Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05
LINCOLN FAV0RS
BOOST IN WAGES
Decent Think TIPS o. Fortrrs iulur'
uorzls. Hut Eszards tbc >ys-
t.m Annoy ins.

WaFeHrFfaa. u g.. EIar @ Robert
r Lincoln. chairman at fEr board OF
directors OF far Pullman company.
frankly told fHe United states COM
mission ur Industrial relations FeE-
rerdaE char he believed flr system uf
paying sleeping car purrrrE should be-
changed and chat wages uf Pullman
ear conductor. should De- Increased.
Both OF these subjects. lr said.
would Or taken up Or th. company
I directors .u che near future.
The con of President Lincoln freely
discussed CHE subject OF tips. 0u which
rFE=o p1rfers are compelled 90 rely
f5r q usiUE He insisted. however.
that employment afforded the negro
tr Tho Pullman company had been one
90 fEr most uplifting opplrtuuifiea
frr race ever had
While Hrefar.rE bis belief chat fIp-
pins uf FGl'uEu p1rtr-s Hr tEe public
would continue even NJ che wrlrrr
salsrl OF $3.50 month should be inc
creased Wr Lincoln admitted that
rEr sage system fur portrra was au
auTIgrrfrt one and had given him
annoyance
THr commission air1 began Inquiry
.rfn fas conditions uf railroad trieE-
rarEa-a ans atopr-rr employed by the
rerrT isan.a Railroad company g.
81 H-FElu. president uf fHr order %
Gaf.r1Ed Teierraphers. r1buirtrd COM
plants against the railroad company
Dol behalf uf thr UnrEwru. charging
fEst fFr pennsylvania company de-
a'irrI Co.. recognize their unions. uE-
sgmrI an attitude af arrogance and
t.I everything in ifF p1asr Co. break
no rE.sEiEe onions and prevent organ
.-srrr OF others
ur.F.s OFT GOO THrvEF.tHHiF raIt-
Faat $500 BE- heard oa these complaints
fgfsr
lE many Instances. -fr prrfam said.
trrFrrH aHt minor officials had blunt
ir .Hf1rHr| men that fErV were dis
charged because OF tHrIr labor ar-
us.FF tlr rr r'F',e some technical
charge uoatt Dr. assigned Tor their
dismissal Gee also rad a letter from
d q .sHrF. formerly fhlrf vice pres
tf~at - the Railway CLERKS uuidu.
wk1 said che Pennsylvania company
bad -tE~ most efficient secret service
1rEalizafi1r ts frr ulriI. NOT even
rteTEtuF that OF Russia.
The roads police system. be said. .
e5sf at1lf poo 600 e. year
tfr rrrfau-s Testimony vas inter .
~4rtrI uaU~ Wr Lincoln testified .
aith regard GO che Pullman company
its capital stock he said. vas $780, I
600 900 and Per cent interest vas I
paid annually on al stock since 1900 /
iu Isss ere capital stock was $4,000 I
COO ard a stock dividend Cf $4,000 .
900 vas issued
O. 1850 the Wagner company was I.
bouEht az gzo00H.oe1. iu 1906 a stock \
dividend % gzf.0lsl 600 out % the sur
plus vas issued. and iu 1910 another
$50 111l0 900. bringing the total capital
stock az present 90 Ften. 100000.
Total cash dividends 90 the com
pauy. De- said. amounted 90 Si5sIls.-i
s15 The total assets last year we're
st11 sf7.est.
IN 1909. hr said. thc pay % Pullman
conductors was raised 90 $50 a month
for che FIRST SIX months Salaries %
conductors on special trains we're
500 q rnouth The average. he
thought. should b. Increased.
do you think the salary % So 80
roW paid a negro porter az . minimum
g. enough % maintain his family IN
comfort and dcccncys-' asked Chair
mau walsh
Absolutely not Mr. Lincoln re-
piled That question has annoyed
re much indeed
The public. BE- said. regarded scrv-
ICES % portsrs for which they gave
tips outside % the services required
b. che company.
~pOeSnf the Pullman company re-