The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-19

N Conuorerey ana tne tortHes
HAT II would cost the roads over
zee. eco q year. This fsure Wal
611 upon the findings OF the rail-
managers who have examined
8Davroil for 1918 OF every railroad
the United States, and calculated
(oAat the increase cost would be under
~ eieht-hour basis day.
M While they might concede the eight
our day ~ last resort, they object
- 20 leaving all the other matters
FN&1ll open to be determined later by
M commission. In this way they would
s4kand to lose, not merely what they
NGo0cede now. but everything.
The posi- bilities OF n strike also
#pore considered. II was said that the
1 fU|Ads In all parts of the country have
AY0ceived letters from large numbers OF
AMgineers In which they declared they
Naru loyal and could be relied upon
10 remain at their posts In the event
ssoe = strike. II was considered that
1rActscaiiy one-third OF the number
Sthreatening TO strike, or 10000 men
Who are engaged exclusively in tho
passenger service. would not favor n
okx1ke.
Ii was predicted that II strike
came a large part OF the employees
n che passenger service would stick to
their posts.
Would Prove COnfeCafOry.
Consideration was given also to
conditions caused by the European
MAR. Although IL was acknowledged
that the railroads might afford at the
present time to meet the employees
demands. such an arrangement would
be confiscatory under normal condi-
lions, II was asserted. The railroad
executives who conferred with Presi-
dent Wilson were:
r. H Aichton, president Chicago
and Northwestern; w w Atterbury.
sfce-president. Pennsylvania Railroad;
b. r. Bush, receiver, Missouri Pacific;
M. ]. Carpenter, president Chicago
Terre Haute and Southeastern: A. T.
Dice president. Philadelphia and
Reading; s NJ. FELTON,. president, Chi
cago, Great Western. ". J. Harahan,
president, Seahoard Air Line; Fairfax
Harrison. president, Southern Rail-
way. Hale Holden. president, Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy; J. II. Hustis,
president. Boston and Maine; w. J.
jackson, receiver. Chicago and East
ern Illinois l.. +. Johnson. president,
Norfolk and Western. Julius Krutt-
schniit, chairman. Southern Pacific;
II. r.. Kurrie. president Chicago, In
dianapolis and Louisville, J. l. Lam
caster. vice-president. Texas and
ysAEiECt Il r ISpicct pfFSlutnN, iStiA-
ware and Hudson. II. S, Lovett, chair
man, Union Pacific, c, II Markham.
president, Illinois Central f. J. Pear
son. president, New York, New
Haven. Ralph Peters, president, Long
Island NJ w. Potter president, Caro-
iina, Clnchfield and Ohio: T. NJ
Schumacher. vtce-president, FL Paso
and Southwestern.
q. M. Shriver, vice president. Bal
timore and Ohio. A. !. Smith. presi-
dent. New York Central; G. W.
Stevens president, Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway: w, II. Truesdale. presi-
dent. Delaware Lackawanna and
Western Frank Trumbuil. chairman.
hesapeake and Ohio railway ex-
ecutiees advisory committee; r. d.
Underwood president, Erie Railroad
Henry Walters. chairman. Atlantic
Coast Line; Daniel Willard. president.
Baltimore and Ohio; ]. l. II. Young,
president. Norfolk Southern.
Leaving the White House with the
executives at 2;45 o'clock. Mr. Holden
said:
Il can give no expression at all.
except that we shall soc tho President
again"
He was not certain whether tho
committee of managers would accom-
pany the executives TO the White
House tomorrow and the managers
themselves were uncertain on this
point.
President Wilson was introduced ts
each executive as he entered the blu,
room by MIR. Holden. and again shool
hands with each visitor as he left.