The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
GRANT
WAGE INCREASE



Settlement OF the long drasvp out
wage controversy. between tbe
eighteen railroads operating I'm the.
River and south OF the Ohio River,
and the $4,000 conductors and
trainmen employed ON those
roads, was brought about yeSfer-
day afternoon by the mediators,
Chief Justice Martin "A. Knapp,
OF the Commerce Court, and
United States Commissioners OF
Labor Charles II. Neiil, acting UNI
der the Erdnsan law September
7. 1912, when both sides 90 the
controversy signed an agreement
which gives all classes OF en-
ployes involved a general increase
i'm wages amounting TO 10 2-S
per cent. over the present scale.
Under the provisions of the
agreement, 10 which the last sig
nature was affixed yesterday af-
ternoon at 3:15 o'clock. the men
are to receive this increase be-
ginning October 4. 1912, and as
SuranceS arc given that there will
be no strike of the five classes OF
employees involved, conductors,
brakemen, fiagmcn, yardnlen and
baggagemen.
ssThe exact distribution OF the
ured out according TO classes"
said A. Ii. GarrettSOn, president
OF the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors, last night. "becauSe the ba-
sis of settlement takes into con-
sideration the mileage Travelled by
each class, the number of men
i'm each of the five arms of the
service, and the general scale of
wages which they are now rcceiv-
ing. The general increase, how
ever, amounts to n little under
II per cent. about 10 2-3 per cent.
as near as can be figured"
COST TO THE RAILROADS.
As a result of the agreement,
it is estimated by the general
managers that the additional ex-
penSeS TO the eighteen roads each
year viii amount TO about $780,
600. This gives an average in
crease I'm the fixed charges against
each railroad amounting to $72,-
222. %.
Under the agreement. IL is pro-
vfded tbat the new scale OF wages
become effective October 4. 1912.
and that the new men receive the
now scale from Tuesday morning
at 1901 O'Clock. On their part,
IL is agreed by the men that they
VIII not go on a strike. The writ
ten agreement covers several
typewriter pages, each arm of
the service being taken up sep
arateIy- IL Is understood that the
new agreement ian effect adds one
hour overtime TO the days wages
OF the conductors. Judge Knapp
said last night that the details
OF the settlement Will not be made
public.
After five months of conference
and correspondence. and just
when it began TO look as though
the mediators would have to re-
tire from their work and let the
men call the strike, n PROPOSE
ton was submitted by them We'd
nesday morning which called for
the general increBSe which was
agreed TO yesterdt afternoon.
BRIEF SUMMARY.
Following Is n summary OF the
settlement by the railroads and
the working agreement:
Agree upon increase of 10 2-3
per cent.
Annual assessment against each
of eighteen roads involved. S72.-
222-22, or total of $1,3OO,OO0.
Original demand, 16 per cent.
Number of men affected, IS, 900.
Glasses affected, conductors,
brakemen, flagmen, yardmen and
baggagemen.
Railroads involved, Richmond,
Fredericksburg. and Potomac,
Southern, Georgia Central, Allan
tic Coast Linz, Seaboard Air Line.
Mobile and Ohio, Queen and Cries.
cent (North), Queen and Crescent
lSouth), New ORLEANS, Mobile and
Chicago. New Orleans Great
Northern, Virginia Southwestern,
Alabama and VicIxsburg, Cincin-
natl, New Orleans and Texas Pa
cific, Georgia Southern and
Florida, Vicksbur2, Shreveport
and Pacific, Alabama Great
Southern, Northern Alabama,
New Orleans and Northeastern,
Tennessee Central. <
Signens of agreement, Horace
Baker, Cincinnati, Ohio, chair
man OF managers committee; A.
Il. Garrettson, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, president Order OF Railway
Conductors; Val Fitzpatrick, CIeve-
land, Ohio, vice president Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen.
Mediators, Chief Justice Martin
n. Knapp, Commerce Court;
Charles II. NeilI, commissioner OF
labor.
Time OF controversy. April 90,
1912, to October 8, 1912.