Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-19
PEACE ON PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia, July 1S.-General Man
agel w. H. Myers of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and the committees repre-
senting the 1900 trainmen and con-
ductors employed on the lines east of
Pittsburg today agreed on a basis for
the settlement of the wage controver-
sy. Each side claims to have gained all
that it had been contending for in the
negotiations which have been in pro-
gress for the past six months and
which eliminated last week in the
strike vote by the employees.
The proposal offered today by the
railroad officials and accepted by the
men includes a minimum day of 10
hours as detailed in the New York
Central award. On certain runs where
the company's present rate is higher,
the rate will rot be disturbed.
The classification of these exception
al runs and the question of overtime
were left to be decided at conferences
between the various members of the
committees and the division superin-
tendents OF the lines which thew rep
resent. 1t was further agreed that the
men would be guaranteed &c days work
a month. While the men regard this as
a COlctSSlbH tite TdllIOdu OiliCidlS soy
that during the recent hard times the
men were benefited by being worked
on short time rather than being laid
off altogether. The official statement
given out by the railroad tonight fol-
lows:
AT the conference this morning be-
tween General Manager Myers and the
committees representing the trainmen
and conductors employed on the lines
of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad east OF
Pittsburg. the general managers again
reiterated the company's position, ex-
planning in detail just what the COM
pany could do.
lat later conference this afternoon
the men accepted the general managers
proposition, which in effect was that the
company would put into effect working
conditions including a minimum day as
detailed into the New York Central
award. leaving the company's high rates
stand but not increasing them by making
the 10-hour day apply to the rates which
were made to fit an H. and 12-hour day."
A. B. Garretson. president of the Order
of Railway Conductors. said tonight:
THE company has granted the princi-
pie for which we have been contending
all along. maintaining it's present high
rates and giving minimum. day at
standard rates"
w. G. Lee said:
We think We have gotten what We
asked for from the beginning. When
President McCrea's statement was made
public we saw at once that the company
had misconstrued our attitude. We also
learned from another source that the
company had misunderstood our de-
mands. We, therefore, arranged today's
conference at which Mr.. Myers offered
the standard conditions Of 10-hour day
with none of the present high rates re-
duced. A subcommittee will work out
the details.
while today's conference does not
mean that all possibility of a strike Is
over" said Mr.. Lee. 1T does mean that
we have arrived at basis for a settle
ment, and l feel that the details will be
worked out satisfactorily and there will
be no necessity for the extreme meas
ures which were contemplated last week.
We still have our ammunition, however
Employees in this city who would have
been affected by the strike order were
jubilant tonight. While the wages Of no
one will be decreased, many Of the men
say they will receive more money under
the proposed readjustment of conditions.