The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-15
DETAILS OF HIGHER RAILROAD WAGES Involves Nearly All South
 ern Lines MADE IN WASHINGTON
  Signed by Baker, A. B. Garretson and Fitzpatrick-Some of the Most Important Articles of
 the Agreement
MADE IN WASHINGTON

entered into between the trainmen em- ployed on all southern roads and the officers of the roads involved were re- the officers of the organizations af- fected.
 The agreement concludes with article [, and is signed by Horace Baker gem eral manager of the. Queen and Crescent route, for the railroads. and for the employees by A. B. Garretson, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, and Val Fitzpatrick, for the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
 The agreement was reached in Wash ington through the agency of federal medlators after the employees and em- ployers failed to agree. It affects a large number of men in this section. and the final agreement caused intense satisfac- tion among them, as it typifes a con siderable increase In wages in most in- stances
 The more important articles of the agreement follow;
 Article A.-On runs of 155 miles or over per day passenger conductors will be paid at the rate of 2.9o per mile, baggagemen 1.65 per mile, fiagmen and brakemen 1.6o per mile
 Article B-0) On runs of less than 155 miles per day passenger conductors will be paid s450 per day. baggagemen s2.90 per day. hagmen and bralemen S.70 per day. @ Overtime in passenger service to be computed on each road on the same basis as present; the respec- tive corresponding mileage. (s) All regu- larly assigned passenger crews will be guaranteed the following monthly pay; Conductors, s195; baggagemen, ss7; brake men or fagmen, $s1.
 "(D The guarantee provided in the section next above Is 10 be paid ex- elusive of overtime; and also exclusive of extra trips except extra passenger trips made from the regular lay-over point of the man making such trip.
 "f5) The daily minimum rates for passenger service apply to all runs of less than 155 miles a day; the month ly guarantee applies only when the sum of the daily rates in any given month does not exceed the monthly guarantee.
 Article C-Artiele c of the Wash ington agreement of July, 1910. and Article of the interpretations of June. 1911, remain In effect on tho roads parties to that agreement: and are hereby made applicable to the roads parties to this settlement but not parties to the Washington settlement, with assignments on these roads as Of January l. 1912.
 Article D--The rates of pay for through freight and mixed train serv- ice to be as follows: Conductors, 40 cents per mile, baggagemen, flagmen and brakemen, 2.75 cents per mile.
 Article E--Bocal freight service to be paid for as follows: Conductors. 4.50 cents per mile; flagmen and brake men, cents per mile.
 "Regularly assigned local crews working less than the calendar work ing days of the month will be guar anteed not less than 100 miles per day for each calendar working day; except for days where the line is broken through the act of Providence. Cal endar working days shall be construed to include legal holidays,
 Article G--The working time of trainmen to begin at time required to IfDpFl TOT uuly anu io tphtihue uuAii 1e eleased at end Of run.
 Article H-Work, construction or vrecking train service to be paid for as follows: Conductors, s4.50 per day, flagmen and brak kemen, 8 per day.
 Article I--The rates of pay for mine run service 10 be as follows: Con uuctors, s4.1o per day; flagmen or brakemen. s2.75 per day.
 Article ND The same percentage ,citt x,, freight service to be also given in help CT and all other classes of service " whether special or incidental as speei- fed in the individual schedules.
 "(2) Where branch line runs Hre now on specified rates they shall take the samefpercentage of increase as cor responding classes in main line service: provided that where the monthly nile age made by branch line passenger tranmen equals or exceeds main line requirements on that division leach di vision 10 be separate) the main line rates will apply.
 Article P-The following rates of pay to be given in yard service:
 A E c D Yard conductors fday).... 3sc 37c 36c 35c Yard conductors tnighD.. 70 B g 37 Yard brakemen fday)..... 35 S4 B 30 Yard brakemen fnighD... 37 36 35 g
 ''Ten hours or less to constitute day. overtime pro-rata, actual minutes to be counted.
 "The classification of yards now ex- listing on roads parties to the Washing ton agreement shall not be changed ex cept that at any point where road party 10 this agreement has a yard and road party to the Norfolk agreement has yard the rate provided in the Norfolk agreement for that point shall be paid by the roads parties to thIs agreement at said point.
 Article Q-Tpon roads having better basis for a days work. or for the pay ment of overtime, or other rates or allow ances, freight, yard, mixed work, train servce, or other service, the adoption of the foregoing rates and rules not to op- crate as reduction thereof. Where on any road the present rate equals or exceeds the rates herein provided for any particular service, the existing rate shall not be increased: except that in through freight service on the coster division Of he Southern railway an increase of ! per cent on present rates shall be granted This shall not be construed to effect ex- cepted runs or specified runs as in ex- isting schedules These will be granted same percentage of increase as eorre- bonding service not excepted or speci- fled.
 Article R-An increase of 10 per cent shau he granted negro trainn1en and va rd