Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-11
RAILROAD WORKERS
AWARDED INCREASE
Seven Per Cent. Additional Pay
Is Granted to $4,000 Men
by Arbiters.
WILL COST Al ROADS
S6,OOO,0OO ANNUALLY
Members of Companies and
Union Representatives File
Dissenting Opinions.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1i.--An increase
OF 100000. amounting to z per cent
Of the total annual wages of the con-
ductors and trainmen on forty-one
Eastern railroads, becomes effective
today.
The award was announced last
night by the board of arbitration.
The original demands of the men,
who number approximately 1000 con-
ductors and $4,000 trainmen, was for
an increase of 20 per cent. or about
s1e0O0O00. All parties to the con-
troversy signed the final agreement
which will be accepted as the solution
of the wage differences which have
for months threatened to tie up trafflc
on the great trunk lines.
"A minority report was filed by the
representatives of the employees and
a dissenting opinion by the represen-
tatives of the railroads was sub
niitted. but these do not affect the
awards made.
granted on the increased cost of liv-
ing, which is estimated to be about Z
per cent. in the last ten years They
also took into consideration the chal-
lenged charge made by the employees
that the earning capacity of railroads
has greatly increased in the last ten
years.
The people served by the forty
one railroads affected approximately
number AZ, 000, 900. The total operating
expense of the roads is $748,S92,07
The amount of wages now being paid
TO conductors and trainmen will be
raised from about 1856, 900. 900 to $751;
100000 The Board of Arbitration was
composed of w. w Atterbury, vice.
president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, and A. III. Smith. vice. president
Of the New York Central Lines;
Lucius 70. Shepherd, FOR the Order of
Railway Conductors; DR.. G. l.. Cease,
for the Brotherhood of Trainmen;
Seth Low and DR. John II. Finley for
the public.
No denial is made by the railroad
people that this increase will be used
as leverage with the Interstate
Commerce Commission to get in
creased freight rates, although off,
cial statements could not be obtained
today. The board of arbitration de-
clined to go into the merits of the
proposed increase In rates now before
tho Washington officials.
In their dissenting opinion, Arbi-
traitors Atterbury and Smith, of the
railroads. declare the railroads. in ad
dition to the 100000 wage increase
granted, will have to expend an ad-
ditionaI $4,o00.0o0 annually. which
has been added TO the railway ex-
penses by the full crew law passed In
this territory at the request of labor
organizations during the last year.
The percentage of increase In the
passenger service was not large. Tho
mileage rate granted to conductors
Is the amount asked by the men and
s the same as the rate in the South.
The rate in the local freight service,
while less than asked, is also tho
same now paid in the South for con-
dllctors and brakemen. The men in
the latter class wanted the western
rate which is much higher.
In signing tho awards the represent
tatives OF the railroads asked that
some steps DO taken to place wage
regulation more directly under gov"
eminent control.
THE awards are subdivided into art
icles and in substance are;
A-Runs of 155 miles per day or
over, passenger conductors to receive
30 cents per mile, baggage men, 1.60
cents; all f1agmen and rear brake
men, 16 cents: brakemen, same.
Bruins of less than 155 miles per
div. passenger conductors to receive
S450 per day; assistant conductors,
sS57: baggagemen, s2.75; regular flag
men or rear brakemen, $3.50; brake
men, $2.55.
C-Passenger trainmen on short
turn-around runs. no trip of which
exceeds eighty miles. snail DE paid
overtime over eight hours in twelve
consecutive hours, and also for all
time In excess of twelve consecutive
hours computed from the time first
required to report until the end OK
the last run.
D--Reductions in crews or increases
in mileage in passenger service shall
not be made for the purpose of OFF,
setting these wage increases.
E-For all special and incidental
service on passenger and freight lines
Increases shall be granted.
F-Throush the irregular freight
work, construction, circus. or wreck
train service to be paid, conductors,
cents per mile; nagmen, 2.67 cents;
hrakemen, same,
G-Wayfreight, pickup or drop,
mine and roustabout service. TO be
paid conductors, 4.50 cents per mile;
flagmen. 3 cents. and brakemen same
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