The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-19
Company and Employees
Agree on Basis for
Settlement.
BOTH SATISFIED
WITH THE RESULT
Men Claim to Have Been Granted
Everything for Which They
Were Contending, While
Railroad Company Is Ger
tain 1t Has Yielded
Nothing.

Philadclphin, Pa, July 1s.-Genernl
Manager w. Fl. Myers, of the Pennsyl-
vnnin Railroad, and the COMMITTEES
representing the $4,000 trninmen ami
conductors employed on the lines OF
the road east OF Pittsburg, to-day
agreed ON u basis for the settlement
OF the wage controversy.
Each side claims to have gained
all that it has been contending for in
the negotiations which have been IN
progress for the past six months. and
which eliminated last week IN the
strike vote by the employees. The
proposition offered to-day by the rail-
road officials and accepted by the men
includes minimum day OF ten hours
as detailed in New York Central
award. On certain runs where the
company's present rate Is higher, the
rate will not be disturbed. The classi-
fication of these exceptional runs and
the question of overtime We're left
to be decided at conferences between
the various members OF the commit
tees. and the division superintendents
of the lines which they represent.
Guaranteed t,venty-Six Days.
1t was further agreed that the men
would be guaranteed twenty-six days
work a month. While the men regard
this as concession, the railroa4 Off
cials say that during the recent hard
times the men were benefited by being
worked on short time. rather thar
being laid off altogether.
The official statement given out to-
day by the Pennsylvania Railroad fol-
lows:
sat 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
Pjttsburg. the general manager again
reiterated the company's position, eX-
planning in detail just what the COM
pany could do.
"At later conference this after-,
noon the men accepted the generai
managers proposition. which In erect
was that the company would put into
effect working conditions including q
minimum day as detailed in the New
York Central award, leaving the COM
pany's high rates stand but not IN
creasing them by making the tens
hour day apply to the rates which
We're made to fit an eleven and twelve-
hour day."
A. 3. Garretson, president of the
Order of Railway Conductors. left to-
night for Chicago w G. Lee.j presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, will remain here with the
members OF the general committee
until the final detail of the adjustment
have been worked out.
Mr.. Garretson said: THE company
has granted the principle for which
we have been contending all along,
maintaining its present high rates and
giving minimum day at standard
rates"
Still Have Ammunition.
while to-days conference does not
mean that all possibility of strike
is over" said w. G. Lee. ut does mean
that we have arrived at basis for
settlement, and I feel that the details
will be worked out satisfactorily and
there will be no necessity for the eN-
treme measures which We're contem-
plated last week, We still have our
ammunition. however"
None Of the leaders would discuss
the situation on the lines west or PlttS-
burg, but 1t Is believed that satis-
factory agreement will be reached
Employees in this city who would
nave been affected by the strike orr
der were jubilant tonight at the turn
Of affairs. No one was anxious to
walk out While the wages of no one
will be decreased, many of the men
say they will receive more money un-
der the proposed readJustment OF cons
ditionB,