Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-01
AcceSSionS Not All They De-
mandedr Engineers and
Firemen Say Roads VIII
Not Know Cost for Month
MANY CHANGES IN
RULES ARE INVOLVED
Reforms Affecting Hours and
Conditions of Employment
Are Contained in DeCiSi0ni
Railroads Satisfied,

] NhichH1, Apfll 3V4-Ine award IN
the western railroad wage arbitration
recorded here this afternoon, increas-
\ es the ratc Of pay 90 firemen and en-
gineers IN many instances, but Is be-
I licved by the men To- fan short Of their
I demands. by reason Of the many
rules Of operation involved no railroad
win be able to tell exactly for a month
ut least, the amount Of money in
volyud The surprise test remains.
/ The award includes several reforms
affecting hours and conditions of em-
ployment Representatives of the
brotherhoods expressed disappoint-
ment az il, while the railroads in a
general way considered II satisfac-
tory. Tho arbitration was strictly on
the demands Of the men; there was
nothing for them TO lose of advan-
tages already enjoyed
An arbitration award advancing TO
some extent the rates of pay of $4,000
loeomtive engineers, flremen and
hostlers employed on the 100000
miles Of line Of ninety light western
railroads In the great area of the
United states and Canada bounded
on the cast by the Illinois Central
and the Great lakes, was signed here
today
Arbitration Branded rs Failure.
A dissenting opinion was filed on
behalf Of the Brotherhoods OF En-
glucmon. in which the arbitration
was branded as failure and the
Newlands law, under which il was ar
ranged. an inadequate device for the
settlement OF industrial disputes. The
award. which is effective May 0 and
4 a.. n. NIL N L.
" declared as merely postpOning for
twelve months the actual settlement
of the differences involved, The rail-
road members of the board issued a
formal statement criticzing features
Of the regulations governing the ar
bitration and remarkng that certain
concessions. regarded as intrinsically
unjust, were made for the sake Of
preserving peace with the employees.
Judge Pritthnrd states Position.
Judge PeterfC Pritchard, OF Rich
mond, Va. chairman of the board,
explained his position and stated that
while In his opinion the men IN GER
tain branches Of the service, were en-
titled to greater advances than were
granted. he had TO make concessions
IN order that an award might be
full nature In the award. Charles Ma
gel. st Louis. former secretary of
commerce and labor, who with Judge
Pritchard. represented the board of
mediation and Cancellation on the ar
bitration board, was the only mem
Der who issued no statement He is
said to have been deeply offended by
the recent attack made on him as an
arbitrator by officers of the brother
hoods who pointed out chat he was a
trustee of the estate Of the late Adolf
phus Busch, and that railroad securi-
ties form a part of the assets Of the
estate The brotherhoods were rep
resented on the board by r. A. Bur
gress of Louisville Ky, assistant grand
chief engineer OF the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers and Timothy
Shea, of Peoria, ILL.,, vice president OF
the brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemcn. The other mem
bers were L. W. Park, Chicago, vice
president of the Illinois Central ana
IT, Il. Ryram. Chicago, vice president
of the Chicago, burlington quincy
Concessions fourteen IN Number.
As explained by Mr. Burgess, the
essential concessions to the men
were
/. Standardization of rates of pay
on the weight of locomotives on drive
wheels
.. Overtime pay to passenger
hremen and engineers ranging from
A to Is cents am hour respectively.
8. Enenemen Of steam power
may transfer To electric power when
Installed. without loss of seniority
| rights after May /, 1918, The board
was unable, because of the newness
of electric railroad service, 20 iiX
rates OF pay i'm detail but named
S4.s0 day as the minimum for mo-
tormen in PASSENGER service ana Won
for their helpers Sif5 for motormen
IN freight service and $40 Tor help-
ers
4. Enginemen Of milk trains, cir
Gus trains and other irregular service,
such az pushcr and helper, receive
1 the rate accorded ON throuGh
( freivhts. am increase amounting 70
from 10 Ca 5 per cent.
Men to he PAID FOR Delay.
z g. The men will be paid for de-
/ lay while I'm their cabs at initial ana
anal terminals. and for time IN en-
cess of thirty minutes spent IN pre-
pairing their engines fot service
q. Switch enginemen viii receive
an advance in daily pay Of 20 cents
ON small engines and 10 cents on
I large ones.
Il Men held day from home
1 terminals shall after TWENTY-FIVE
/ hours idleness. receive @ minimum
days pay for ten hours. based on
I last service. out of each succeeding
4 twenty four hours until he gets
I run
$. Through freight rates were I'd.
,anccd to 90 cents, increasing with
weisht OF engine and - cents ON
same Of the extremely heavy enslhes
q WAY freight enginemen VIII re-
I ceive so cents day more than
I through freight men.
10. Surprise tests will be con-
4 Quoted la such a way as not TO en-
+. danger HE limb OF nerves.
II. Firemen viii be assisted
I where assistance is available in keep.
4 ing coal forward. and the coal shai
he broken into proper sizes al
/ chutes
~. Where hrcmen on hig eneines
deem an assistant necessary the mat.
ter may. II necessary. be adjusted