Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30

Washington.-A settlement Of the
protracted wage and working condi
tons controversy between the south
eastern railways and their employees
has been reached. The men by the
agreement signed will receive an av
erage advance in wages OF approx
mately 10 per cent. The rules and
working conditions on each Of the
roads remain substantially unchanged
About $4,000 employees, of whom 5000
are negroes, are affected They In
clude conductors, brakemen, baggage
men, flagmen and yardmen. Track
men and shopmen were not involved
In the controversy. The agreement
means to the roads an increase In fix
ed charges for operating expenses OF
approximately S1,300,000 year. As
an Offset to this assurance is given
that there will be no strike OF the
men. The roads involved In the con-
troversy were: The Atlantic Coast
line, Alabama Great Southern; Ala
bama and Vicksburg, Central Of Geor-
gia, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Tex
as Pacific, Georgia Southern and Flori'
da Mobile and Ohio, Northern Ala
bama New Orleans and Northeastern,
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago,
Seaboard Air line, Southern railway,
Southern Railway in Mississippi, Ten
nessee Central, VicksbuYg, Shreveport
and Pacific and Virginia and South
western.
Chester, Pa.-The loom fixers en-
ployed by the Aberfoyle, Galley &
Lord, and the Arasapha Manufactur'
Ing companies, among the largest tex
tile plants in the city, were paid on
In full and left the employ Of the con-
Germs. 4 was practically lockout,
and inyo yes about 40 loom fixers, all
Of whom are union men. They recent
ly demanded an increase OF 81 week
In their wages, and threatened to walk
out II 1t was not granted. The man
agement OF the mills offered to in
crease the mems wages by giving a
premium on all work In addition to
their regular rate Of SIS per week,
which would make the average about
$50 The crisis came when the men
we're paid of and left with their tools.
The strike Involves -1.5OO employees.
should all the mills close
New York.-"The majority OF piano
makers in the city" said manufactur-
err, ARE making more money today
than they have made since 1907. A
good workman makes from S25 to $50
q week" These figures are wrong"
asserted President Dold OF the union.
"The average pay of pianomakers Is
bbout $12 a week. Perhaps a few fore
men receive the money mentioned but
certainly 1t is not what is paid to the
average skilled workman" The strik'
ers demand both recognition OF the
nnion and a IS per cent. increase In
wages.
Hazleton, Pa.-Omcials Of the firm
Of c. Pardee Bros. & Co., operating
he Lattimer collieries, issued an or
der prohibiting miners from working
alone. Every miner must have a mate.
This has been done both for the pro
lection OF the miners and the COM
pany. Recently a worker who had
chamber alone was killed during the
night at Cranberry and no one knew
he was dead until his wife came TO
the mine "a hours afterward and re-
ported his disappearance.
Chicago - Patternmakers' appren-
tees will affiliate with the senior pat
ternmakers' union It has been agreed
to have a graduated scale OF dues for
the apprentices according TO the
length OF time they have served
Those who have served year will
pay ten cents a week two years,
twenty cents, and three years, thirty
cents. A system OF local sick and
death benefits and tool insurance will
be inaugurated.
Augusta, Cain response to gen
eral strike order conductors and
trainmen OF the Georgia railroad
went on a strike. The strike order
was issued by Vice-President T. A.
Gregg OF the Order OF Railway Con-
ductors and Vice-President James
Murdoch OF the Brotherhood OF Rail
way Trainmen, in charge Of the local
situation for their respective organi-
cations.
New York.-The New York State
Steel company announces that ar
have been made to start
the steel plant of the company, Abbott
road and Buffalo river, in the next
few weeks. The plant has capacity
OF about $4,000 tons monthly, which
will mean employment for an add
tional 400 men. The blast furnace
has been in operation since April
South Bethlehem, Pa-The Bethle-
hem Steel company has announced an
Increase in wages of one cent an hour
to laborers. The old rate was IS IL
cents an hour. About three thousand
men are affected
Springfield. Ill.-The supreme court
denied a motion for rehearing in the
case OF Harry NJ Kemp and others OF
Chicago, against Division No. 241,
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of
America. In June the court ruled
that employees have right to strike
when the closed shop rule is violated.
misunderstanding to the latest
report compiled by the committee on