The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-26
AMICAbLY ADJUST
ALL DIFFERENCES
Chesapeake and Ohio Grants
Increase of Two Cents
an Hour
REPRESENTATIVES OF
MEN RECOMMEND IT
Negotiations Between Rail-
way Officials and Grand
Lodge Officials Happi-
ly Concluded

Mutual concessions have brought
about an amicable adjustment of the
wage question between the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Hallway Company
and its employees.
AT conference held at late
hour yesterday afternoon between
General Manager Carter Grice and
the national representatives of the
several organizations with which the
Chesa peake and Ohio employees are
affiliated, Mr.. Grice submitted an Of
fer on behalf of the management of
the railroad OF d fiat increase of two
cents an hour. The executive board
of the federation OF Chesapeake and
Ohio employees promptly passed on
the eompany's offer. recommending its
acceptance by the employees, and 1t
now goes back 10 the men for IA
vote. There is no doubt that the
men Will adopt the RECOMMENDATION
of the board and the wage scale is
likely to be duly signed up within a
week. or as soon as the referendum
returns shall have been obtained.
For several days compromise has
been In the air and on yesterday
morning the Richmond Nirginian
forecasted the probable result of the
negotia tons, which have been in pro-
gress since early in the month.
All In Perfect Good Humor.
While there has been a great deal
OF discussion between the represen-
tatives OF the men and OF the COM
pany." said high official of the
company yesterday, and we have
'jawed' at each other like mem bers
of a family sometimes do. We have
never parted with any other than the
best Of feeling and in the best of
humor."
Evidently this ability OF both sides
to consider the questions at issue in
this good -humored fashion was a no
small factor In the satisfactory ad-
| justment OF such matters.
Men Treated CourtcousIy.
Referring to the negotiations a rep
resentative of the employees last night
said that the railway officials had
! treated his colleagues and himself
with every courtesy. Another referred
to the thirty years experience of the
company without a strike and TO the
manifest desire Of the management to
stand by the men.
According to a labor official. the
men affected number about 5000.
and the advance Is especially beneti-
cial to the employees of the Chesapeake
and Ohio of Indiana. many of whom
get less pay than men in similar lines
/ OF work on the Chesapeake and Ohio
system proper. Such employees OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio OF Indiana are
placed on an equal footing with the
other employees OF the company.
| Men Who Did the Work.
| The grand lodge representatives who
have had charge OF the negotiations
are as follows:
| p. J. Conlon, first vice president
of the International Association OF
Machinists. OF Washington, d. c. ::
| Thomas Nolan. of Portsmouth, Va.
third vice president of the. Interna-
| tional Brotherhood OF Boilermakers
and Iron Shipbuilders of America; B.
P. Lewis. OF Memphis. Tenn, grand
| lodge deputy of the brotherhood of
Railway Carmen OF America: J. Z.
| Grotz. of Clifton Forge. Va. repre-
senting the United Association OF
Plumbers and Gas Filters, and Z. c.
Dawson. OF Richmond, business Agent
OF the International Association OF
Carmen and special representative of
, the American, Federation OF Labor
The executive board of the fede-
ration OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Employees. which has recon-
| mended TO the men the acceptance OF
the offered increase, is composed Of
the following:
Thomas F, kilcoyne. chairman.
| Huntington. W. Va; E. r. Dowdy,
of Richmond. representing the Ma
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