The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-17
CENTUAL'S MEMS GRIEVANCES
RAN no ~ WEN PRESENT THE
DEWaND ron MORE 70 AGES.
TralRinrO amt Z anturtors Thrssgh Com
mltires and Strand Masters Ash
RaISrS has speat In q ssRpartRg Pres
rOt @eheslule1 NTH Amounts Ash eSi.

ne general EfleNanH| committees Nl
the trainmsn and conductors ~ the New
York Central Railroad and Grand Masters
lee and Gartetson 80 the brotherhood ~
Railroad Trainmsn and Order % Railway
Conductors hogan a conference. Yesterday
with ~ representatives ~ the New York
Central Railroad over IA. demands ~
the trainm-n end conductors for ~
grasses ~ wages ranging FROM ~ - ~
per cent
General Superintendent = = Bradh,.ld
with whom q preliminary conference" was
hrld re,~ntly. VA. tud,SIu-..d. and the
Central Was represented bV y j crowley
of Albany assistant general -up.rin.
tandsnt The Central is,'lu'-i IA weld 10
the donand- ~hen they we're. pr.'s"ut''d
so,ne un,- ago. hut ,uvIt,-t Conferences
over them.
There were ffty-hvs members IN IA"
two cpnmltir,.s representing about U.11
tTaInnen and conductors working on
S7sH miles II road The two grand mas
tors did the talking for th. men. The
demands wer. gone over IA detail aud
compared With the wag.-- under the
present -chsduls There Wa- good
tteal 10 argument. hut no deCi-ton was
reached and the conference, adjourned
Ia NEST again to-day II - "NI-ct'-i hat
The chairman ~ the tTainm.ns com
mIttee l. 4 VI Holiday .and " J SlattsTv
H. the chairman of the committee II IN"
conductors With the exception II IN"
two grand officers all the m~niherS ~ tEe
committees representing tho men ar"
employees II the ruad When IN" con
ference Wa over yesterday Assistant
Superintendent Crowley SAID
An W. could 10 WaS Z" compar" IN"
schedules ~ last wear with the schedule
t.u,anded
Grand Master lee sald that he was
Inclined ~ think that a satisfactory settle
ment would take plac" Asked What the
taking of the strike vote hy the traInul-n
and conductors " the New Haven Rat.
Rad meant and Il n would h. followed
by strike in case the vote Nas Tor
strike. h- SsIld
we will have the -sntimen ~ IN.
men when We get the vote livery honor
able means will NJ taken. however. To
bring about "A ps'aC.'ahl- settlement
MAsHINGToN. March 10 Chairman
Knapp Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and commissioner of Labor
Neill. niediators under m" Erdman act
left Washington to-day for ChICa 60
where Tomorrow they will try 20 adjust
the controversy between the brotherhood
OF Fir~men and knglnenen and forty
two railroads
CHICAGO March IA Opposition to
the disciplinary and seniority demands
OF the brotherhood of Railway fir"inru
AMI fnElilefnen IN the nffNbHsTitAal 81
tsOComotlV" Engineers d"N-tOIs'd To.
day. The engineers are ready 10 Eo on
record as OPPOSING the tTsnsn : organ
iEetion on the two questions
Msa~rs Knapp ana N"Iii are expected
Tomorrow
The tir-t meeting nstw--n rh. framen
ana the railroads and the comm - iuusr-
will tAke place FRIDAY
The ornulai at tn. brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers mo MAS authority
fhssa a
meet oppo@ItIon from the eng nr.rs -aId
IN Brotherhood 81 LoCpuItiv" IN
gInes.rS 10 nov WurNing und"r in agrr"
ment with the railroads which the d.
manns Of the bTDtnrru al OF Locomotive
Firemen and knginem-n would nullify
We are Opposed To the granting Of the two
demands IT the hrem~n regarding -rnIpT-
uy ana representation ana rrgaru them
a. hitting directly a. "ur ""n "rgaui1a
ton.
The date for the -'rikr ~ -" ,ssi firr
men and enRInsmsu IN forty eight Western
railroads has hsan ~ for March y unless
mediation - successful
MINNEAPOLIs March ~ The Muus-
apols ana ~ Louis and Iowa Central
Railroads both Hawi~v lines. have buit'-d
the general managers committee NV
IN "A conference with the hramen - West -
ern railroads The two road- will deal
directly with their fiTsm~n ant "nd.'ty
To- adopt scale OF Wage- dnd a NuTHIug
agr-spenf thHf wall prevent e strike
Inc frrnen ut these railroads dId not par
tlcipate 10 the general strike lIilrtIng
last month amt are not represented ~ the
ChIr4Cp Cunt"r"urs.
NV HNVtN March 10 Thu. New Haven
road tins afternoon i--ts-t Statement
IN reply 20 m. declaration - ~. traIun-u
that they had not received fitr Treatment
from General Mauag"f Higgins Whom b =
Yesterday turn.-i duNu their d.fn1us-
for more PAY amt shorter nrur-
The statement g'sa- into t"'ttl- ~'gart
ing hours and conditions HU on" New
Haven road and draws attention tu the fact
that tho yrs-sut sal" Wa adopted 81 q
time when railroad business WI- bpumIUg
and men were scare. whereas 40 present
earnings are hight and men go" w4,r NOR"
plentiful than iofr~
The l0U employees ~ fH" NSw Haven
foad involved are now hallu1Ing IN ~ hrth,r
they will favor q -tFIkH Ihr committee
representing IN" Brnthcrhppd~ - Con
ductorS TraIUru"U and Nardmeu thus
Afternoon sent the following not. Co. al he
men To- whom the ballots were -sui
~ 'srsfpi rc-gsl| OF .N" ,nH.rrrr.-
tsutai," proposition % vIiI b." -s'u that %
nnu-i 10 a srfa1 100 20 auirrsi. o. 80 ,.t..i
~ tncrea-e- 300 TAfes sTe offered lu ROAD
ssrvt,s tho ori, orer ~ a '"u hour Ir-rald
~ an eleven hour 11' o. rarI -"rN..- e
shRh' .u.res-. u.r tpr .. pT"r..i n ,ard-
are sl f.' n0 r ton ho"r .a-.- HH eight
hour ysrd- r" he sno.-taI vh.r ""uit
result 100 m" m~r u"s ." ".Et. Ipur Hurt-
working for 100 ro 'au ant D quarter ."''-
Isr hour
Tn. TENTATIVE 07sr Nt- unanimously 70
lected bv The commute" ~" grand on ~ =
and the oNr'srs ~ tho .o.~ ,ofurrtt~, o.
vt~itsd W. HlRg.n- - h. oit. no after
noon NJ Nrrr b - and rItt" ,ruvl no o.
satisfss fIor ~ mo .0rUiIf'ss sud asked
ham 10 make auofnel oF"r "a -..h he IL"
chned 10 10. SAVING fbt' 10 Hs- h.- Ana.
oasT The matter Nss tt-l p.r.-I r-fpr'.
the ertIr- committee
Nm IIHAEA 4 RnIIIA NINA IL