The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-17
ENGINEERS LUCKY
GUY--|N0TH|N' TODD
y TILL TOMORROW!
Twentieth Century Limited
70 Man Tells Board Kind
= of Job He Has.
READ WHAT HE DOES!
And After That, He's Through
u But He Wants More
=. Pay for Doing 1t.


orixEled veterans Of the cab appeared |
bsfore tho Board Of Arbitration In the
Oriental Hotel. Manhattan Beach, this
afternoon to tell Of the hardships and
hasards Of their calling. and the years
Of arduous preparation necessary be-
fore they can be engineers, in substan-
tiation OF their claim that they are
entitled to a standard and increased
wsge scale on the difty-two railroads
east Of Chicago and north OF the line
Of the Norfolk and Western.
In simple yet dramatic words the
men Of the throttle told Of their lives
of danger in the bilsterins cabs. that
the hundreds in the rolling palaces be-
hind them might be comfortable and
safe.
Dean Wood. who hauls the Twentieth
Century Limited In It's record breaking
dash from Syracuse to Albany. WAS
first called.
There way be engineers as good.
but none better" said Grand Chief w.
9. Stone. Nov, Wood. talk lower
than usual" he warned. You are not
on the Limited"
II am forty-eight years oldy' said
the snappy. smooth faced engineer. II
have been an engineer twenty-four
years. I run the Limited. I am called
on the telephone at 1915 o'clock every
morning. and 60 at once to the round
house. though do not 60 out until
3.t5. examine the bulletin board and
study the new signals. Then 1 go over
the reports Of repairs to my engine
to see II they have been made. oil
my engine and then run down TO the
depot. where I wait for the train to
come In. compare my watch with
the Standard clock and then get orders.
When the train comes In 4 back on
and hook on my air and stsAm pipss.
Then compare time with the con-
ductor and then We start. I run 1T
miles In 10 minueeA II takes eight
minutes to 80 through Syracuse. and I
have to slow down nins Zines and
scoop water three times. have 10 run
seventy Ave miles an hour 10 mako the
schedule. have to read 15l signals.
about one a mile.
THEN He TAKES A DAY OFF TO
REST UP.
''When I arrive I have to uncouple
and take my engine to the round house.
There spend an hour making out re-
ports. ! have even TO report In writing
II slow down once without a signal.
Then I get Q little rest and then 20
through the same routine on the trip
ha aS 4 n
day Oh. have to.
A high tribute to the man at the
throttle was paid. to-day. by B. A.
worthinston. President Of the Chicago
& Alton Railroad. IN summing up before
the Board Of Ark1trstors. the reasons
advanced by the hfty-two railroads east
Of Chicago and north Of the Norfolk 4
Western. for refusing to grant the
standard increase Of wages demanded
by the engine drivers.
The engineers-there are 1853 on the
rseds invoivsd-sFs skilled men. high
In honor. able In their business and
sonso1entious." he said. There have
been some severe rules made BY some
unth4nking railroads for their guidance.
but these rules have been modified
The most rigid rule 10 for eyesignt. but
that v for the public safety. I mover
In my life dropped . fireman who be-
came color blind from looking into .
whitsIhot drsbox. I never will. am
sure no railroad ever drops an engineer
except for . capital offsnse. such a.
drunkenness or running past q signal
naSraatly. It does not pay.
I'VE need good men and we arc not
going to let one get away from u.s.
They ars too hard to get. The game
10 not . killing one. More than -
per cent. Of the engineers are more
than forty; 2i.t per cent are more
than nifty. The average age OF the
engineers now working 10 forty-two
years. The average length of service
Of the men now employed is l2,+ years,
and judging from the sprightiy look Of
the men before mo now. they have q
whole lot longer to live"
Mr.. worthinGton. In continuing to-day.
declared the Standardization OF wages
was manifestly unfair TO weaker ro61s
financially. since these roads. because
OF their smaller trafic. did not demand
such great skill from engineers.
lNcREAsEo WOULD A60R EoATe
go ,000, 900 IN YEAR, He SAYS.
In the case OF some Of the weaker
roads" he said. "the increases de-
msnded amount to so per cent. These
roads face financial bankruptcy II you
grant these demandsi
The total wage increase aggregates
more than 100000, but that Is moth
Ing compared to the collateral effects
this increase will have Grant these
demands and every trade in railroad
ing will make demands The result
will be that In one year we will have
TO grant increases aggregatinE $780,
100000. Such . sum would place q
lien Of $500. 5000 in per cent
securities upon these lines, and they
cannot carry that additional burden.
I'VE already are pressed for money
for improvements demanded by the
shipping and travelling public. We
mad II difiicult to borrow. Saddle this