The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-11

N'aA VI - UlIdNUN lot me woman
among the people OF the South Side
VINO have been reluctant to criticize
her actions.
for the payment Of railroad employees
who operate trains. This suggestion
does not contemplate that the body
making such inquiry should attempt
10 fix wages"
Commission Competent.
II Is suggested that the commission
on industrial relations recently an
pointed by President Wilson might
be competent 10 carry out the sug-
gested inquiry.
Analysis Of the vote on each article
submitted by the trainmen reveals an
almost unbroken coalition between
N" two representatives of the EN-
ployes and the two independent mem
beers Of the board with the railroads'
representatives opposing them. The
articles are death with separately
n fix the pay for various classical
tons of labor. While technical In
verbi6ge. they provide. chiefly. that
the monthly pay OF employees in the
PASSENGER branch Of the service
shall be:
The New Payroll.
conductors. Si35. baggagmen.
$3.50: faemen and rear brakemer.
SIS: brakemon. S7S so: over time ne-
100 - ''aAaAA - 10 tflNE. assistant
conductors and ticket collectors, S.
cents; b-arracemen. 275 cents: fay
men and rear brakemen. % cents:
brakemen. 255 cents.
For the freight service. the CHIEF
: awards are.
Through runs. conductors, 4 cents
a mile; hagmen. 267 a mile. brake.
men. 2s7 a mile. any run less than
100 miles 10 be paid for as IL II were
700 miles. In way freight. pickup or
drop. mine and -oustabout service.
same minimum. conductors are
awarded $3.50 a day OF 100 miles or
less ten hours or less. fagmen SS.IU.
and brakemen $500. overtime TO be
paid for as time and one-half.
This was one of few instances In
which the employees triumphed in
their demand that overtime be paid
Tor az ane and one-half the regular
rate. The ward is distinctly against
such practice in most instances. 10
this finding the employer representa-
tiyes filed a minority report OF pro.
test To the entire hnding the rail-
Dads representatives dissented.
Railroads Dissent.
W dissent from this award"
reads their report. because standard
ization IS chimerical and
ic because huch increased cost OF
llvirg a. has occurred Is not sum
ciert 20 Justify the increase
because statistics prove that risks
have decreased and hours Of labor
have decreased and the weight Of eyi-
dence IS that labor has no Increased TO
Of vital importance 10 the employees
is tho finding that present schedules
or pay are not 20 be changed or dis
turoed IN any way where the exceed
the amounts named. Nor are en-
ploycs 20 be cUrtailed either in milo
age or hours ~ labor TO Offset the IN
crcases granted.
tn" railroads contention that they
are between two horns Of q dilemma
from which there "a no apnarent es.
cape-that they must either ratse
rates or cease raising wages-is fis-
missed by the arbitrators with this
assertion:
BOARD Has No Jurisdiction.
This board believes IL must make
rs findings without any reference 10
inc dilemma In which the railroads
are evidently placed The interstate
commerce commission and not TINS
arbitration board has the duty Of de-
t"rWtninF whether the railroads can
earn IN an addition 20 their Other
charges. without any increase IN
rates. the rates Of pay that this board
believes az the present time 20 he
quo 20 the conductors and trainmen
However. the board calls the ~.
tenfion Of "a" Interstate
commission q" the decrease OF hazard
That follows the installation OF steel
cars. double tracking and improved
SIGNALS. on this point the award
eavs.
al Of those things cost IN tho ar.
rr''7f" nm immense sum of money
Nrv policy thar would make n impos
tfh|o Tor The railroads 20 command
thI- money would be a profound mis-.
fortune % 'he whole nation. such a
policy would Do had enough In its 81.
forts uron transportation. because a.
would reduce tho efficiency o. tho
r"'-111.. tu' ~ would be criminal
i0 fNo sonso thar ~ would make Tho
rr"1' army NJ railroad employees. who
are numbered DIV hundreds Of fhous
1r'e. follow fho'r hazardous occupqf
'0r under conditions more hazardous
t'.n are justidahle in a country Ike
This
Passengers ssfetv Involved.
If" Increasing -7''ty - possens-
ore 'e cTuI'It involved W Nwori.
cor ~e7fr 'hr record. ~ railroad &C.
e''e-'e FRI fhr r'ri'ci states without
fnc.Irr n sense NJ rop-n1cN TNia
i."r1 v'ehaa fr rrN ff. attention Of
fhn century 'o &c. belief that railroad
accidents can he reduced almost rre.
r'er't 'r %pror0r''or 20 fhe m01orniy.
i~e ~ tfo RAILROADS a~f The improve
mont ir freir equipment
IT,. board ~ rrhi'-afors consisted
~f W 81 Affrr'ur,. v'ro president ~
f'o N~.r"4v''nr'4 railroad and 4 y
Fr.' senior vIro president - ffe
Wv York Central for nc railroads.
2 rr're ~ Sheppard e.rf0r vice rreef.
d.uf ~ fhr O-fe~ - Railway Conduct
ore and Daniel Y Cr7ee 81 Cleveland.
EDITOR - me Ua1vav Trafnwar Tor
fNo mon and Sch Low former MAYOR
- Nrw York s~f president % enc ~.
forr civic Federation and nr John
" Finley Now York state commits
ei0uer OF education. as neutraiA