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81 Per G,ni Of Ifajam2n
Vci3d f0I Walk Out.
ERIE QUITS CONFERENCE
Negotiations Between Men and Rail
roads FaiI--No Arbftra alton Call Is
Made.

Negotiations Between Men and Pail.
roads Fail-No Arbitration Call Is
Made.
New York. July 9.-Fifty-two east
ern railroads now lace strike OF
nearly Toe, U00 trainmen and .conduc.
tors as a result Of the total collapse
of the peace conference which has
been juggling with the gage OF battle
for the last SIN months. Ninety-GouL
per cent OF the conductors and train.
men have voted to strike.
The question OF whether or not a
strike that will affect $4,000 miles OF
railroad Will actually be called will
be determined Saturday, When a NEE.
ing of the general committee OF the
conductors and trainmen Of the roads
affected will be held in New York. Ii
these committeeman vote at that meet
ing for a strike the strike will be
called.
1t was said that if a strike was
called only a few days would elapse
between the time OF the announce
. ment and the actual walkout.
The conference at which the vote
was announced was that OF the con
ference committee OF managers OF
eastern railroads and a committee rep
resenting the Order OF Railroad Con
ductors and the Brotherhood OF Rail
road Trainmen: The counting OF the
vote resulted as follows: For a strike
1858; against a strike, 1910
When the conference convened the
Erie railroad announced that it had
withdrawn from the proceedings, on
the ground that it would be unable to
meet any advance which might result
This practically invites a strike on
that road.
The Erie statement, signed by j. e.
Stuart, vice president, says in part:
Similar proceedings in the past
have resulted in increased wages, and
while it may be possible for some
roads to meet these increases, the
Erie railroad is not in position to dc
so at present. The wage increase de
manded amounts to 25 per cent, or a
total annual cost. on the basis OF pres
ent figures, of practically $l,200,000."
The Erie says it is willing to con
slider wages and conditions of individ
uals but will not agree TO any general
increase to any class Of employees al
the sacrifice of needed safety appli
ances and improved equipment.
The increase in wages asked fol
averaged about 20 per cent per annum
or about S17,000,000.
Among other things the demands
included:
Pay OF conductors on electric and
steam trains fixed at $50 cents mile;
baggagemen, 1.S1 a mile; fiagmen OF
rear brakemen, I.S0; brakemen, LA.
These figures are for runs OF 155
miles or more. On shorter runs con
ductors to get $4.5G a day; baggage
men, $3.50 day; rear brakemen
$3.50, and brakemen, $2.70.
Trainmen to be paid overtime for
short train runs OF more ~ eight
hours. z 8
Minimum wages fixed at s135 "a
month for conductors. $S7 for baggage.
for brakemen.
Rates fixed for the freight service
as follows; Through and irregular
freight conductors, 4.1S cents a mile;
fagmen, 2S1 cents. and brakemen, 2.7S
cents.
In all freight, linked and mine ser
vice, including p1sher or helper ser
vice, 100 miles or less, ten hours OF
less, shall constitute lays work;
on runs of 100 miles or less, overtime
shall be paid for all time iTix.exces-
of ten hours, and on runs or more than
100 miles overtime shall be paid for
that time used in excess of the time
necessary to complete the trip at an
average speed of ten miles an hour.
The working time OF trainmen shall
begin at the time they are required to
report for duty.