Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18

men may be brought together where
they can disClss and determine their
future course of action. q meeting
will bc held at Mercantile Hall.
Franklin and Poplar streets. on
Thursday. May IS, at $3.50 y. m and
40 a. IN.
If you are familiar with what is going
on in certain circles Of the carmen you
viii surely be at this meeting. 1f you
do not know what the present situation
is YOU will certainly attend this meeting
and obtain information II is your in
tercsts that are involved. Come and
bring others with you. All carmen are
welcome.
James Brearley. william Weber.
Chandler Moody. Peter Martin, John
Shun, Robert Elliott. Fred Hartman
William Werner. Peter Driscuil. Will
liam Nollenberger. Harry Sencion John
II. Black. Robert Eernaghan, James
Pierce. NJ. Z. Hughes, Archie Cham-
bers, Patrick Cailaghan committee
The "statcmnt of confidence" issued las
night and addressed to Thomas H. AIitt"r
president of the company, was prepared h.
the Employees cooperative Committee !
reads as follOwS:.
We, the undersigned members of the
Cooperative Committee. working under
the cooperative plan for motormen and
conductors Of the Philadelphia Rapid
transit N'llIliliN- NfElIt ~ ItIeDN give
you our assurance that the present un.
warranted criticism of unemployed
labor dsturbers does not express the
sentiment of the large number of men
we represent: our assurance of loyalty
Is hereby conveyed i'm view of the past
results under the cooperative plan,
under which we have been working
since August 1911, as representatives
of upward of - per cent of the motor.
men, Conductorsi and trainmen, who
voted for our election at our respective
depots. we desire to further express our
appreciation of the fair and impartial
treatment of all matters relating to
discipline, working conditions. etc, both
as Individual members of this commit.
tee and as a committee resulting i'm
general Improvement of working cond.
tons the maximum rate of pay dur
ing this tive-year period having been
advanced from % to 81 cents per
hour. the accomplishing of the fixing
of satisfactory minimum pay for
extra men of Sl2 per week, of min
imum pay of S2.2j per day for men who
lost their runs by the change of sched-
ulcs re-routing, etc, and particularly
do we desire to express our apprecia.
tiOn of the fact that the management
retained in its employ during the de-
preston of business of 1914 and early
1915 all of the employees upon the depot
lists. when other large railroads and
corporations We're laying Off large num-
bers of men.
1t is the earnest desire of the men
we represent that in view of the result
of the past five years Cmuclr more than
could have been anticipatedD under the
cooperative plan this plan be con-
tinued and no Interruptions be per-
mtted,
Archie Chambers. Frankford barn:
John II. Shinu, Frankford barn; Harry
b. OsbeCk, Allegheny depot William
GreevGs, Germantown depo-: Hugh
Nc Nally, Germantown depot Leo &.
ACker, Willow Grove depot; James q.
Todd, Willow Grove depot Thomas j.
Liney, Richmond depot william Mol
lenberger. Richmond depot John Fin
ley, Belmont barn; William f. Deal,
Folsom barn; John Hardness, Folsom
barn; Frank Grundahl, Elevated di-
vision; George =. Trauburg, Woodland;
James Lahart, Belmont barn; George
w. DiCkerson Woodland depot How
ard Weidner, Callowhill depot; G. q.
Haney, Elevated division; Michael f.
Keane, Callowhill depot; John T. Phil
lips. Jackson depot; Samuel Rice, I4u-
zerne; f. NJ. Worth, Luzerue; John
Dipple Cumberland; y. A, Gabel Cum
berland John l., Lumbery, Ridge ave
nue.; Michael f, Hughes, Jackson;
George |. Zellers, Ridge avenue.
The meeting tonight will be continuous,
$ was that last night. Every shift Of
will thus be given an oppor-
unity to attend.