The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
STRIKE VOTE ON THE Penn, R.R.
TRiINuEN HiIE REJECTED 4
PER CENT. INCREASE.
Employees Say the Company HAS Always
Paid More Than Other COmpanIrs
and They Think o. should DO No Now
Contention Of Each side Present. Ell.

Strike ballots arc being distributed
among IN. trlinmen Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad laCauss 81 the refusal 81 Gen.
"ral Manager " II. Myers on last Tues
day 10 comply with a demand for further
increases IN the pay II trainmen and
yardmrn. The committee Of tainnsn
W. ca sent ont the ballots posted notices
On IN" hullstin boards on all the lines
east II pIttsburg and Eric saying that
III ~" mn ioTity Of tha trainmen vote
Ia strik" extreme action will be taken
unless the nilroad recedrs from its po-
-itIun
After tn. conference 81 the trainmen
with General Manager Myers on Tues
day last b" told the COMMITTEES that
m" comiaGy would accept the rates put
"a effect on a.. New York Central. al
loving IN" PENNSYLVANIA own high
ratio Ia stand. hut not Increasing the
rat" hy making a ten hour day apply
20 tn" rat e, made To- fiji an eleven or tw"lv"
hour dIy, - that m, PENNSYLVANIA would
try To meet 'hu-. conditions 10y adjust.
mont, ittlug its rates ~ lay aud comb,
tons Of work To- III" New York Central
award Is year a. uus-Ihla. as hns been
don" IA IA" rates posted recently
In r.p,v IN this th,. str,L.. c,,.,,,.,;,.-,
ma k..,. I'm statement m -, s,rik, Ill,
r,, -,.,....-.. NJ, ,,....,., 49,. a.
vas iF..,f IL ,,,s "a uI,n., ,o a,,,I, 49,. % on.
\ ora central award. putttn., IN IN. r,tl.a.,o
-y-r"m n OF, entirety With tn. mlniu,ur,
i'r. provided ~" men 0oulU accept there
with ~" \"S Work. central rreS 4. tha
rates that Now obtain on his property ar.
ANA nave h'"n Tor a large Uorttun Of the
'"'' u'-"'. IVAN IN" Ne"
'''N ''''H' '"'''. '''' """i Was naturally
''.'' ''''
'''ta"F @P"AN'h'. 'ari rates put into
"H'- US Your company '"mpHl" taNorahiy
'''H raves Ia'i q" other companies IN the
t"rrii"r'. hu' We contend that both road
ami ward rates should be- higher IN our
Tine than paid ly other companies for SINH
lar -'.i.l,,. .ut-.' IN. policy of the Penn
-rlyauit has always seemingly been Ia
..ut,ufc rh..r u,rl,v.es an ,h,, h.I,o, ,h =,
certain 81 such erplove.. Yer. .nti,I.d 80
IT,, ., o., - -, - a. 49,
go, -, -, - 80" "a" ~
80, ,,.',,, 80,
- ..''-'' - 4" '','''", '"h VI 'h"
j. u" .'' as '''p@"'c' uS standard con-
"''''"N '' I"S mem
statement issuel in behalf Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Yesterday SAWS
thu. H., s,,t.,,.,,,, -, ,al,. a., a.. 80
- . -...I- "
"A'''' ! ""''""h''y 'a'r' nut thAt Ger
tam matters should tee explained and
others amr,lified The compAny saws that
- b,s . my 70 aU ,,C IL .,,,,,t,,,o,,. ~,
ga a. - - ana Ia'h'heh
and ina, 1t has been crlti ciset because q
la, already made a = per cent increase
ID, AL the .-,rloys.s regardless If The
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~
III E'''"S history "' the cas-" the com
pauv -s,N- that last October II convention
oi IN" brotherhood ~ Railway Iraiumen
me-. lu Boston and drew up WhRi became
known as the Eastern Federation scale Of
wages II vas AloptSi generally hv
..,,,,t.sy,..,, Il sarIotis RAJ roads but was
r..t..,.t.-t ~ those on the Pernsylvaula
at February the Pennsylvania tram.
mo, met aud a!optal a seal. II wages
r'.tn conditions about the same az those