The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-19

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and General Manager MYERS ~ the Penn
svlvania Rnilroad tn day ~ was announced
by both sides that a hasis for a settle
ment had heen agreed upon. many mis-
understandings cleared upandth threat.
en"d strike probably averted
The following statement was issued
by the company after the Conferences
At IN" conference this morning 10.
tween general manager Myers and the
committee" representing the rainmen
and conductors employed on the line
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad East Of
PttsburR the General Manager again
reiterated the Companys position. ex-
planning in detail just what the COMPANY
would do
At later conference this afternoon
the mon accepted the general mana ger :
proposition. which IN effect was that
IN" company would put int" eifeCt working
conditions. including minimum day.
as detailed In the New York Central
award, leaving the companvs high rates
stand hut not increasing them nv making
ten hour dav apply to tho rates which
werr made Ia ~ an eleven and twelve
hour dav
sylvania Railroad official. was wheih.r
III" company would pay Tor ten hour
day what II now pays for an eleven hour
dav, namely GoI This tho company
absolutely refused 10 do. tn, agr@ad
as It said all along 1t would agree topay
81 ~ for ton hour day. allowing all
higher rates for longer DAYS stand a. they
arr now. This has been tho principal hone
~ contention night along and tho com
ranv long ago slRnifed It's entire willing
ness to paw 81 ~ for ten hour day
Tn" trainmen explained TODAY that
IN" Misunderstanding Ia which they have
ref erred for the last two DAYS concerned
this very provision and they said IL was
because ~ the misunderstanding on this
point that they requested the further
conferences TODAY They said that tho
railroad company had misunderstood
them and that they had never fought to
he paid - % for a ten hour day
The union men C'pnt.nd.-d that all they
had sought was IN. Cpn-.nt of the com
pany Ia make a ten hour day the minimum
basis Of paving ages. thereby abolishing
the present system Of paying it, men "A
fraction uf days ages for a fraction
81 a DAYS services
The union men also held that they had
never asked the company to increase tho
wages ~ such men as were already being
paid higher rate 81 wages than pro-
vidsd for hy the award 80 tho eastern
federation 81 trainmen This also. they
asserted. had been misunderstood 10y the
Company's officials including President
McCrel
The men feel that they have won
victory IN getting the COM
psny to agree To make a ten hour day the
minimum bl=t- - days wages They
point out that many men in the com
Tany's service will be- vastly benefited
hy thus change They also feel that IN
obtaining the companvs word that no
wages a. AZ present paid Will he reduced \
they have gained ground
On the other hand the officials Of the |
company point ont that the P.nnsylvania
had been willing all along To grant these
~ nrklng conditions but have baked only |
pu paying "A 81 - Tor a minimum ten hour |
day instead - 81 ~ for ten hour dav I
W q stands nos. according Ia the agree
ln"ut. urn who nov g-' Sut for eleven |
ltuurs work. - a. frr twelve hours work !
} ~ for thirteen hours " ,Tk and On /,
b. N MT he. IA the slightest affected bv the /
hruE- although "a" company asserts 1
hat the unIon men nav" sought q" have
these men paid uu ten hour minimum .
basis and 81 sini for ten hours aud with !
,g"rrim- iu be- counted after ten hours .
~urk
Thus would haN. huu-t,.d The pay 81 the. /
Iigh priced m.n ~ "a" lines az ~-ll a. I
hose Who nov earn i'.-s han h- ~ ~ /
'ur minimum day Work
Both sid.- tu the dI-pui. al today !
hat there nov REMAINS only the settling I
= minor "details aud the r-'adI'I .tm-nt /
= the runs &" The new ha-t- ~ pa .urnt I
Nv the hour instead - Nv th,. trip a. -
uo~ don" on th- Pennsylvania
* GarrstHpu. president - 'h.. Order D
= kari~ay Contractors left tins afternoon .
'"r Iowa aud " g lee. president 81 fhr I
Brotherhood 81 HaIlWaV IraluIn-u, thu. y
prh-T leader 81 the iu-n ~ the hight SAID
hat although b" ~ou.d remain "a thu
~ " ht" the r.ddJu-' m-iIi was IA prog
r'-s The iuaI"r Uarl ~ hi-wur Vas dunr
hi- N"r.id moi iur ur. moment
s--..It thEi there - nov No I,p--i' hiV ~ |
. strike rau fairly -av mat q -.-stI-m.nr
.,.,.ut~ ufubab.- after iu- ift.-, ting- To-
iay h." -ad Il now remains tor the
: .ti-cuinm tt"'' fu meet he various suf-.r- !
uf the different divisions 81 tn.
abroad and worn OIt the new ba-- Of
PAVING the wages
W.. Zee that We nave gained what W.. !
". r.. fightIug for. which was a principle
W. w'r. aft~r better working condition,
T,r m" men. The adoption 81 the Eastern
federation award wIihou; any reduction
= pav fD' men getting high wages and
ipoys alt, FOR he adoption ~ the ten hour
IN nimum dav
Pennsylvania Railroad officials tonight
a. .y ont this statement
-PHILADtI rHIA. JvIy l.
Al IN. conference TINS morning he.
w.en General Manager Myers and IN.
representing the traInm.n
md conductors employed on the lines
u the Pennsylvania Railroad east oi
Ihtt-burg the general manager again
tho Company'- position. eI-
planning m detail J'I-t what the company
'ouId do
At a later conference" this afternoon
he men accepted the general managers
which IN effect was that
he company would put into effect work.
ng conditions including minimum
iav. ~ d"tltl'.d an IN" New Nork Cen,r.I
award leaving IN" Co'upIny's high rate.
'tand. but not increasing them Nv mai.