The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-28
GENERAL REMARKS

Ths mileage Of the lines directly operated
va wa increased i2o3 miles due chiefly to the
tain additional tranic. aud the Changes in
,ne mileage owned and that operated under
Of the Cambria and C1earfeld RAILWAY
rue total Revenues from rail operations
s s,s,esd those Of any previous year in the
greater than tho revenues In 1919. but IL
DOWNWARD tendency occurred Ia the last two
While the revenues increased SIS per
cent the totsi expenses Of Rail Operations
s '.,', an increase OF $50 per cent. compared
Inc shs sbS op.ra.'ns results o, the year 1919
lhtion such hs the Extra Crew Laws and
other expensive measures. and by wage In
ereases grantee as the resul, OF arbitration
Laws alone involved an expenditure by the
Pennsy'vsnia Railroad system East Of Pitts
and this VIII convey some conception OF the
eTent OF the needless expenditures that
have been placed upon all OF the railroads
In this territory. During 1914 the conductors
and traininen on forty-one Of the railroads
In Eastern territory comprising about 100, 900
men, submitted q request 10 the various
carriers for an increase In wages. in which
your Company and others could not ac.
10 arbitration. being tn. irst wage con.
tro,ersy 10 be settled under tn. nea Federal
Law known as the Newnnds Act. with the
result that working conditions were further
restricted, and an Increase in wages WAS
granted spproxima,,nC FOR al railroads con:
per cent. THIS award was made November
10th 1913. effective october LIST, 1918 but
as further Interpretations of the award are
now being made and settlement will follow.
The expenses for the year n isit VII be In.
I, is eviden. therefore that the ability
to regulate wages and working conditions.
and other heavy operating expenses has. as
the result OF Federal and state Hesitation.
largely passed from the control OF your
MAJ n a las ALSO the of
Company and other railroads, to charge
reasonable rates for the public transportation
ton 10 Indicated In the following quotation
from the recent award OF the Board OF Ar:
'"This Board has no authority to determine
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tion to determine whether such an Increase
,asnned as mater nj. board e. h Sy s 6e
iieves that 1t must make Its AMAZING as TO
what Is proper rate o. rs pay sS Ss sesalt
OF lllis arbitration, without any reserence ia
the dilemma IN which the railroads are evi'
possible for them 10 Increase passenger and
freight rates without the suthori,y Of the IN
take amy other View Of the question would would
made except voluntarily by the railroad.
IKE this, VSiusies, and 1t would be in eject
TO hold that railroad service in tho Eastern
Territory must continue TO be rendered AZ
to Condemn the employees OF the railroad to
work for rates Of pay which have been De
inadeauate Al the present time ton OF
freight Is moved In the Eastern Territory
two-cent postage stamp. This is the cheapes!
railroad service TO the shipper 20 be found
a fact IL would be unjust to say that rail,
road mpioyes must continue to be satisfied
only with what can be paid from freight
rates az low as this. This Interstate Com
merce Commission, and not this Arbitration
Hoard. has tine duty Of Determining whether
the railroads. can earn IN addition to their
other charges. without an increase OF ireiGnf
iieves TO be due at the present time 10 this
conductors and trainmcn, which rates are
mSodied In the Award following"
n !, d1ficuit to escape the conclusion that
some way must be found whereby the seriou,
but divided responsibility OF Governmentsl