The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-11-14
ITlN TRAINMEN GET INCREASE
eoR YEAR FOR A HUN
ore s0 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES.
I, # a Long controversy-Ar'
EOa ~ settlement Gives Men
About Half Asked For

vork,-The long controversy
lsN railroads of the East ana
4 y .epductors and trainmen over ''er
,' .s demands for more pay
Monday. The employees are
isa !, an increase in wages averag,
pSlsa - cont and totaling $6,OOO,OOO
.lp =. half of what they
l'aSip from Oct. last, effective for
slIs y, One hundred thousand men
y, saa ends, by arbitration under the
~ ,.,ds amendment to the Erdman
controversy that threatened ate tslI at
,ins to tie up by strike the trans
.ss sr facilities of all states stat east east
aso mississippi river and nortn
lls os,o The award of the arbi-
w. ~ commission, filed Monday in
~. ,,orol district court, is binding
nnsl The two board representa-
4 the employees filed minority
Y, IN addition, and the two rep
" ...t Il of the forty-one railroads
Isssnting opinion ~. ,oor Vi
!. seaching its award the board
= mainly against the employees on
aat Of five points submitted as
.,Os why the increase should be
Zen and found for them on the
the increased cost OF living
/ Y. tqos. when last an. increase was
..toa the arbitrators found the cost
HING has increased Z per cent
ain minor contentious embraced
/ we're conceded to the employees
g. therefore more than a coincl
e. that the increase granted II
.,ss i exactly the increase in tn
ot living as outlined by docu
81 introduced by the employees.
! Tbe board does not find its actor
4 .Hely upon the increased cost Q
4 nrs reads the award, a documen
4 twenty-five printed pages thong
boks upon this as basic"
4 without attempting to standardlz
rates of pay between railroad en-
mss Of the East and the West, tn
4 s,d asserts it's belief that it is d
nile hut not possible at the preseI
:,
to this the award voices tt
,lon that congressman should mai
INQUIRY as to whether there is al
4 FER a substantial reason for Il
u ntenance Of a wage differential {
lien the two sections.
SUCH an inquiry ought to result
instrumentation" reads the avail
ais found that such a different
lat to exist, as to what the diff
tsl should be. Those making Il
!, 1ulfy should be empowered to
On existing wage scales in all t
Bres for the purpose of ascerta
Il possible, a scientific basis
payment Of railroad employees
ste trains. This suggestion dt
contemplate that the body maxi
inquiry should attempt to
nges1
Is suggested that the commit
Industrial relations recently
ia ited, by President Wilson might
!. petent to carry out the sugges
glry.
While technical in verbiage, q
4 legide chiefly that the monthly
ny employees in the passenger bra.
lille service shall be:
y Conductors, $135; baggagen
$50; flagmen and rear braken1
IppT .; brakemen, $3.50; overtime
r), conductors 45.7c, assistant
=. stOrs and ticket collectors 81
VI gagemen 2T,5c, flagmen and
! Ekeman 26c, brakemen 25.5c.
- gDr the freight service the C
z sards are: Through runs, con
AMI 10 a mile, flagmen 2.67c a I
M skanen Este a mile; any run
- % loo miles to be paid for a
we're 100 miles. In any freight,
4 Z q drop, mine and roustabout
2 same, minimum, conductors
ab.s satded $3.50 day of 100 mile
Z I NJ ~ ten hours or less; flagmen S
ante V arakemen So, overtime to be
,sn % time and one.half.