Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
STRIKE IS AvERTED
ON B. { D. R. R.
Controversy Settled to Satisfac-
ton Of All Parties.
NEGOTIATIONS END AT LAST

An acceptable Adjustment Through
Mediation Between the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company and
Its Men is Brought About BY the
Intercession Of the Interstate Com.
r,erce Commission - Concessions
Made on Both Sides.
All danger of a strike which would
involve between 5000 and 1000 Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad employees is
past. At 11.45 o'clock last night, at
ter a day of almost continuous confer
-ences between Labor Commissioner
ONeill, President Garretson of the Or
der of Railway Conductors and Pres
Railway Trainmen and a special com
mittee of eight, representing the men,
the announcement was made that d
peaceful agreement had been reached
safely to both the company and the
men.
Men Accept Terms.
After a series of conferences ex-
tending over eight days between
Messrs. A. B. Garretson, of the
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors,
and w. G. Lee, Of the Order of Rail
way Trainmen, and DR.. Charles p.
NELL, United States Commissioner of
Labor, and Mr.. Martin A. Knapp,
chairman of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, an agreeable settlement
of all differences regarding the ad-
justment of wages IN the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad Of the trainmen and
conductors was reached.
The men will not receive all that
they at first desired, as many conces-
sions were made by both the repre-
sentatives of the trainmen and con
ductors, as we'll as by the officials of
the railroad company.
The men will not receive the West
n scale of wages, as was at first
sked for, but will receive an increase
sufi cient to all. 1t was stated by
Mr.. Garretson that, although the men
did not obtain the Western scale of
wages, they can we'll be thankful for
what they will receive. The terms
that were reached were not %announc-
ed. 1t was stated, however, that there
was a compromise on both sides in
everything but the double-header
freight train clause, and that that
question had been entirely dropped
for the present at least. Messrs. Gar
retson and Lee will meet the officials
of the road today and at that time
final arrangements will be made re-
garding the enforcement of the new
agreement.
II is understood that the increase
in wages will average about IA per
cent. The men demanded the abol-
ishment of the double-header freight
trains which involved increased work
on a single train crew. 1t is under
stood concessions have been made by
the railroad company in this matter
as well as in the general service
condition, particularly in such cases
as being sent out from Baltimore on
a train for Cumberland, when they
would be run as far as Washington,
held there for three or four hours
and "dead-headed' back to Baltimore
to be sent out on another run, los
ing the time in Washington and on
the run back to Baltimore. There
are many other changes of a similar
character that were granted the men,
The first demand for the increase
and correction of service conditions
vas made the latter part of January
and negotiations have continued ever
since.
The men appear to be greatly pleas
ed over the outcome of the confer
ence.