The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
INCREASE IN PAY
FOR CONDUCTORS
Management OF Norfolk-South-
ern Agrees on New
Wage Scale.
JUDGE KNAPP is MEDIATOR
win Now Try to Settle Contro-
versy With Engineers and
Trainmen.
JUDGE KNAPP is MEoIAToF
spseiai TO rha Times-Dispatch.}

f<nactal TO IRE Times Ilof'dtCn-t
Norfoik Va February Through me
,.,sSis,ioa OF Judge Martin Knapp. Of the
Court OF Commerce IN Washington, i~ttN az
conductors on the Norfolk southern snd TAG TAG
,,snagement OF the road to-day agreed on
Z new wage scale. giving the conouct,es.. >
from Is 10 g per cent increase IA pss- ~
<crts 10 settle a wage dispute between the
80 ana It's trainnen. which have thus
fnr failed will be renewed Monday morn.
ing when another conference Will De heid
me arrival OF Judge Knapp in Norfolk
was the only thing that prevented genera
striek OF trainmen at o'clock frlaas
-.o,1is SION work but agreed 10 hold on
pending the outcome OF Judge knapp
A. Fnsireers on tn road rehth mtfafadoinnu
Engineers on the road who have maze
demands for new akreenlens 80 sis .eg de-
rssnds made By their feilow-wOrkmen
Representing the conductors william
t-iart rice-prestdent Of the National Order
RAILWAY cooauctors f. in Norfolk. Val
FTtzpatrick vice. president of the National
brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen' Is mere
This is Judge Knapps second trip TO Nor
solk within a week At the offices OF me
Norfoik-Southern to-day nothing eonla De
learned Of the progress OF the controversy
what n was about or the possible outcome
n could not even be learned what were the
demands Of the conductors and the tram
While the conductors did not get the in
crease in wages asked for. their representa-
fiNeS said tc-ueni tucs HSic e oHNS~ - 80
The Increase they said fails now to bring
the scale of wages on the Norfolk Soufhsrn
up 20 the basis agreed upon py other
Southern railroads last October
Demands OF the trainmen. brakemer. flag
men ETC. include higher wages, shorter
hours and 4 clause 10 prevent replacing
white labor with colored. A minimum pay
OF $50 dag of ten hours is asked.
The chief demand OF the trainmen ana
The one said 10 De hardest fought by the
railroad is that the ratio OF negro TO white
labor be not increased The men ask that
a date be set aud that the road agree not
10 employ In the future higher percent
age OF negro labor than Is employed on that
date There is no demand to discharge
negro help
me trainraen point out that this plan
has been adopted by other roads. and That
help leaves the read are filed with white
men entirely.
II an agreement cannot be reached WITH
IN the next few days through the medl-
alton of Judge Knapp. the trainmen pur-
nose asking for a arbitration by an aroi-
Iratson board This board Will consist OF
a member OF the Court of Commerce and
the United States Commissioner Of Labor.
The road may. il il chooses. refuse to arbi-
trste-
--If the road declines TO treat with you
through Judge Knapp and then refuses TO
arbf.-are. does il mean You VIII strike ~
representative OF the trainmen was asked
tonight.
There is nothing else to do" came the
reply.
1ion. saying that negotiations were not In
ssich shape ne could make anything public.