New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-29
$4,000 CAR WEN
GETPAY INCREASE
marlborough, New York
Railways and Third Ave.
Companies Act.
/ NEW YEARS GIFTS
ALMOST 100000
ShOntS Says Employees Have
Earned Raise in Wages by
Excellent Work.

New Year greetings from three tran
sit companies in New York 20 their
employees were given yesterday. FIJI
teen thousand men receive an increase
in their pay. beginning next weeh, Of /
cent an hour.
Theodore p. Shonts made the an
nouncement for the marlborough
Rapid Transit Company and the New
York Railways Company yesterday,
while the directors of the Third Avenue
Railway Company approved the in
creases recommended by Frederick ".
Whitridge. ON December = the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit Company granted a
wage increase as a Christmas present
70 1000 employees.
Only conductors and motormen OF the
Third Avenue company are to receive
this holiday gilt. which will last
throughout the year. The increase will
cos. the company 100000 annually.
Almost every class Of employc Of the
PETERBOROUGH and New York Railways
companies will have the pay envelope
fattcned for a total Of $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Shonts tod yesterday something
about the attention mis- companies are
giving 10 their employees, entirely out
side Of the matter o. wages. tecre-
alton rooms and eating houses have
been established, and most Of the wor-
rics Of the high cost Of living are re-
moved By "o,apany stores where the
men can purchase food for their fam
lies AZ cost. \ most cordial feeling
has arisen between the employees and
The companies arrangements.
at is a very unusual. pleasant and
satisfied feeling" Mr.. Shonts added
The results OF these matters are
shown in the daily operation of our
cars. Our business on the lines IS IN
craasinC yearly in a very satisfactory
manner ard the complaints against en-
piovcs are decreasing.
The distribution Of s. gold pieces to
all employees Of the lnterborough Rapid
Transit Company and the New York
Railways Company who had been IN the
service for over one year is consider
ably greater this year than II has been
previously.
Many things complained Of By the
public are beyond the possibility Of
the companys control. For instance,
on Monday. December 20, the Inter
borough Company safely Transported
on its subway division alone l,3ii,409
passengers. This tremendous number
Of people was carried in the old sub
way. without having a single foot OF
the new subways in service. II VIII be
recalled that conservative estimates Of
this subways carrying capacity were
400. 600 passengers a day, and that the
highest estimate was a possible
coo .000.'
Mr.. Whitridge recommended that
the board of the Third Avenue Railway
Company authorize the appointment OF
a committee TO consider the matter OF
arranging for the conversion OF the
company's per cent bonds into stock.
He said that by the end OF the month
it will be possible with the funds IN
the depreciation account to purchase all
the bonds remaining IN the possession
Of the Central Trust Company, as OF
January |, hich were recently author
lied by the Public Stvice Commission.
During the first SIX months OF this
wear" said Mr. Nhltridge, the COM
panv will net over 100000. Il will
have in the depreciation fund $500
600 OF per cent bonds AID W the gen
cral fund S1,l25,000 in cash. This
amount will suffice to pay for all the
extra work the company will be called
upon to do for at least two years