The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-08

Engineers wish to be relieved OF the
toll of preparing their engines for
travel and ol caring for them after
runs and ask that switching time be
paid for on a different basis.
The magnitude OF tho wage Queas
ton Is evidenced by statement by
the employees that the per cent wage
difference now standing between the
drivers and the railroads means ap-
Iroximately s2.600,00O a year. The
cost of altering working conditions
would be less than 100000, It was as
serted
Could Not Agree on Terms.
I'VE reached the point where II was
evident We could not agree on wages
and other questions said Grand Chief
Stone OF the Brotherhood today.
when We started our negotiations
We little expected them TO last 40
lCrg. Our powers to arrive at agree
mcnts arc restricted, however, by the
fact that in this case We are acting
not in dictatorlal sense, but simply
as following out the expressed com
mand of the individual engineers.
Since we have only the prescribed
limits OF movement allotted to us
lN lIlt IOuNtu Nlhus L III lulAA'eih 'NAha
uittee often asserted directly that
they could not approach our terms.
and there was simply nothing left TO
do but TO ask our men for an eN-
preston on their desire to strike.
Since they unanimously directed their
action OF ours, il seems only reason
able that they will vote unanimously
Tor strike.
Ballots Counted by Dec. 10.
by Dec. 10 we VIII have the bal
lots counted, and VIII present the re-
sult to the railway men. They VIII
hIvo one chance TO meet the terms
OF our men, and II they refuse, think
the strike order will go out within
half an hour.
IT strike is ordered we can reach
every engineer, | believe, within five
hours, and on every one of the 81
roads every cab viii bc deserted i'm
| ncdiatcly. and II You happen 10 he
passenger at that time. | guess YOU
VIII have to get out and walk,
Representative of the Association
OF Railway Managers, from which the
committee Of ten to treat with the
| engine men was drawn, said the state
rlent OF Mr.. Stone was substantially
| correct, and added only the figures
over which the contention was waGed.
Chairman Scott'e Statement.
When the conferences began, said
Chairman w. b. Scott OF the con
I ference committed the engineers
demands approXimated p per cent
increase This finally was brought
down To II per cent We inally
| agreed to a 10 per cent Increase. to-
taling S3,S4O0O0 for the 81 roads we
represent, and there we both stuck.
| The $6.250. 600 increase they stuck out
for was more than We could con
| cedc'
Later it was made clear that The
reads which are parties TO the wage
| conference did not include all lines
| vest oi Chicago. but the chief roads
west. south and north, and from Fort
| Williams west in Canada, with the
| exception of the Wabash lines and
several minor systems.
The Roads Affected,
The following list OF the lines af-
footed was given out.
Atchlson. Topeka & Santa Fe. At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe coast
lines. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe,
beaumont, Sour Lake & Western, Ca,
madam Pacific. Chicago C Great West.
ern. Chicago &c Northwestern, Chica-
go. Burlington & Quincy Chicago,
| Milwaukee & St Paul. Colorado &
Southern FL Paso e Southwestern,
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Anto-
Mo. Houston & Shreveport. Indian.
apolls & Southern, Kansas City South
| orn, Louisiana Western, Minneapolis,
st. Paul G. Sault Ste. Marie, Missouri,
| Kansas &c Texas, Morgan'S Louisiana
! &, Texas, Northern Pacific Oregon
Short Line. Quincy, Omaha & Kan,
! sas City, St Joseph & Grand leland.
Southern Kansas of Texas, Eastern
Railway OF New Mexico, Baltimore &
Chic. Chicago Termina' Canadian
Northern, Chicago & Alton, Chicago.
Milwaukee G Puget Sound Chicago
| G Western Indiana. Chicago Junction,
Chicago, ST. Paul. Minneapolis e
| Omaha. Duluth, South Shore & At
lsntlc, Fort Worth G Denver City.
| Great NoTthorn, Houston & Texas
Central, Illinois Central. International
| & Great Northern. Kansas City Ter
minal Mineral Range Minnesota
Transfer Missouri Pncifc, New Or
leans. Texas & Mexico. Oregon &
Washington. Oregon Railway & Nayl-
CATION company. Chicago, Rock Island
| & Pacific, st. Joseph Terminal, 81
| Louis & San Francisco, st. Louis.
Brownsville & Mexico. ST Louis
| Southwestern. San Antonio & Aran-
sas Pass. San Pedro. Los Angeles &
Salt Lake, Santa Fe, Prescott &
| Phoenix, Southern Pacific. Spokane.
| Portland Sc Seattle. Tacoma & East
EN-. Texas & New Orleans. Texas &
Pacific. Trinity & Brazos Valley. I'm
Ion Pacific. Wichita Valley, Yazoo &
| Mississippi Valley
Grant Some Increase,
The wage increase demand OF the
engineers was referred by the presl-
dents OF the railroads before the In
| terstate commerce commission In
| Chicago recently as one OF the rea-
sons why higher freight rates ought
TO be charged by the railroads. Al
that time Vice President Park OF the
| Illinois Central and other officials
told the committee there was little
| doubt some increase would have TO
| be granted. and he advised the com
mlttec, as did representatives OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul and
| Chicago G Northwestern railroads.
that the Increase would cut off the
roads surplus unless higher rates
could be charged
In view of this. the sudden cessa-
ton OF conferences between the en-
gine men and the roads today caused
considerable surprise. since before the
commerce commission the roads used
| the lnll figmre Of tho engina men,a de.