The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05
RAILWAY WAGES INCREASED
Freight and Passenger Tariffs Re-
vised to Meet Costs.
Railroads Announce Raise of $780,
100000 on PayrolIs-High Cost
of Living One of ,easons.

Chicago, Ill-An increase of near
| ly $40, 100000 annually in the wages
of railroad employees has been either
granted or offered by railroads
throughout the country within a COM
paratively short period, according to
announcements that followed the de-
cision of officers of the Pennsylvania
Railroad to boost the pay of its army
of employees to the extent of $1,000
900 a year.
General prosperity throughout the
country, an unusual increase in the
volume of business and the present
thigh cost of living were the three
salient reasons assigned for the Penn
sylvania increasing the pay of its
workers. 1t means that 10000 en-
ployes of the company will obtain an
addition of six per cent. to the
amount they have received for their
services on each pay day heretofore.
Information concerning the action of
the Pennsylvania Railroad manage
ment scarcely had been given general
circulation before word was flashed
from Philadelphia that the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway Company
had granted an advance aggregating
$1,400,000 year to $4,000 en-
ployes.
Coinc4dent withthe announcements
it was reported that railroads.
and West-intended to advance COM
modify carload freight rates follow
ing the wage increases. That the
roads will make every effort to meet
these advances by higher freight rates
is regarded by the shippers as inevita-
BILE to prevent a cut in their profits.
Rate clerks of the Western Trunk
Line Association have been checking
over the tariffs for several weeks for
the purpose of demonstrating which
rates may be deemed most susceptible
of advancement. They have COM
pared the commodity rates with the
class rates on similar articles and
their figures will be considered by the
traffic officers
The announcement at New Haven,
Conn, of the proposed increase
brought forth no official statement
from the companies, but it was said
authoritatively that the New Haven
Company had not departed from its
policy, put into effect in 1906, of
two-cents-a-mile rate over all lines.
The new move is made, it is said, to
"equalize rates on subordinate lines,
leaving the main line rates practically
as they are at present" Being face
to face with an increase in operating
expenses the company is taking this
means to increase the annual income
from those lines which, in It's estima-
ton, can be called upon equitably to
contribute to that increase.
The fare from New York to Boston
will be $4.75 instead of $465, as at
present.
The recent wage advances made or
offered by railroads are as follows.
Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburg.
$4,000, 900; Pennsylvania, west of
Pittsburg, s3,000,000; New York
Central east of Buffalo, $3.50, 900;
New York Central system, west of
Buffalo, $500,0O0; New YORK New
Haven and Hartford, 100000; other
New England lines, $250,000; trunk
lines other than Pennsylvania and
New York Central, $4,000, 900; NV
YorkBuffalo roads and coal roads,
$1,000, 900; Southern roads, $1,000
900; lines west of Chicago, $5,00O,-
900; Philadelphia and Reading, ST.
100000. Total. SIS. 100000.