The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-03
STRIKE NOT ENDED
Says Secretary Shannon Of the Railway
Conductors.


ST. Adams. Ang 3. When coming
from a consultation with Supt G. j..
sollle, al tie Cenihal Vermont, to-day,
~. II. Shannon. secretary nj the gen
efal committee al the Order Of Railway
Conductors. this afternoon stated IN an
interview that the strike is not settled
adding that he had heard something
from headquarters On further inquiry
at the Central Vermont headquarters
a. to what this statement means It
was stated that nothing was known
about It.
Ottawa, Ont, Aug. s.--The strike Of
conductors, trainmen and yardmen,
which began on the Grand Trunk and
Central Vermont syStems on July is,
was officially called oil last night. Tn
,ler tie terms Of tho agreement. signed
by President Hays for the railroads ana
all The union officials, the men will re.
ceiye, dating back 10 May /, OF this
yfar, an advance of approximately IS
per cent, and beginning January ], 1912,
4 rate Of wages slightly below the
eastern association schedule for which
they struck but an advance in many
instances of over 30 per cent.
Much credit for the successful out
come Of the peace negotiations is Civ
Ell to W. L. Mackenzie KING, the min
lster Of labor, who has persisted in his
efforts 70 bring the men together de-
spite diseouraging setbaeks.
The text Of the agreement follows.
"The company win put back as soon
as possible the men other than those
who have been found or may be found
guilty Of acts Of violence or disorderly
conduct, the understanding being that
there Is to be no correction or intimida-
lion used towards the new men.
The company will put into effect
from Ahy /, 1910, the rates named III
the schedule Of rates dated July lS,
1910, those rates to be embodied in the
present. schedules now in effect on this
line, it being understood that those rates
shall III no instance effect a reduction
in any existing rate.
nThe company will, on January |,
1912 make effective in train yard serv-
Ice on the Grand Trunk railway, the
rates OF pay and the rules contained
III the schedule or agreement on that
date in effect Oh the lines Of the Can
adian east Of Fort William.
"The three above propositions shall
apply also to tho Central Vermont Rail-
way company, the said railroad To be
substituted for the Grand Trunk rail-
way and the Rutland railroad to be-
substited for the Canadian Pacific rail
way wherever the same are used or un-
derstnod in the above"
The agreement IS signed BY Charles
NJ. Hays president, Grand Trunk rail-
way system; Robert Kelley, II. Foy
E 2. Sinclair and j f. Mann for the
Order Of Railway Conductors; John Ma
loney J. A. Conner ~. E Berry. 2. A.
Herbert for the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen. and approved by Presi.
dent A h. Earretson and w. G. Lee and
President S. n. Berry and James
Murdoek
The men thus obtain two concessions
over the terms offered by President
Hays on the afternoon Of the day they
struck. First the Standardization of
pay and rules with those recently cen.
cedea by the Canadian Pacific takes
place on january | 1912 instead Of
January ] 1918 as offered by Mr. Pays
gain OF one year Against this must
he placed the fact tiat tae Canadian
Pacific standard and rules ere rot quite
those Of the eastern aN0eiation, whief
Tire men demanded from tie Grand
Trunk. but slightly low4.
Secondly, the offer made by Mr. liaye
tc tse men on July is IS accepted
to ha,a until Gle standardization Is
dcntpd on january D. 1912 but tie
inaiaased rate of pay make in tai Of