El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-09
DELEGATE MAY co To STRIKE MEET

will be allowed to get train over the
division without paying any additional
wages to the crew, over the present
scale
The object OF time and one-haIf for
overtime" is:
First. To penalize the company and
thus discourage the payment Of and
as far as possible the making of. over
time
Second. To improve the service by
getting shipments over the road
promptly. and avoid possible damage,
due to overlooking of trains.
Third. 1t will save the railways
money by decreasing the damage to
cars and contents. due 70 handling ex-
cessive tonnage. getting loads TO their
for other roads. and thus relieve the
car shortage so much complained Of
We are not seeking a higher scale of
Wages: in other words. We are not ask
ing more pay for performing the same
service. Neither do we wish to per-
form less service for the same pay. but
we do most earnestly desire to render
exactly the same service for exactly
the same pay. in 20 percent less time.
officials Salaries.
The railroads refer to q few highly
paid passenger engineers and hold them
up as examples Of what engineers re
ceive. This is most unfair. as passen-
ger service is not involved in this
movement.
In 1902 Rock Island stock was selling
for more than 5000 per share; in 1914
the stock had dropped 10 $50.
Evidence shows that earnings had
steadily increased and in 1914 were the
largest in its history.
H [. Nudge, the president stated
that the troubles OF the railway were
in a measure due to increases in wages
and governmental regulations"
When asked what wages. he men
toned clerks. operators. conductors and
brakemen. He regarded the wages paid
these men as having partially Slapped
the strength Of the railway
The officials received no blame but
received the following amounts II. [.
Nudge. president. $780, 900 per annum;
L. F Force. chairman of executive COM
mittee (one-half paid by the Frisco).
received $4,000 per annum; R A Jack
son, vice president and solicitor. $50
600 per annum: r. R Cable. member
board Of directors. $4,000 per annum;
". B Leeds. president board of di-
rectors. $4,000 per annum; B. L.
WinchelI. president $40 600 per annum:
3. F. Yoakum. chairman OF the exec
utive committee. $4,000 per annum; D.
G. Reed, chairman board Of directors.
$50. 600 per annum: c. II. Warren, first
vice president $4,000 per annum; W !
G. Purdy upon retirement was given |
$43. 600 per annum: J. F. German. first I
vice president. in charge OF freight and /
passenger traffic. was secretly paid (
SIS, $50 per year. making his total com /
pensation S43.150. where the payroll (
only showed $4,000.
More Big Salaries
C. A Moorse. chief engineer. received !
1 salary of $4,000 per annum, and a 4
secret bonus of $4,000 on the first of (
the year.
On the retirement OF R \ Jackson
he was given 100000 in cash.
c II. Warren was given by the com
oany $4,000 in par value OF common
and $685. in par value of preferred /
stock of the New Jersey company and
$4,000 in cash. there being no board
for the latter expenditure. |
Robert Mather. vice president. was
given s25, 900 in cash.
Geo T. BogEs. director and secretary !
II the board Of directors of the railway /
company, was given $4,000 in cash
when he retired.
r. r. Cable received securities OF