The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-02
Pm. OPERATORS
GET WACEBOOST
FROM FUTILE
Increase Ranges From $3.50 To
IS = Month With Provision
for Overtime
SCALE HOLDS GOOD
THROUGH RECEIvERSHIP
"Bound To Give Men Fair Sal
aries Even at Sacrifice"
Says Court

Judge Arthur J. futile, OF the Unit.
cd States district court, has directed
an increase In wages for telegraph OBJ
orators OF the Pers Marquette. ~ fol-
lows:
Operators In cities OF $1,000 or over.
receiving so or less. per month, to re-
Yceive an increase OF IS: operators IN
cities under $4,000. who have been 70
ceiving $50 = month. or less. to re-
ceive an increase OF $3.50 Q month:
overtime to be paid ct not less than
Is cents an hour. al work over half
an hour to be considered az one hour
overtime.
No increases are to be given to op-
orators receiving more than $40 IN
towns Of $4,000, OF over $50 In towns
Of less than $4,000 No increase II "a
60 to operators who receive $40
month or over from express companies
AZ commissions for handling business.
This scale II 70 hold good only
through the receivership. It takes 81.
feet March /.
The operators petitioned for an ad-
vance In wages several months ago.
and on the request being denied ~
the road, took the matter up with the
court. The court denied the other
items asked for In the operators 20
tition.
The increase. 1t IL estimated, will
cost the railroad about $4,000 .
year.
Judge Tuttle said. Tuesday, that
the Pere Marquette clerks fled .
mass OF material, several weeks ago.
which he has not yet gone through.
II find 1t necessary to draw up
q set Of rules. prescribing q certain
form that these petitions must take. |"
said Judge futile. Otherwise, the
material comes to me In very dis
jointed. haphazard form. demanding
q great deal OF time to 60 through. |"
1t 10 quite likely that the clerks
are waiting for q decision from Judge
Tuttle before deciding whether or
not to strike.
The machinists, carpenters and
boilermakers went ON strike last
year. after the Pere Marquette had
turned down their request for more
pay. They did not appeal to the
court.
Judge futile held that the Pere Mar
Quetts cannot be considered In the
same class with the big trunk lines Of
the state. but must be looked upon a
small road OF many branches.
1T II urged with reason and jus
tice," said Judge futile. ''that the ~
borer should enjoy and share along
with capital the profits resulting from
the successful combination Of the cap
ital Of the employers with the ser.
vices performed by the employees. A
different phase Of that question II In
volved In this matter because there IL
no profit to be divided. but rather a
loss to be borne by someone. Labor
can never expect TO get 20 large q
portion Of profits a. they could II they
were able to share equally and in full
proportion In the losses, when losses
occur.
Il am bostnd to give the petitioners
fair wage. even though II means
that this receiveyship must be oper-
ated not only At q sacrifice Of all pro-
fits, but also at sacrifice Of Z portion
Of the capital invested.
III q railroad In this financial con-
dition Is able to follow the usual ana
ordinary scale OF wages, II Is doing all
that ought to be expected and all that
the court ought to permit"