Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-08
ENGINEERS Of
SIX 7 Y-ONE
ROADS MAY
STRIKE:
Vote viii Be Taken Following
Conclusion of Unsuccessful
Negotiations With Committee
of Managers at Chicago.
HIGHER PAY AND BETTER
WORK CONDITIONS ASKED

DDl VI fhNNl w NliIGlt iNObQ'
VIII Have One More Chance
to Meet Demands of Workers
nv Morning JournAl Special Leased Wire
Chicago, Nov IA strike vote vii
De taken among the engineers of six
ty-one roads west, south and north oi
Chicago following the termination
today OF negotiations between the
roads ana grand officers OF the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers
which had been in session since Sep
tomber rs. Wage increases Of ap-
proximately seven per cent and alter-
alton of working conditions stood b.
tween the negotiators.
Grand Chief Warren 5. stone, of the
brotherhood said today he believed
the strike vote would be unanimous
in favor Of suspension of work and
that the enginemen would have ex-
pressed their desire by December 10.
Immediately thereafter he said list
opportunity would be given the rail-
roads to meet the workers ana If they
ignored that opportunity within five
hours every engine west Of Chicago
would be stiled the fires drawn and
out of the thousands of cabs would
step every driver on dut"
The representatives Of tho engine
men in the r-fiva 1Hl rnna Is
which ended oday Were:
Warren s. Stone grand chief; Ash
Kennedy, T. A. Burgess, p. Corrigan,
81. w Cadlo and II. z. Wills assist
ant grand chefs brotherhood If To-
T. ru, tive Fl ginccrs.
They have received the advice of
fifty division managers OF the broth
crhood who recently represented the
smaller councils Of the order
Railroad officials as follows. heard
the engine drivers demands
w T. Scott, OF the Union Pacific;
f. T. Ward of the Burlington lines:
j. C. Batchelder, Of the Chicago Ter
minal Baltimore ana Ohia; f. A.
Durham, Of the NJ. x. & r.. G. H.
Emerson, Of the Great Northern; T.
j. Foley Of the Illinois Central; +. G.
Fox, Of The A.. r. x S. f.; Grant Hail.
of the Canadian Pacific: II. J Sim
mons, of the El Paso x Southwestern
ana a. w. Trenholm. Of the Chicago
st. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha
The whole question arose from the
decision of the engineers in convcn-
tiou at Detroit last spring In three
weeks session it was decided that the
existing wage scale, in effect since
February, 1907, was unsatisfactory
and that working conditions had been
imposed by railroads which should be
eliminated. The grand officers were
instructed to meet the railroad mana~
gers and present the demands
General working conditions o.
which the enginemen complain IN
clude the following.
Drivers of the Mallet Compound
engines which do practically the work
of two engines and entail n cores 4
ponding responsibility and capability,
receive the same ges as other driv-
ers of high power engines of much
smaller capacity.
Engineers wish TO be relieved Of the
toll Of preparing their engines for
travel and of caring for them after
runs and ask that switching time be
paid for on different basis
The magnitude of the wage ques-
ton is evidenced by a statement 10y
The employees that the seven per cent I
wage difference row standing between (
The drivers and the railroads mean APP
nroXimately 50 500. 900 year The +
cost of altering working conditions I
would be less than $500, 600 it was as I
serted
'We just reached the point where +
u was evident we could not agree on /
wage and other questions. said Grand /
'hief Stone of the brotherhood today. /
When we started our negotiations we T
iilile expected them TO last as long
The railroad committee Of ten as
serted directly that they could not I
approach our terms and there was /
SIMPLY nothing LETT TO do hut To ask 7
eui men for ou expression on their
desire % strike.
Since they unanimously directed .
tnh action Of ours. it seems only rea-
'nahle that they viii vote unani-
ihNnsly for a strike.
IN December 10 we viii have fne
'iH'is counted and VIII present the
result to the railway men. They viii
nave one chance TO meet the terms
nl orr mon. and il they refuse. think
pc strike order win go out within
half an hour.
if strike IS ordered We can
i,h every engineer 7 believe within
iFe hours and on everv one of the
A''-one roads every cab viii be de-
I''d Immediately and II YOU happen
p oe 2 passenger at that time 7 guess
'- Mil have 90 get ont and walk
prese natives Of the Association
'l Railway Manag from which the