The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-28
6. { 0. EMPLOYEES GET 5
PER CENT SALARY RAISE
Et'reSidcnt Stevens Addresses Official
Announcement to Heads OF All
Departments.
UNORGAN1ZED MEN AFFECTED.
Increase Becomes Effective January
ALI Not Covered BY Agree
mcnt with Brotherhoods PartiCi-
pate-Othcr $50 Per Cent Are
y Recognized.

Employees of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway of the class popularity
referred to as 1.-The other eighty per
cent" since the Adamson cight-hour
bill was passed by Congress to avert
q railway tie-up by brotherhood rail-
way men, will receive five per cent
Increase in salary beginning Janu-
ary /. ii was announced by President
Stevens yesterday. The salary in
crease is given the men who are not
kin the organizations which have agree
.5lent with the railroad company as an
appreciation of their loyalty. in recog-
milton Of efficient service. and because.
largely due to the efforts of the men
affected, the company has prosperei
1t Is anticipated that many of tho
ether railway companies of the coun-
try. and particularly those OF this Sec
ton. will take similar action in the
near future. and similar announce
ments are looked for by the public
fand by railway employees. The reports
From all railroads In the country 70
the Interstate Commerce Commission
show that the last year was one OF the
most prosperous for the railroads in
many years Among the more pros
porous roads are those operating in
the Southern States.
Loyal In Face of Trouble.
Shortly after the brotherhoods made
demands for ten hours pay for eight
hours work. threatening strike that
would have tied up the business OF
the country. attention was turned to
Ashe employees of railroads who are un-
organized. II was asserted that the
brotherhood memberships totaied
barely twenty per cent of the whole
number of railway employees and many
in, what fttudA
would be assumed by the railway com
panies toward the other eighty per
cent" which had stood by the compa-
MES and large portion Of which vol
unteered their services in continuing
the operation OF the trains.
Many of the men in the offices and
other branches of railway service have
been In actual operating service ana
though they were "a BIT rusty they
I felt capable OF taking the places OK
Nhe men who threatened strike should
rthey quit
Problem Quietly Considered
That the loyalty OF the other eighty
per cent" wa. deserving OF reeognt-
tjon railway chiefs admitted. The Of
Ace men station men and other en-
pIoyes Of the roads. doing much OF the
necessary work or conducting rail-
way business. receive less pay and put
In much longer hours than the brother
! hood or union" men. Many Of the
Z railway heads and directories quiet
Fly took the problem under constdera-
ton The Chesapeake and ohio Rail
way ts the first in this section to offt-
sally make public its conclusion
The circular issued yesterday by
President stevens and addressed TO the
aeads of all departments, reads
..Emrctiye January |. lai1. n five per
~ceas Increase in salary VIII he paid
ITO each employe serving the company
in Offices at stations and in dining and
Aparfor cars. whose compensation is not
covered by an agreement. who has been
In service Al least one year. and whose
ssalary has not been advanced since
January !. 1915