The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-25
ENGINEERS GIVEN
SLIGHT INCREASE,
NOT ALL DESIRED
Report of Board OF Arbitra-
ton is Announced to
the Public
MORRISSEY MAKES
/. MINORITY REPORT
Labor Representative Dis
scnts. Railroad Repre-
sentative Signs. But
Not Satisfied

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.---The mos.
important American labor dispute
submitted since the anthracite coal
strike In 1902 has just been termi-
mated by the award and report of the
board Of arbitration entrusted with
the settlement OF the controversy be-
tween fifty-two Eastern roads and the
10000 engineers in their employ.
The award of the board, while
granting substantial increases over the
rates on some lines east OF Chicago
was virtually a compromise decision
between the engineers aud their en-
ptoyers. In granting the award the
board stipulated that all rates higher
than the MINIMUM oeciued upoa
should be continued in force. The
board further suggested the creation
Of federal and State wage commits
sions~to exercise functions regarding
labor engaged in work upon public
utilities analogous 10 those exercised
with regard to capital by the pubic
service commissions already in ex-
istence.
The sYnsportans Awards. *,sa
The more important OF the awards
are as follows.
The minimum wage OF $4.25 for
100 miles or less for engineers In the
passenger service, with an overtime
rate OF so cents per hour, with an ave-
rage speed OF. 30 miles an hour; a
minimum OF 1915 for engineers In
through freight service per day of
1e0 miles or less, with overtime pro
rata after ten hours: IS cents addi-
tional per day OF ten hours or less In
switching service.
In fixing the minimum wage In pas
senger service at s4,25 per day. q
higher minimum rate ls esta biished
for the roads parties 10 the arbisra-
ton with the exception uf few. IN
awarding the minimum through
freight rate Of s4.75 per day. the
board establ shes wages for the dis
trict that meaxurabiy approach the
current minimum of roads now pay
ing the better rates. In making the
rate for local freight service rs cents
higher than the through freight ser
vice, a general increase OF compeLsa-
ton In granted. Also. the effect OF the
30-msle- per-hour basis of computing
overtime in the passenger service. the
rules regarding final terminal delay
and other changes In the rules OF ser
vice are all more favorable 10 the en-
gineers than existing rules upon many
of the roads
In their award the board states as
their belief that the engineers should
be granted a fair compensation. They
further state II to be probable that
the great majority of the RAILROADS In
the .d.sttct considered are able to pay
~ fair compensation IL they are not
able to pay such compensation with
existing rates, the report says, there IL
fust cause fer them "a oten AGAIN tte-
question OF an increase OF rates with
the interstate commerce commission.
Requests Of Engineers
The requests formulated by the en-
gineers were in the main as follows:
In passenger service, rates of 81. 10
and $4se per dag Of 100 miles ac-
cording to the size OF the locomotive
cylinder. with an overtime rate OF 40
cents per hour after five hours; in
freight service rates OF s5.2S, $5.5o
and Sa.5a per nay of 400 maies, az
e9rding to the size u the engine. and
$500 fer Mallet engines. the same
rates to apply to milne runs. work,
wreck, pusher, or helper, milk and
circus trains. and s5 cents additional
for local freight service. For switch
ing service, the engineers asked $3.50
per day of 10 hours and for beit-iine
service. rate Of $500 per day of 10
auested that the engineers time in all
classes of road service be computed
as beginning 80 minutes before Ieav-
Ing the round-house and terminating
at the time the engine is piacsa
on the designated track or re-
lieved by hostler at terminal They
also asked that electric service be OPP
Grated exclusively by steam engineers.
and that a number of uniform work
Ing rules be ad opted upon the sey eral
roads with regard to such matters rs
Initial and final terminal delay, held
away from home terminal. etc.
These requests upon enc side and
their general refusal upon the other
side with no, proposal for modifica-
tiou OF existing rates OF pay or rules
OF service, placed the problem before
the board Of determining whether an
increase should be granted. and. IL SO.
how much for each class Of service.
for each OF the fifty-two roads.
Board OF Arbitration,
The railroads were represented on
this board by Daniel willard. presi-
dent OF the r. a o. r. r.. and the en-
xineers BY r. n. Morr.ssey, former
grand master or the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trajnmen. The other Ave
members or the board. appointed by
the chief Justice OF the Supreme court,
the United States commissioner Of la
Dor and the presiding judge Of the
United States Commerce court, were
Oscar q. Straus. Of New York: Charles
Il. Van Hise. Of Madison. Wis: Al
bert Shaw, editor Of the Review OF
Reviews: Frederick n. hudson. OF st.
Louis. and Otto l.. Eiaf forre
president Of the Building Trades as
ISOLATION of New York City.
The arbitration resulted from \ con-
certed movement begun by the Bro
therhocd OF Locomotive Engineers In
January Inst, when the brotherhood
presented to the railroads q series OF
requests Involving uniform rates Of
pay, uniform classincations OF service
and uniform working rules through
ut the Eastern dtstrict Three con-
lesence were held Ia March between
In railr6ad managers and the broth-
feA