The Washington times., 1916-02-22
7wo "Days" In One
For Railway Workers
New York Central rum Declared to illustrate Lack
OF Sdahdha Wakhay-on TaaiAs Figures From ;
: 3, Governrept Report Submitted.
BY GLEN B. wINsHIP.

for all roads In the Eastern district
were used in the recent Eastern wage
arbitration. which resulted In many
increases for the men. These hgurcS
were accepted as basis for argument
in that arbitration 10
The total number OF conductors en-
ployed exclusively as conductors was
reported as 1878. the average paid In
the year to these men being 81 ,356. Yard
conductors received an average OF 81. 226,
freight conductors an average OF $,3OO.
and passenger conductors an average OF
81 SOC. The average wage of conductors
working both as conductors and as
other trainmen omen coming up from
the other trainmen" class) was report
ed at 81, l12.
The award which followed that ar
bitration gave to passenger conductors
an increase of l-6 per cent, to through
freight conductors an increase of 10 Ito
per cent, and to local freight conductors
an increase of Is is per cent. An aver
ductors working exclusively as con-
ductors would show yearly wage of
approximately H,505
As this estimate, based on actual pay
roll records. is only $40 a year less than
the one based upon Interstate Commerce
Commission figures, 1t would appear
reasonable and fair 10 assume the true
average would not vary much from
these estimates.
Similar pay roll records for the year
mitted in the Eastern wage arbitration
showing that the average amount paid
TO 25,n5 "other trainmen working en-
tirely as other trainmen," was 1857,
The award gave to passenger brake
! men an increase of 1910 per cent in
wages, to passenger fiagmen or rear
| breakemen an Increase OF 1910 per cent.
to through freight brakelren sn increase
Of 10 $40 per cent. to through freight
| fiagmen an increase of 80 per cent.
! tn local freight brakemen an increase OF
| II 1-10 per cent, and. To local freight
fiagmen an increase Of 1-lo per. cent.
Estimate Confirmed.
| In the absence NJ complete and IN
to-date paw roll record It would be d'f-
| icult to learn the exact average in
crease. the percentages ranging from
one tenth Of per cent under five 20
more than eleven,
| An average increase OF per cent
would show total yearly average for
| "other trainmen working entirely al
other trainmen" (that Is. not including
men rising into n higher class) Of S1.O2t
AS this estimate Is only about "a
more than the one based on Interstate
Commerce Commission figures 1t would
appear reasonable and fair TO assume
that the true average would not vary
much from $1,000.
In each Of these cases actual nav roll
records have indicated that though the
estimates based on the Interstaate Com
merce Commission are not exact, they
NAV be accepted as approximately cor
rect In other words. taking the indus
try as a whole. the June 30 pay roll Is
fairly indicative of the average for the
entire year so far as the number OF
employees Is concerned.
This much being established weight II
given to the following table. each item
Of which is based upon the commission
report for 1914:
i. PC. to PC. OF Approx
total wages average
/ No. of to total yenrly
employees. pay roll. wage.
Gen ofhcerR other