Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-04
.F|REMEN WILL
TAKE STAND AND
TELL THEIR SIDE
Men Who Work on Switch,
Suburban and Transfer En-
gineS to Be Heard When
Hearing Is Resumed.

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Hearing Is Resumed.
| SPECIAL coRsusrospsscs sosslHo JouaNALl
Chicago. Jan. 3. - Firemen on
switch, suburban and transfer engines
/ will take the witness stand next Mon
| day when the western railway wage
arbitration hearing Is resumed In the
| federal building. Chicago The mem
beers of the arbitration board, six In
number. are expected back in Chicago
either saturday or sunday after near
! ly two weeks vacation. William :.
! Carter. president of the brotherhood
! Of Locomotive Flremen and Engine
men, win examine these witnesses aud
draw out from them the stories Of
! their long hours, small pay and un-
satisfactory labor conditions.
The firemen in their requests to the
western railroads ask that firemen en-
gagged In transfer ana unciassif.ci
service be paid the through freight
rate. according To tho class of engine,
For firemen in ordinary switching
service the brotherhood asks that the
CON pensauon be from $40 10 Si.O0
a day, according To the type of en-
CINE used the Mallet type carrying
the highest rate. Firemen who are
TO begin service other than between
the hours Of & a, m and s IT, m, shall
be paid two cents an hour In addi-
ton TO the foregoing rate. Ten hours
or less will constitute a days work
In switching service. Time over ten
hours is to be computed ana paid for
nj the rate of time and half. Thirty
minutes undisturbed for meals are
also asked for switch-cnglnc firemcn.
For enginemen in passenger suburban
service the same treatment is asked as
is given regular passenger enginemen.
President Carter probably will put
on the stand at least half dozen fire
men who will very likely come from
different roads I'm various parts OF the
country They will go into details of
their work which the hrotherhoods
hope will impress the arbitrator to
the end that higher compensation and
better treatment may be secured from
the companies. Although the fremen
will probably occupy most Of the time
for the first few DAYS of the week.
the same requests for engineers IN
these classes of service are made and
various engineer witnesses already
have testified regarding their hard
ships.
Hazards OF Occupation.
Following the firemen, II is expe el.
ed that President Carter will call to
the stand several experts who will tes-
fifty concerning the hazard of a fire.
mans occupation. A. II. Hawley.
grand secretary and treasurer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Englnemen, will offer an exhibit
the proportion of deaths
and disabilities of members of the
caused by railroad acct
dents. These mortality statistics are
expected 10 show that nearly 80 per
cent Of the active firemen. who pass
away. die with their boots on.
DR. w. b. Cory general medical ex-
aminer of the firemen's brotherhood,
who has made a careful study of the
and disability experiences Of
firemen and enginemen, probably will
offer two exhibits directly concern
Ing and emphasizing the hazard of |
the vocation. IT Is also possible that |
Dr. Henry j. Harris, Phi. d., formerly
statistical expert of the department |
IF commerce and labor, will be n wit
ness and will supplement DR.. Cory's
testimony with other matter along the
hHlf INV - ~ itHlliS kttH tIl lnt
'tand he will be examined by w. s,
Stone, grand chief oftne Brotherhood
# Locomotive Engineers.
Another witness who may be heard
within the next ten days Is ID. Il. Rob-
rtson. vice president of the firemen's
who may offer an eX-
Ilblt proving that many technical ex-
erts and commissioners have already
ormed the opinion. publicly an
ounced, that wage and labor condi- ,
ions incident of the engineers and ,
remen's occupations are not quite
hat they should be. In this connec-
on 1t IS said that Mr.. Robertson may
uote various railroad authorities who
ave gone on record to this effect. I
If these witnesses do not occupy
ne entire week. w. J. Lauck statis-
cal expert and economist retained ny
9th biotherhoods. will be placed on
ne stand and examined by Grand 4
hief stone. Mr. Lauck is understood )
have prepared large number OF
Shibits dealing with all phases of the !
age and labor question. Just how / 4
lr Mr. Lauck has probed Is not being !
lvulged by the brotherhoods, but II
rumored that some OF the matter
e has prepared has spicy news fla
Dr
TO Last Until March.
The present wage arbitration hear
Il opened in Chicago November 3d. .
nd sessions were continuous daily 4
1til December 22, when adjournment Z
as taken until January 4. The en- y
neerS and fremen's brotherhoods 4
I've been AT the bat ever since the OPP Z
ing of the hearing and VIII continue \
this position possibly for a fort 2
ght or longer. II is understood that Z
e railroad companies VIII then offer y
idence TO disprove the contentious Z
the brotherhoods and this will con- \
me at least several weeks. The z
otherhoods finally will bring In re- z
ttal testimony and then there viii (
the submission of briefs and the !
)sing arguments. .
The hearing is expected TO close on Z
about March ]. but many people I
ink II will go beyond that date. The !
ct that the railroad companies. as b
ready announced, are to offer what 2
ey Germ typical man" evidence viii x
Fan a possible polOngaiion Of the In Z
Try. Grand chief stone Of the en- 3
leers' brotherhood, viii Insist that =
lenever the so-called typical man." 2
wages, hours Of work ana other Z
nditions are pictured for the brnc- (
Of the six arbitrator. the cOmp0- b
IS shall produce the complete pay =
I upon which this alleged TYPE II z
Inh' name appears
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