Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-11
rRA,NMEN GRANTED INCREASE.
Employees Of Eastern Roads Gain Pei
Cent Wage Advance. s.sss = z

Cent Wage Advance. - - IS ~
New oYrk. Nov. 1.-THE long oon-S
troversy between railroads OF the cost
and their conductors and trainnneA
over tle lattcr's demands for more pay
ended last night Tho employees arc
granted an Increase in wages averaging
per cent and totaling S6,O00.o00 An
nually--about half OF what they asked,
from Oct. last. effective for one
year. One hundred thousand men wllk
share In tho increase.
Thus ends by arbitration under the
Newlands amendment to the Erdman
act controversy that threatened ae
one time TO tie up by strike the trans-
portation facilities OF all states east OF
the Mississippi river and north OF tho
Ohio. The award OF tho arbitration
commission filed late this afternoon In
the federal district court Is binding and
final. The two board representatives
OF the employees filed minority report
In addition. and the two representa-
tives OF the forty y-one railroads dis
senting opinion.
In reaching it's award the board ruled
mainly against the employees on four
out OF five points submitted as reasons
why the increase should be granted
ana found for them on the hfth-tho
increased cost OF living. Since 1909
when last an increase was granted. the
arbitators found the cost OF living had
increased Z per cent. Certain minor
contentious also were conceded to the
employees.
THE board does not found Its action
entirely upon the increased cost Of liv-
ing" reads the award. II document OF
gn nj .Av y,ta
looks upon this as basic"
Without attempting to standardizo
the rates OF pay between railroad ems
ployes OF tho east and the west, the
board asserts Its belief that It liz desir-
able. but not possible at the present
time. AS to this award voices tho
opinion that congress should make a
inquiry as to whether there is any
longer substantial reason for main-
tenance OF n wage difrerential between
the two sections.
1t Is suggested that the commission
on industrial relations recently an
pointed by President Wilson might bo
coinps:en: 30 carry QUE the stiSEesscd
inquiry.
Analysis OF the vote on each article
submitted BY the trainmen reveals an
almost unbroken condition between tho
two representatives Of the employees
and the two independent members Of
the board with the railroads repre-.
sentatives opposing them. The articles
are dealt with separately. and fix the
pay for various classifications Of labor
While technical In verbiage. they pro.
vide chiefly that the monthly pay OF
employees in the passenger branch OF
the service shall be:
Conductors. $135: baggasemcn.
$3.50: flagnen and rear brakemen,
s7s: brakemen. $76.50: overtime per.
hour. conductors. Is cents: assistant
conductors and ticket collectors, S5.7
cents: baggagemen. 27.5 cents: flasmen
and rear brakemen. 26 cents: braks-
men. 1855 cents.
For the freight service the chief
awards are:
Through runs. conductors. cents .
mile: flagmen. 2.67 cents . mile:
brnkemen. 2.e7 cents a mile: any run
less than 100 miles to be paid for - q
It were 100 miles. In way freight. pick-'
up or drop. minc and roustabout 1efs
vice. same minimum. conductors were
awarded $3.50 a day Of 100 miles ~
less. ten hours or less: nagmen. 93sle
and brakemen. $500; overtime 70 ~
paid for N time and one. hale. ss1sSs -