Evening journal., 1913-11-11
TRAINMEN WIN
RAISE in PAY
100000 Railroad Men Benefit
by Seven Per Cent Raise
in Their Wages
HIGH COST OF
LIVING ONE REASON

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE Board
of Arbitration appointed to settle the
differences between the Eastern
railroads and their conductors and
trsinmen filed its award yesterday
afternoon in the United States Dis
triot Court
Wages were increased approx
mately per cent, as against about
2l per cent asked by the men. The
payrolis of the Al roads concerned
will be- increased about S6.OOO0O0 as
against $4,000 600. which the grant
iug OF the entire demands would have
cost
The new scale is 10 take effect as
OF October !. 1913, involving consid-
cradle back pay to the men.
Representatives OF the railroads
voiced their disappointment, but rep
resentatiyes OF the employees took no
pains to conceal their qualification.
Ono hundred thousand men will
share in the increase.
Thus ends. by arbitration, under
the Newlands amendment to the Erd-
man act a controversy that threat
ened 81 ono time to tic up by a strike
the transportation OF all States Eass
of the Mississippi River, and north Of
the Ohio.
Award Binding.
The award OF the commission is
binding and final The two board
representatives of tho employees fled
a minority report in addition and the
two representatives of the railroads
dissenting opinion.
Iu reaching its award the board
ruled mainly against the employees in
four out of five points submitted as
reasons why the increase should not
be granted and found for them on the
fifth the increased cost of living
Since 1909 when last an increase
was granted the arbitrators found
the cost OF living has Increased Z
per cent.
Certain minor contentious en-
braced also we're conceded to the en-
ployes II was therefore more than
coincidence that the increase
granted in wages was exactly the in
crease in the cost of living, as out
lined by documents introduced by the
employees.
The award, as has come to be seX-
pected i'm these arbitrations, was
compromise, and nearly all the ques-
tions involved were decided by a vote
of to 2.
Rate Of Pay.
While technical in verblage. the
findings OF the arbitrators provide
chiefly that the monthly pay of EN-
ployes in the passenger branch OF the
service shall be:
Conductors, StS5; baggasemen,
$3.50; nagmcn and rear brakemen.
SIS: brakemen $3.50; overtime, per
conductors. As cents: assist
ant conductors and ticket collectors,
80 cents; bsggagemen. 2T.5 cents:
nsgmen and rear brakemen, 26
cents; brakemen.. 255 cents.
For the freight service, the chiei
awards are:
Through runs, conductors. cents
a mile flagmen, 2.61 a mile; brake
men, 2.67 a mile; any run OF less
i than 100 miles. TO be paid for as II il
were 100 miles. In any freight. pick
! up or drop. mine and roustaboui
. service. same minimum; conductors
are awarded $3.50 4 day Of 100 miles
: or less, ten hours or less; flagmen
$50. and brakemen. $500 overtime
TO be paid for as time and one-half.
While denying any jurisdiction
over the question of high freight snt
passenger rates. the board hinteC
Strongly that its opinion was favor
able 70 such Increases. especially be.
cause of the importance Of PUTTING
! The railroads in condition financially
10 complete the installation of safety
! devices and the use Of steel cars.