The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-11
RAILROAD MEN
( WIN INCREASE
Arbitration Board Grants
/ Average Wage Raise
Of : Per Cent.
SG.OOO. 900 MORE. PAY
Cost to II Roads. Including
Extra Crew Expense.
Is 10000. 900.
ROADS NEED MORE MONEY


TIL award of the arbitration board
IN 49,. .asc of the conductors and train
ns0 of tine Eastern railroads. which was
radc public last evening by the arb-
;rstorS. riNes an increase on present
w.. uf ; per cent. The two railway
i'iittator> presented dissenting opinion
Th" arbitration board estimates that
rs VIII involve n total increase in the
. rolls Of the forty-one railroads repre-
kr,nd I'm the arbitration OF about eight
|erths Of ! per cent of the total operating
I.xpenses Of the roads or approximately
Ss 600 ooo year.
| They also hold that an additional bur
aeu OF Sio.ooo.00o annually is placed
rpou the railroads without additional SER
rubc This they say comes from the
- 600. o0o year now granted in addition
% 100000 recently added to railroad
expenses through the operation OF the
FIN crew laws passed in this territory
AZ the behest OF the labor organizations.
The arbitrators say that inasmuch as
the railroads did not plead their Inability
| 20 meet any increase OF pay it was not
| necessary to dwell upon that point
| Further on when the board came to
ous ider whether an increase of wages
w.li mean an increase OF freight and
uasssnger rates II declares that possi
oili'y is not taken into consideration.
Roads Must Have Money.
-rhs board believes" the report says,
That {, must make Its finding as TO what
he proper rate of pay to be awarded
without any reference to the
!,auma IN which the railroads are eyi-
= GENTLY placed by the laws which make 1t
a-7u.s!b!y for them to increase freight
t.d rtssonger rates without the authority
n' "a Interstate Commerce Commission
p. e the Railroad Commission Of The
t.ous states"
Further on it says: The Interstate
Commerce Commission and not this ar
utrat on board has the duty Of deter
jnnu= whether the railroads can earn
I'm addition TO their other fixed charges
JSDhout an increase of freight rates. the
| .rs Of pay this board believes to be due
| :. th@ present time
ID" Dpdrd refers pointedly to the evil
"; -rr policy which would prevent rail-
loal- from obtaining or commanding
II ltN " ltlluef WOTh anu tEdNti
The records show. the board says that
s''el cars and other safety appliances have
'-1uc.d proportonately the number OF
d-7'as Injuries have increased slightly
I"' rata among the men, but this IS as
'Hbed 10 IN" unusual activities OF the
Afro tds whore more unframed men are
.elled into the service. The figures for
t.at1 and injury always fall in hard time.
4, &l,a
| nave been thrown out of work and III,
I 'r'sd men retained.
More Income Needed.
''rNo most hopeful way to reduce tht
fes III casualty list of American rail
roads &, says. lis to permit the roads I,
e1.ace their wooden cars with steel ant
rtA. other Improvements as the progress,
". .a" are demands. All OF these thing,
"s IN The aggregate immense sums .
40. -.
A'y policy that would make il i'm
.nSs Die for the railroads to command thi'
E"'@ would he profound misfortune
! !o' the whole nation"
! lh" award is retroactive to October
"' '.is year and will be in force for
'sar from that time. 1t will then con
..H'' III ibI'f IKE II regular akTepfnen
Unless months notice is given by eithe
sgd" ~ a desire to change or end It, Th'
Ere Hailroad was not represented in tn,
"fbltrdtun. hut agreed to abide by tn
f'ard. Eight or nine other roads wer
fo' r"uroscnted but are expected to ac
! cepl the conditions.
I Details Of the Award.
r" demands of the employees wer,
made I'M q series of articles. The awar,
'"t's ny IN" articles in their order
'H article A the demands were q
io'oHs ON runs of So miles per day o
oy'r the pay of passenger conductors O
steam or electric trains was to be 90
,'uls per mile baggagcmen, 1877 cent
~ mile hagmen or rear brakemen. is
! "r,s p'r mile brakemen, LA cents pc
I NILE
Th" award was; For passenger con
doctors. 20 cents per mile assistant con
d.ctos or ticket collectors. 90 cent
por mile baggagemen, S5 cents pc
mue an nagmrn and rear brakemer
80 rcn,s per mile, and brakcmen, l..
r'r's per mile,
I'm article B it was dema nded that o
lus of less than 155 miles per day tn
pay of passenger conductors was to b
i'' per day, baggagemen. $2,9O pc
:. q hagmen or rear brakemen, $3.50 pc
/otE, and brakcmen. S2.70 cer day.
The award in this case gives passenge
conductors $3.50 per day assistant cor
ou"tors aud ticket collectors 1857 pc
gay, haggagemcn, $:.75 per day: regu
l'r!y designated hagmcn or rear brake
men, s2.60 per day, and brakemen. S2.b
per day.
\rllcle G demanded for passenger TRAIN
Wen "n short turn around runs, no sing
''p of which exceeds eighty miles. over