The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-31
RAILROAD WAR
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thing had been done. When confer
ences between Stone and Carter ana
the managers apparently had come TO
the point of q strike the MANAGERS
were urgent that the federal board OF
mediation and Cancellation should be
appealed to. The mems committee
suddenly acceded to this. stating that
it would have bad appearance II they
refused and asking only that the ses-
sions begin Immediately.
Accordingly, William L. Chambers.
chairman of the federal mediation
board; Assistant Commissioner G. w.
w. Harger and Federal Judge Martin
pared to begin sessions in Chicago. The
conference began July p.
The Mems Statement.
The mems statement of their case as
presented to the board is in part as
follows:
Added responsibilities and the in
creased cost OF living induced the en-
ginemen in the western territory to
make certain re quests OF the managers
of their railroads. These requests car
ried moderate increases in pay and
some improvements in working rules,
having for their object the standard
izatiOn of wages and working condi-
tions which were to be revistOns and
additions to the present schedule:
In their printed statement of their
position the enginemen laid emphasis
on the increased traffic Of the railroads,
declaring that more powerful locomo-
tivea. larger freight cars and longer
trains had vastly increased the earning
power Of the roads and had added cor
respondingly to the responsibilities OF
the enginemen with no corresponding
increase in their pay.
Reply OF the Railroads.
The managers committee replied that
railroad conditions at the present time
do not justify any increase in wages.
The demands of the men, according to
the managers. center upon the substitu-
ton Of an eight-hour day for ten
hour day in the computation OF over
time.
1.-The employees KNOW the managers
statement asserts, that it would be i'm
practical to reduce the actual working
day in train service to eight hours. To
do so it would be necessary to shorten
practically all railway divisions, to re-
locate yards and shops, In fact to re-
construct the railways at prohibitiv'
cost. The employees know the only eff
feet Of changing the basis Of days
wage from 10 to hours would be enor-
mously to increase the overtime paid.
I'm view Of the present conditions
there could be no justification for the
railroads in taking any step that would
add greatly to their expenses. The man.
ayers of railways have no moral right
to accede to requests of employees that
would unduly increase the expense OF
railway operation
Railroads Involved.
The railroads involved in the con-
troversy are:
The Atchison. Topeka 4 Santa Fe
railway company. eastern lines.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway company. western lines.
The Southern Kansas railway COM
pany OF Texas.
The Pecos & Northern Texas railway
! company.
Rio Grande & Ell Paso railroad COM
fpany. ..-l-,.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway company. coast lines.
Grand Canyon railway.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway company. Santa Fe. Prescott &
Phoenix lines.
Concho. Gan Saba & Llano Valley
railroad.
Gulf & Interstate railway company.
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway
company.
Texas & Gulf Railway company.
The Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Termi-
nal railroad company.
The Belt Railway Of Chicago (dremen
only.
| Canadian Northern railway company.
Duluth. Winnipeg & Pacific railway.
Canadian Pacific railway Lines
| west Of Fort Williams.
Chicago Great Western railroad
company.
Chicago & Alton railroad company.
Chicago & Northwestern railway.
| Pierre & Fort Pierre Bridge railway
company.
Pierre. Rapid City & Northwestern
railroad.
| Wyoming & Northwestern railway.
! Chicago & Western Indiana railroad
company. (Firemen only.)
| Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road.
| Chicago Junction railway.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way company; eastern lines.
| Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way company; Puget Sound lines.
Be1lingham & Northern railroad.
Tacoma Eastern railroad.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific.
Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf rail-
way.
The Colorado & Southern lailway
company.
Chicago. &. Paul. Minneapolis &
Omaha railway.
Davenport, Rock Island & North
western railway.
Denver & Rio Grande railroad.
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic rail-
way.
Mineral Range railroad.
Ell Paso & Southwestern railway.
Fort Worth Belt railway company.
Fort Worth & Denver City railway
company.
The Wichita Valley railway COM