The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-06-14
BIG RAILROAD
STRIKE IS NOW
VERY LIKELY
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES OF THE
SOUTH ARE TO VOTE ON
THE STRIKE.
The Principal Trunk Lines in the
South nvoIved-Southern and Its
Allied Lines Will Be Seriously Az
fscted if WaIkout Is Ordered.

Chattanooga Tenn, June 13.-Dif-
fe.Elcos between members of the Or
DER OF Railway Conductors, Brother,
hood of Railway Traiumen and rail
road officials have reached critical
point, and complete tie-up OF traffic
throughout the states IF Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Georgia
Florida, portions Of Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Mississippi and Louisiana is
said to be imminent.
The lines involved specifically are
the Southern Railway the Cincinnati,
New Orleans IL Texas Pacific, Ala
bama Great Southern, Mobile & Ohio,
Georgia, s uthern & Florida ithe last
four mentioned being allied lines Of
the Southern Railway, the Seaboard
Air Line Railway, the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad, Virginia Railway, Cen
trail Of Georgia Alabama & Vicks-
burg, Vicksburg, Shreveport G. Pacific
and New Orleans & Northwestern
Raidroad.
The questions at variance involve
an increase of wages and better work
ing Conditions, and these have been
in an unsettled state for the past
TWO years.
The conference was held in Wash
ington City, and as all factions real
lied the gravity of the questions at
issue, the matter has been handled
with a full realization Of the possi-
bic outcome.
It will be seen at a glance that the
three important trunk lines from the
East to the South are involved, name
ly. the Seatoard Air Line, the Allan
tic Cast Line and the Southern
Railway, which are also the lines to
Florida.
The counter proposition Of the gen
eral managers committee covers
fourteen articles and was declined.
1t is stated upon good authority
tha. while employees have justified
themselves in insisting upon their
original pr r-position. that what is
known as the Macon scale" would
be fayorab!y considered. if submit
ted as q courter-pgopositton, one
line in the territory having settled
on that basis.
The general managers committee
refused to grant the Chesapeake and
Ohio rates and conditi Ms, and en-
ployees refusing to submit a PROPOSE
ton carrying lower rates, ueZO-ia-
tions We're terminated to be referred
TO the men for vote.
1t is claimed ty the strike agitators
that the General managers PROPOSE
ticr both as regards rates in the earn
ing power OF the men. The general
managers have challenged this state
ment. and the decision mas necessa-
rily been left to the final decision of
individual employees.
1t is matter of fact and record
that rates have been standardized
throughout the jurisdiction Of the of
fetal organization (eXcepJ the South
ern assOciatiOn). upon nigler ,asls
as a whole than is now contened for
and the question left to employees to
decide is whether or not t&ey be
l.eva their services are worth a.
much as the services Of men employ
ed in these grades in any section Of
the country.
Recently a vote was ordered by a
board, in session at Gin
and the employees Of the
railroads are availing themselves Of
ne voting privilege. This vote is
how being completed and a leak yes
terday indicated that majority
would support strike order25