The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-25
BOTH SIDES WILL
ABIDE BY DECISION
They Are Not Wholly Sat
isfed. However $500 Board
Says the Public Had More
az Stake in the Contro-
versy Than Either the En-
gincers or Railroads.

FNnahln8tnn. hoV. 1f.--Iha need 81
protecting ire public sNainHf strikes
"a amnhaHlaad hB the decision % tha
artIirau1n board which gives e partial
vietarY tn tha engineers. and waa AN.
ununcaf here TO-DAY. The public. hc-
caraina Is fna decision. had more at
stake Gen the controversy than tha rail-
ruaHn ar enrlneera Both aites. tholIzh
rof Hhnilv saaaaed wHi abide bY tAa
decision
m grants certain increased compsu-
aatiau and Improved and uniform rules
1f service requested hv the enEinesrs.
huf holds that general Increase ~
wages on al roads 10 not Harran I'd
upon re basis of the svidenca present
TIE beard found that on some roads
and Coz rarfaln classes 0f service. the
compensation saa too small and thsre-
fore iufrrflced into tha award the
principle af a minImum wnrs foF 80
entire district The auarf. whleh dates
haeh fo Mar 4 last and win sfand for
ana Yesr. settles fhe uost imnerfant
American later dispute sutmiftea e.
araffrafion since tha antaracits cnai
slrfke fn fa1a
WANTS WAGE COMMISSION
Iu bee refort tha board suggests tha
creation 81 federal and state wa Es
commissions which shall e1arciae func-
tons rarsrdinr labor. enmEsd upon
punlic utiHtiaa. HnalevnuH to those en-
r~ciacd Win regard Co capital ~ me
pnbiie service comwlanions sirsad1 fa
existence Iho reFrescutntiVe of the
engineers On tbs toard p a. MoriseT
flnaunted ucm thls suggestion whica.
o. said iu its eject virtually meant
compulsory arbitration and waa who'll
w inurartirahla
THE BoARp's AWARDS.
FouoNing are the more Important az
tha board'a awards end the requests az
the enxlncera.
fn paasen ser service minimum
wage waa granted 81 eA25 per roo
miles or less. nnd nn overtime rate of
ta cents per Nour uIfh an AVERAGE
spned of ao muea per hour TIE EN-
Nineera asked $50 end tf6o per day
tf 100 miles. according 90 tha size ~
tha locomotive cylinder. wtth an over
time rate of 90 cents per hour after
eve hours
tn through freight service e mint.
mum uaa granted &c sass per day ~
100 miles or less. With overtime pro
rata after cen hours The enriure-H
requested rates nf fEaE $3.50 and tb1E
rFr day of 500 miles. according 90 sire
of the engine. and 800 for Wnuett
tnriuef. the same rates 90 Apply %
mine runH Wurk. wreck ssiper oF push
o. mills and circus uHlun
fu local freiEHf service. GE cents sd
difiuuai to tHa fhfuurh freight rates
waH granted This met the Fan re-
quest ~ ere eHFirnrrF
fn HwitrhIrE service Is minimum ~
ffto per dgy af Cen hours or less was
EraHtra The euHluaHra asked 81 90
per fHY of fen hours in switching SER
vire hna Cor beIt zine service
AN eKistirg rates F.Fher than the
minimum Erartet tg fEe board are
rnnunued on force
tn HziuE che minimum vase on pas
eerNer service az Sass per dhv. a
f'Efrr minimum rate o. established for
fHe roads parties 90 fHr arbltratio
u.Ifh .ha exception uf a few
fn awardIuE tHE minimum fhrcurh
ffeiEht atsa of tRTs per daE. t1e
frarJ establishes vases far fHa district
tfaI measHrhblr approach fFe current
minimum of roads n8W paying che bet
HFr rates
Iu making thr rate f1r local freirhg
service ga cents hIFhel than fhrouEh
frtIEht service. q general Increase 8l
cempanaation % EFanfed
IRE erect of fhn 90 mTa per hour
basis az computing overtime Orr the
presenter service fre rules rseardlnr 3
nuai terminal DELAY. anf other ehanrFs
iu ere rules ~ Fervier. are au mrr.
fayrratie fe ere engineers thar exist
taE Fu.as uuun many nf tFf roads
PRoBLEM DIFFICULTY ONE.
THh problem before ere board ~
aFtlfrtI.1u was one 90 surh tf~ruIN
thaf H became necessary before an
naHrf wHH wHfa Far fna HuHrf Or ~ana
sifrF ore urIreIHIrr which should OBJ.
Mfu. ThF facts Hrru which re- reach
81 IIH conclusions Wrre % Involved end
nuwernuH fhrf fHer cannot ra sum
war.FHf TIE InteFfIEstfsna reEaraInE
ere rrwFenFHfirn fn capital ire Inter-
corporate relations of fhe aHroa #a
fFr.r present rnruIuHH their future
rrFefh.a rFrr.nE ard other factors
wHrn Hr complex fEsf fhe board NHa
unHn.r fH arrive af conclusion rH.
rar"luE ere ability ~ fre roads f1 nlF
au Increased compensation.
It NHe determined however. irHf q
renHorHH. vase should uc nRIA u.s.
rFEarfnE therefore fna claim nf .Hl
raHraH#H chat fhav were uuHHfs n
bear HH Increase fha board nErrrd tr