The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
ENGINEERS ON
6I RAILROADS
DEBATE STRIKE
Vote to Be Taken by December
10, NegOtiators Being Un-
able to Agree
Lines Between Chicago and
Coast Involved in Dispute
Over Wage Increase


CHICAGO. Nov. "A strike vote will
be taken among the engineers of 81
roads west, south and north of Chicago
following the termination today of
negotiations between the roads and
grand officers Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. which had been
under consideration since September
26
Wage increases Of approximately Z
per cent and alteration of working con-
dltons stood between the negotiators.
Grand Chief Warren S. Stone of the
brotherhood said today that he believed
the strike vote would be unanimously
IN favor Of suspension of work, and
that the enginnien would express their
desire by December 10.
Immediately thereafter he said a
laSt opportunity would be given the
railroads TO meet the workers and If
they ignored that opportunity within
I'VE hours every engine west Of Chi
Csgo would be stilled the fires drawn
and out OF the thousands of cabs would
step every driver on duty.
MEN AT 25 CONFERENCES
The representatives OF the engine
men in the 25 conferences which ended
today were:
Warren s. Stone. grand chief: Ash Kennedy.
F A Burgess. E. Corrigan. N. ". Cadle and H.
E wills, assistant grand chiefs, brotherhood Of
they received the advice Of so di-
vision managers Of the brotherhood,
who recently represented the smaller
councils Of the order.
Railroad officials. as follows, heard
- the engine drivers demands
u. B. Scott Of the Union Pacific. F. E. Ward
r G.. BarhelQer
ClicsCO Terminal and Baltimore and Ohio, f.
A Durham Of the Missouri Kansas and Texas.
q 81 Anderson Of the Great Northern T. J.
Atchison. Topeka and santa Fe Grant. Hall of
~, rs1ssis~t TscsSc i 7 Ssrs1,ons If the Fl
Paso and Southewestern and A. ". Trenholm Of
DECISION OF CONVENTION
The whole question arose from the
decision Of The engineers in convention
at Detroit last spring. In a three
weeks session IL was decided that the
existing wage scale, in effect since
February, 1907, was unsatisfactory and
that working conditions had been i'm
posed by railroads which should be
eliminated. The grand officers were in
structed 10 meet the railroad managers
and present the demands.
The general working conditions of
which the enginemen complain include
The following:
Drivers of the MaIIett compound
engines. which do practically the
work of two engines, and entail a
corresponding responsibility and
capdbilty. receive the same wages
as other drivers Of high power en-
giues Of much smaller capacity
Engineers wish to be relieved of
-le toll Of preparing their engines
fCT travel and OF caring for them
after runs. and ask that switching
time be paid for on q different
MILLIONS INVOLVED
The magnitude of the wagt question
Is e-idenced by a statement by the
employees that the per cent wage diff
ference now standing between the
drivers and the railroads mean approx
imat7ly s2.600.000 year The cost of
altering working conditions would be
less than $4,000. it was asserted
" hen the conferences began said
Chairman W. p. Scott of the confer
ence committee. the engineers de-
1nands approximated a 27 per cent in
crease. This finally was brought down
70 II per cent. We finally agreed to
10 per cent increase. totaling $3.50
600 for the 81 roads We represent, and
there we both stuck The s6,25o,oo0 in
creas ethey stuck out for was more
than we could concede
sTKTH-oNE ROADS AFFECTED
The following list Of the lines af-
fected was given out:
Aochison, Topeka and Santa Fe.
ktehisea, Topeka and Santa Fe coast lines.
AoloTacC
Beaumont. Sour Leke and Western.
Canadian Pacific.
Chicago Great Western.
Chicago and North western,
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy.
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul.
Colorado and Southern.
e Paso and Southwestern.
Galveston. Harrisburg and San Antonio.
Indianapolis Southern
Kansas City Southern.
Winnespolis St Paul and sault Ste Marie
Missouri. Kansas ana Texas.
Morgans Louisiana ana Texas
Northern Pacific.
Oregon Short Line.
Quincy. Omaha and Kansas City.
St. Joseph and Grand Island.
Southern Kansas Of Texas
Eastern Railway Of New Mexico.
Baltimore and Ohio,
Chicago Terminal.
Canadian Northern.
Chicago. Milwauke and Puget Sound.
Chicago and Western Indiana.
y chicago. St. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha.
Duluth South Shore and Atlantic.
Fort Worth and Denver City.
Houston and Texas Central.
1rternstionai and Great Northern.
Kansas City Terminal.
Mineral Range.
Minnesota Transfer.
Missouri Pacific.
New orleans. Texas and Mexico.
oregon Railway and NAVIGATION company.
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific.
81 Joseph Terminal.
ST. Louis and San Francisco
ST. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico.
St Louis Southwestern
San Antonio and Aransss Pass
Ssn Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake.
santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix.
spoEsne. oial1 Portland and Seattle.
Tacoma and Eastern
Tsxss fszss and and Pacific.
Trinity and Brszos Valley.
Union Pacific.