Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-30

sentatiVes.
Gentlemen
On Monday January 20, and for
several days prior thereto, my fatten-
ton had been called, through the pub
lie press and otherwise, to a con-
troversy existing between the en-
ployees of the b. & A r. r. and said
railroad involving a strike of the en-
gineers and firemen of said road. My
attention upon that date was for the
first time called to chapter 229 of the
public laws of 1909, entitled an act
creating a State board of arbitration
and Cancellation. The first section of
said act creating said board provides
that it's duties shall be to endeavor
to settle disputes, strikes and lockouts
between employers and employees"
Also, by section 10 of said act. en-
deaVor to pursuade such employers
and employees to submit the matter in
controversy to a loeoal board of con-
Citation and arbitra ton, or to the
State board" and "endeavor bv
mediation to obtain an amicable set
tlement. 1t also provides that the
state board shall upon the request of
the Governor investigate and report
upon any controversy, if in his opin-
ion it threatens TO affect the public
welfare.a
After a careful study of this statute
! concluded that il was my duty nc
the ehlet executive of the State. in
compliance Herewith, cali upon the
state board. of arbitratien and con-
eiilat ton 70 dnvestigatesthe controversy
EXISTING between the employers of the
Is. & A. r. +. and said railroad and
report thereon, believing that The, pub
lie welfare was involved in said een-
troVersy. | therefore issued an orlac
TO SAID board, copy of which is at
tached to the report of said board
he said board has now reported as
having made said investigation and 7
herewith submit their report. which is
as follows:
10 Ills Exeellency. Hon William r
Haines. Governor of Maine
Augusta. maine.
Sir:
Pursuant to your request under data
OF Jan. 20, 1873 addressed to eacb 10
them, the members of the State hoard
OF arbitration have conducted an in
Vesusation into the controversy evist-
ing between the engineers and fireraen
Of the Bangor &, Aroostool, raiIr1s =
ana SAID railroad. promptly.as provid-
(" lof by statute, and according to the
terms OF your said letter which is of
the toiloWing tenor. to witt
STATE OF MAINE.
Executive Chamber,
Augusta, Jan. 90 1919.
re the Hon Frederick Boeue East
Maehias; Hon. Samuel r. Hams.
rlttsheid, and Hon. Alden NJ.
Flaeg. Auburn.
State board of Arbitration and
Cancellation
Gentlemen:
l am credibly informed that a
controversy exists between the ell
glneers and firemen of the Bangor
x Aroostook railroad and SAID rail
road, and that SAID engineers and
hremen of said railroad. are now on
strike. which threatens to affect
the public welfare, particularly IN
Aroostook county. and in compii-
ance with Chapter 800 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1909. | request that ycu
investigate said controversy and
report thereon. and that said in
vestigaticn he made at once, rs
provided for in said statute.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM T. HAINES.
Governor of Maine.
and beg leave to report as follows:
on Thursday, the 2Sd inst, a major
ity Of the board proceeded to Bangor
where counsel. Charles H. Reid Jr.
Esq, was obtained to assist them in
the proposed investigation. and ar
Judgements Were made for the calling
Of witnesses to appear before the board
Immediately and give in their testmo-
ny bearing upon the matter in contro-
versy.
At $50 O'Clock, on tie morning of Fri
day The 24th inst, the board met in
session for the purposes above mem
toned, at the Penobscot Exchange
hotel in Bangor. all members being
present, the chairman. Frederick
Bogue, Esq, presiding. The following
witnesses were sworn and examined
that day Percy r. Todd. president of
the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co.;
f. A. Gilbert, spruce wood manager of
the Great Northern Paper Co; Alden
l.. Chase. chairman of the joint board
III tDSlIttFS anu llItilltJi, Il. - vi
fling, assistant grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers;
+. j. Mcnamara. assistant grand chief
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and Engincmcn.
After having beer in session until
6.15 p. M. the board adjourned until
$50 A. NJ, Saturday the 25th inst
when the following witnesses were ex-
amined: Herbert f. Bartlett, one OF
the freight engineers of the Brother
hood: f. l.. Cleveland of Eoulton
president of the Aroostook County Po-
tato Shippers association; Morris
Weslosky. of New York city, repre-
senting the firm of j. & p. Lippman,
large potato brokers of New York city,
doing business in Aroostooll county ana
C. A. Powers of Fort Fairfield. member
of the shipping association; Walter a.
Danforth, treasurer of the Bangor *
Aroostook Railroad Co; James H.
Murdoch. vice president of the Broth
erhood. of Railway Trainmen; $. n.
Berry. vice president of the Order or
Railroad Conductors; and William Is.
Hallett, superintendent of the southern
division of the Bangor Aroostook
oaiJ IN