The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-12-31

The companys payroll for March,
1910, amounted to $2S,074.77, and
contained a total Of 456 names, in
Guiding extra conductors and motor
men and men who worked only a
part of the month, making the aver
age pay of all those on the payroll
for March, $61.57. Eliminating ex-
ira employees who did not work
steadily through the month and in
Guiding only those employees who
worked full time or 81 or more days
during the month, the 308 employees
who worked steadily earned an av-
erage OF s72.1G per month. The 1:
conductors and motormen who were
on the extra list during the entire
month CARED an average of $6O.45.
The above is taken from the payroll
for what is practically winter
month. The rayroll is. Of course,
much larger IN he summer months.
The company issues universal
transfers and gives a ride Of IL miles
for orc five cent fare While five
cents today will not purchase as
much as it did 20 years ago in any
other commodity, it certainly goes a
good deal farther on the cars of the
Duluth street railway company than
1T formerly did when a. greater length
OF ride and increased comfort are
taken into consideration.
Sixteen years ago the motormen of
the company were compelled to work
twelve Or more hours a day, stand
ing on the front platform of car
without a vestibule or even anything
to break the force of the wind more
than the dash board which came a.
little above their knees. In those
days 1t was customary for motormen
to wear three or four suits of under
wear and bundle themselves up in
fur coats, and even then they suf-
fered as it was necessary for them
to have their eyes exposed in order
to see the track ahead, and any one
accustomed to the winter billiards. in
Duluth when the mercury is down
around 30 below zero can readily
realize what they suffered. The con-
ductor also had to stand on an open
platform. but he did not suffer as
much as he was protected from the
force Of the wind, and his duties re-
| quired him to be inside the car part
Of the time.
Today motorment and conductors
earn much better wages by working
nine, or ten hours a. day than they
did working twelve or more hours in
the old days, and besides they are
! provided with every modern device
for comfort. The front vestibule of
the cars are not only enclosed in
glass, but they are heated Just as
warm as the interior Of the car, and
the motorman now works in the most
1nclement weather with as much
comfort as if he were standing in his
| own parlor.
No better proof can be adduced in
| support of our transit facilities than
| the fact that all our own people
when discussing the resources, posi-
bll1tles and merits Of Duluth, invari-
ably point with pride to our street
car service.
| The officials of the Duluth Street
Railway Co. at the present time are
as follows:
&. c. Goodrich. president, Mime
apolis, MINI; S. L. Reichart, secretary
and treasurer, Duluth Minn,; Thos. S,
Wood, attorney, Duluth Minn.; w, r,
Foley, attorney, Superior, Wis.,; Her.
bert Warren, general manager, Duluth
Mimi; D. G. Moore, supt. Duluth
Division, Duluth, Mimi; A. Williams
supt. Superior Division, Superior.
Wis; John Carson, chief engineer
Duluth, Mimi; r. J. Crawford, mas.
ter mechanic, Duluth, Minn,: Thos
a. Armstrong, roadmaster, Duluth,