New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
REJECT WAGE SCALE
rssTERN ROADS FIRM.
r-o;On Officials Gather Here
for Conferences.

49,, generally understood as an
- for some weeks, not one or the
ss.-tuo railroads east Of the MISSISSIPPI
uA s,.h the demand was made by the
OF oa.srbood OF Railroad Trainmen ana
r. ~ Railroad Conductors acceded 10
s.r,snd for Increases in wages and
u -,s,v IN working conditions w. c.
srsnd chief OF the tratnmen, IN a dis
fron, Cleveland, his national head
p.s-s admitted this yesterday.
aropa demand is for increases IN
Is ranging from 10 20 90 per cent. and
,ss demands were formulated al q gen
w convention OF delegates in Boston, in
o..,hsr. None OF the railroad companies
,,s--,ed over the situation. as the Gus
80 conferences between the railroads
- tbs men over the demands VIII take
long tine.
-. unusual feature In this case is that
s.. demand was made on al the roads
-s-ritsn sneously. This is accounted for by
fsrt that some tine ago all the brother
- ,rainuaen and conductors in the East
-.-,.a5 as the Eastern Association OF Train
-sn and Conductors.
~. grievance committees OF the various
.,-ssions Of the New York Central train
-,sn and conductors had delegates meet
t-s Yesterday a1 Tecumsen Hall, 42d street,
g Eighth avenue, and sent a commit
- consisting OF u. c. Siattery, general
.,oi--nan Of the grievance committee Of
he copductors. and c. NJ Holiday, gen.
s-sI chairman Of the grievance committee
:. the traInmen on the Central system. to
tss New York Central Offices for an an
srsr 70 the demand. They saw Assistant
C-s,srsI Manager J. 3. Bradheld. and the
ss,snd was rejected with the suggestion
- conference. On behalf OF the railroad
ths following statement was made:
n, January 8 z committee representing
the conductors and the GainInen presented
9 -scuest for en Increase in wages that
bes beeu carefully gone over. It was found
- he IN such amount tiIat we coul.l not con-
sis.ertIy accept il and it, therefore, was
SocjIned with the susgesTIon 10 The iren
sss- ne conpany's officers Will meet with
: Committee representing the New York
T.r.rsJ men to discuss and negotiate the
onsstion. ss has been customary for q great
many years
7bs committee reported back TO the meet
;ne and the committee on negotiations
zsn n-otably be appointed. Chairman slar-
-s-v of the conductors committee said:
.7xa have telegra phed to W. G. Le
Grand chist OF the trainmen at Cleveland
.rs 4 3 Garretson, grand chief Of the
conductors, a. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for
sanction Of the appointment Of the COM
r.ir-es 4 committee OF the men is
asked FOR. but n all such cases they are
oacers Of the union- II is likely that the
grand chiefs vii De hero within forty-etsht
hours
We 90 not anticipate any trouble and do
not bslieTe there win be e strike When we
get iuto conference with the officials of the
companies We can convince them OF the JUS
tee Of our demands. There has been too
uuch strike talk A strike On thirty-tvvo
rozds is prepOsteroUs. We expect conces-
sioas, even Il they are not all we ask for.''
Tbs grievance committee of the Erie
t-ainnen and conductors came to this city
yesterday, and viii send q committee TO the
Erie officials to-day 70 ask for q formal
answer 10 the demands. They will be re-
fused. and probably conference will be
suggested Chairman Hubbard OF the griev-
snoe committee Of the Erie trainnen, who
Ezs a. the Broadway Central Hotel last
eTening, said II was too soon TO talk.
L was stated al the Offices Of the Erie
Railroad that the course taken would be
The same as usual in such cases. Confer
ncss lasting two months would take place
bs1ore anything developed. and no one was
Eorlying.
dispatch from New Haven last night
stated that General Manager Higgins OF
he New York. New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company would meet to-day the
Euh-comniJIees Of the grievance commit
ieas OF the conductors and trainmen who
are asking an increase in wages. Though
ne demand viii not be conceded. prolonged
regulations are looked for. and the usual
course OF submitting the matter TO the
boarc OF directors Of the company VIII be
followed
From Cleveland il was officially stated
mai The tine for hearing the replies torthe
demands expired yesterday. Committees, Of
tne trainmen and conductors are ready 70
negotiate with al the railroad officials. The
rrsinmen, i was stated, were ready to
strike. but z strike would not be necessary.
Cleveland. O.. Jan. 20.-It was announced
st The hea6ouarters OF the Brotherhood Of
Ealroad Trai2mer tonight that on jan
usry z the train-nen OF the southern divi-
Eon, comprising the territory south Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio. would make a re-
guest tor a wage readjusment similar TO
nat asked BY the eastern trainmen, and
now enjoyed by the operatives in the West.
lie request viii De answered February a.
The refusal Of the railroads to accept
NJ terms does not mean that relations
between the brotherhood and the railroads
sre strained" said ". c. Lee, president
u the brotherhood. to-day. 1T simp4y
means rnat our proposition as framed is
'e-Gsec- No c0nmitee Of our organization
representing the men on single railroad
VI oe permitted TO make any concessions.
sccn committee wants 70 make z
move ef TIE sort the members must take
y the matter with the members at large.
an not 6isoo15ra ee5