The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-29
NEW HAVEN ROAD GRANTS ALL THE DEMANDS OF MEN Liberal Wage Increase and Short ened Hours Agreed on at
 Conference. Will Mean Additional Expense of About $5OO,OOO a
 Year.

New Haven, March 29-Every de- n1and of the Brotherhoods of Train men. Conductors, and Yardmen of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad has been granted by the road. The formal agreement was signed last night in the general offices of the road in this city, with General Manager Higgins and General Superintendent Pollock. representing the railroad, and L. E. Shepard the Conductors, and c. H. Sines the Trainmen's Brotherhoods.
 liberal wage increase and short ening. of the hours of work have been ploye of the New Haven system is af- fected by the increase, according to the statement given out by the represen- tatives of the brotherhoods.
 Yesterdays conference. which was undertaken after negotiations had been broken off Saturday because the broth cept the wage schedule offered them by President Mel1en of the railroad, was called at the wish of MT. Mellen, who invited the brotherhood officials to present their scheme. They offered practically the Chicago wages rate plsAn. and after a few slight moddhca- representatives with the proviso that this will be adapted to various dis tricts and branches of the railroad later.
 The wage schedule includes the pay Tnent of the conductors and trainmen on the basis of miles instead of hours, as formerly. The old minimum wage for conductors was raised from 3.60 to $4.20. and 100 miles was declared to constitute the basis of a days work. Overtime work will still be paid for at the rate of 42 cents hour.
 For electric conductors an increase from S2.70 to $4.2o daily was granted. Steam ticket collectors were granted a raise from 24O to S335 and electric ticket O men receive a raise from $40 to $2.75, and brakemen from $2.2O- to $2.55. Overtime pay for ticket collectors was placed at B cents an hour, and that of baggagemen at 27 cents an hour. F1agmen and brakenen receive an overtime wage of 25 cents an hour. raised from $.0335 to s.0363 a mile, and those of freight hagmen from $.0245 to $.O252 a mile. Brakemen's wages were raised from $.0235 to $.0242 a mile. and dard days labor.
 In the cases of freight trains with 8 run under 100 miles daily. the hours of work for the crew were lowered from eleven to ten hours as the maximum The question of seniority fin making promotion was left undecided
 The increase will mean additional expense to the road of about $500,000 a year.
 Baltimore, March 2e.-t was learned yesterday that the Western Maryland Railroad Company has granted it's To- comotive engineers an increase in wages of about 8 per cent. About 2o0I men are affected.
 Cincinnati, Ohio, March 2e-The Board of Arbitration, which had in hand the controversy between the Big Four Railway and it's telegraphers, has reached an agreement. The operators are to receive increased wages amounting in the aggregate to $s,4Oo a. month.
 Washington. March 2e.-Omcfa1s here are optimistic as to the outcome of the ] various controversies between Eastern railroads and their conductors and trainmen: Satisfaction was express Hartford road had settled it's differ l ences with it's men. This case was | settled without the intervention of the 1 man act to take a. hand in such eases. |
 Dr. Charles P. Nei1l, Commissioner of Labor and one of the rnedfators who | brought to a. satisfactory conclusion | several weeks ago the trouble between | the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and it's men. which was similar to the trouble on the other roads. expressed himself as satisfied that the troubles soon would be ended.
 In regard to the Lake Shore & Mich igan Southern and the New York Cen further conference between the roads and their men. as in the New York, New Haven & Hartford and the New York Central cases. probably would end the controversy without the neces- sity of any reference to the Mediation Board. STRIKE VOTE ON LAKE SHORE.
 Cleveland, Ohio. March 29.-A strike vote has been ordered on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad by the officers of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors, following the breaking off of the negotiations which have been carried on with the road for the last three days. About 10000 men are involved.