The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-07
NEW WAGE SCHEDULE
FOR RAILROAD MEN
Large Increases Are Made Over
Present Salaries
TWELVE ROADS AGREE
New Wage Scale Effective This Month
Makes an Increase of Ten to Forty
Per Cent and Another Raise
Is Also Promised

| Chattanooga, July 6-(Speeial.) -Loca
railroad men who have been to Washing
| ton for the past several weeks ATTENDING
| the conference between Representatives
of 10000 tralnmen in the south and south
east and officials of the railroads by
whom they are employed, returned to this
city wednesday and brought with them
copies of the new schedule of wages
which are effective July /, and which are
agreed upon by the following railroads
Southern, Central of Georgia, Cincinnati
New Orleans and Texas Pacific. Alabama
Great Southern, Mobile and Ohio New
Orleans and Northeastern. Alabama and
! Vicksburg. Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard
Air Line Georgia Southern and Florida
Virginlan.
Both passenger and freight crews viii
receive large increases over the present
salaries.
The actual increase. effective July l.
ranges from 10 to 40 per cent, and there
will be further increases effsc live April
l. 1911.
The same percentage of increase will
apply to all men and helper service. Sub
stantial increases are granted 10 all yard
crews and colored brakemen, whether In
yard or train service. The new scale does
not affect the wages paid porters on pas
senger trains.
For Passenger Crews-The following
scale has been agreed upon for passen-
ger crews: On runs of 155 miles per day
the following rates will apply, effective
per mile; baggagemen. LBS per mile; flag
men and brakemen, 1.25. Another raise
will occupr April /. 1911, as follows: Pas
senger conductors. 2.75 cents per mile;
haggagemen, Los per mile. On runs OF
less than 155 miles per day the following
rates apply, effective July l: Passenger
conductors, 1915 per day; bagga gemen,
s. 20 per day: fiagmen and brakemen, $3.50
per day.
Another raise will occur April l, 1911, as
follows; Passenger conductors. s4.25 per
aav: baggagemen, s2.75 per day; fagmen
and brakemen, s2.25 per day.
The following monthly salaries are
guaranteed to all regularly assigned
passenger crews:
Effective July l, 191o-Conductors
s115. baggagemen SOS, hagmen and
brakemen $50.
Effective April /. 1911-Conductors
SIPS, baggagemen SIS, fiagmen and
brakemen $40.
In the freight service the following
rates will apply on through and mixed
freight trains, effective July l.
Conductors 3.55 cents per mile, flag,
men and brakemen 235 cents per mile
After April /, 1911-Conductors 3.Id
cents per mile. iagmen and brakemen
ESQ cents per mile.
Local freight service will be paid as
follows:
Effective July conductors AIS
cents per mile. fiagmen and brakemen
263 cents per mile.
After April ]. l911-Flagmen and
brakemen 2.75 cents per mile.
Local freight crews on runs less than
100 miles will be paid for 100 miles. All
regularly assigned local crews are
guaranteed 100 miles for every calendar
the act of Providence. Work. construc-
ton and wrecking crews will be paid
as follows: Effective July 1-Conduc-
tors $3.50 per day. iagmen and brake
men s2.42 per day. After April 1. 1911:
Conductors 81 per day, fagmen and
brakemen 1855 per day.