10 the
, managements
BESIDES the chairmen's Association
meetings are being held individually b.
the brotherhoods A meeting Of the
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen was
held at New York recently In which the
question Of an increase in pay was acted
upon, and at the present time the gem
erai grievance committee Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers is in ses'
sion IN Philadelphia.
( The engineers and fromen, which COM
! prise the motive power department. ar
r que that the big increase IN tho size OF
the locomotives that have recently been
put into service on the local railroads,
given reason for o request In the increase
I, OF pay at this time. A voluntary ~
crease In the pay Of the engineers and
a dremen was made by tho Pennsylvania
seevral years ago, but this. the bother
hoods. say is not sufficient TO cover fo
the increase in the tracive power Of thl
big locomotives.
Tho railroads Il Is argued are hauiin
as much freight at tho present time :
during the month Of October, 1907. whe
g the business handled wa at its heigh
but are doing it with one-third less mel
y This has been brought about by n
g heavy locomotives, whieh are Laulin
$, twice the tonnage hauled by those Of fs
. years ago.
!. It Is the intention OF the brotherhoo,
n to standardize the pay OF the railroads
lg the East II possible. The Pennsylvan
pays the highest rates 70 the trainms
ts and efforts win be made TO bring the ps
W Of all tic other roads up with that
e. the Pennsylvania, but at the same tin
~ an increase will be asked on this road.
'u Tie grievance committees viii this tin
meet with W Hayward Myers, the ne
4. general manager instead Of w. W. Atte
of bury. recently promoted to fifth viee-pre
NJ dent.