Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-03
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board" adding, Il am not defending
bushing of cylinders in this case"
The stipultion in this inquiry is that
the awarded wages by the board IT
will remain in effect one
year, and there must be thirty days
notice by the railroad companies at
the end Of the year before any wage
alterations may be attempted.
Mr.. Trenholm finished his second
week on the witness stand. That it
has been something of an ordeal was
demonstrated at Fridays hearing in
an alteration in which w. S. Carter,
head of the firemen's brotherhood, and
the witness participated. Exhibit Al,
purporting to show typical wages for
firemen and engineers in the West,
was under discussion and Grand Chief
Stone had reminded the arbitrators
that before the Christmas holidays ae
had warned them that If any typical
man" exhibit were brought in he
would ask for the payrolls of all the
men so typified. Mr.. Carter was just
as insistent and among other things
said:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I
have spent ten days trying to get
something out of the exhibits present
ed by the railroads. If seem insist
ent here it is because l have reached
the conclusion that our case is lost
if we treat the exhibits Of the rail
roads too seriously. They do not
mean what they would like to have
them mean, and when we pin them
down they agree that they don't"
Mr.. Trenholm, who is above medium
height and looks a bit savage when
he isn't exactly pleased with things,
leaped to his feet in a rage.
II want to record vigorous pro-
test against that" he shouted, II want
to say emphatically as chairman OF
this committee that not an exhibit has
been put in before this board that
was not absolutely honest, and meant
to be honest, and the reason they say
that is because the very figures that
they are talking about here are sur
prise to them. l do not believe they
realize what these men want them
selves. Now, there is such a thing
you know, as insinuating that the
men are liars here. That do not pro-
pose to stand for"
Mr.. Trenholm beat the table in
front Of him with his fists during this
statement and his voice arose. Mr..
Carter, a much smaller man, stood
only few feet away, watching the
general manager Of the "Omaha" road
closely.
Chairman Jeter c. Pritchard, who
exudes gentility and peace, remark
ed: "Gentlemen, you will have to quiet
down a little. This is supposed to re
an orderly proceeding and it will be
conducted along that line"
The upshot of the incident was that
Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Stone insiste"
the date should be taken only fo1
what the printed figures Indicated
that is when an engineer or fireman
was mentioned as earning certain
amount during year, it would be in
terpreted as merely that mans pa!
and not typical Of the wages of all hi:
crew or pool. Mr.. Trenholm event
ually acceded to this and James M
Sheean, counsel for the companies
also acquiesced.
Towards the end of Fridays ses
sion, unfortunately Mr.. Trenholm
slipped the word TYPICAL into hi
testimony and Mr.. Carter was on hi
feet instantly, protesting. Chairman
Pritchard had decided that the boar
would receive the exhibit in the ligh
of it not being typical and upon Presi
dent Carriers renewing his objection
he intimated that if the payrolls wer
desired by the brotherhoods, the
could be ordered.
Adjournment was taken Frida
night to Monday morning with no fin
al decision on this point. The pay
rolls for four Of the large Western
lines for the month of October, 1913
already are in Chicago under ana!
ysis, a Herculean job. 1t is not ez
Ipected that anything like the task sug
gested at Fridays session could b.
undertaken at this time, although bro
therhood officials will continue to in
sist against. "coloring" an exhibit o
attempting to give it an erroneous in
depreciation.
Cross-examination of Mr.. Trenholm
as to the sixteen articles of the bro
therhoods' request was finishe'
Thursday afternoon. Grand Chic
Stone and Albert Phillips, vice-presi
dent of the firemen's brotherhood, pal
ticipating. These two men put MI
Trenholm over the jumps, as the say
ing goes, and Mr.. Phillips closed tn
crossf1re Of questions cleverly b,
drawing the witness into a net an
then Topping him about in the sam
for tho do1octatiOn Of tho andienca