New-York tribune., 1913-03-25
CLOVER LEAF CAN'T QUIT
Will Be Held to Arbitration
Agreement, Says Chambers.
FIREMEN GET FAIR WAGES
Witnesses for Roads Also Tes-
tify Their Work Is Easier
than Formerly.

The matter of the withdrawal Of the
Toledo, St Louis & Western Railroad
Glover Leaf from the arbitration pro-
ceedings under the Erdman act in the
controversy between the fifty-four East
ern railroads and the firemen they en-
ploy was again forcefully brought up at
the hearing before the arbitration board
st the Waldorf Yesterday
Judge Chambers. chairman of the board.
ntmated that the Glover Leaf road
would be held TO the arbitration agree
ment by court action if that road should
dcmur from the findings Of the board
when the award is made.
The Glover Leaf road carly in the hear
ngs notified Elisha Lee, chairman of the
conference committee OF railroad man
ayers. OF its intention of Withdrawing
from The proce sdirgs w. s Carter. pres
dent of the Brotherhood of Firemen. read
"A dispatch yesterday from the general
chairman Of the firemens committee of
the Glover Leaf road i'm which the latter
said he had been Informed that the man
agement of the road maintained that IL
had not authorized the conference com
mittee of managers TO represent it and
intended 10 handle working conditions and
rates of pay directly with its employees.
Mr. carter wanted to know exactly how
the matter stood. Mr.. Lee said that, as
he understood ii, the conference commit
tee Of managers had authority TO act for
the Glover Leaf road. lie was or the
opinion that the understanding was clear
and distinct
1--WE have not gone as far as We think
We can 60" said Mr.. Lee, before saying
to this board that We can go no further
When We come 10 the point where We
think We can so no further In this matter
We will notify the board.
DO YOU mean" asked Judge Chambers
going as far as YOU can in having this
road come into the agreement or staying
in it?"
Staying in it, replied Mr.. Lee
We will attend to their staying If they
have ever been in" said Judge Chambers
dismssing tho subject
Several witnesses testified for the rail
roads Yesterday that the work Of the fire.
men. even on the heavy freight engines
was not as hard to-day as II was Ten
years ago. and that they were getting iair
wages for the service rendered. u To-
NcRain. SUPERINTENDENT of motive power
of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railroad. submitted tables made up from
recent test runs which showed that on one
run the fremen handled 50 per cent less
coal to-day than they did on the ola type
of locomotive and received % per cen,
more wages than they received IN l9o-
The work was made easier on inc
heavier type OF freight engine Of to-day
hoc.use Of the improved mechanical con
s,rrction Of the locomotive. Mr.. McBaln
said. Practically the same amount oil Goa
was consumed on the test trips py the
big engine and the lighter type which was
in use i'm 1902, the witness maintained ilc
d,d NOT believe two firemen we're needeo
on these big engines. as the ilremeh ASK III
ono Of their demands. The witness uid
not think there was any one factor "hich
would determine the amount of work the
fireman did.
seiders. road foreman Of engines Oh
the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad an"
T'-F Carroll. assistant general supefrnf
,o,,d.rt of motive power Of the Baltimore
G Ohio Railroad, gave similar testimony
for the railroad. Mr.. Carroll sald II "a'
harder on a fireman on the Ne"casue
division Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
which has no grades of consequence than
on the Cumberland division. "hlch u u"
tho mountains and has many grades p'
cause the Aremen can rest going down 'ne
grades and receive help on the s'eeper
e,rades while on the other division II T"
a steady grind. .,
Ths hearings will be resumed to-day al
the Waldorf at 2 a. II.