El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-05
WHAT RAIL MEN
To Be LET OUT?
This Question Occupies the
Brotherhood Members
Meeting in FL PasO.

What proportion OF the employees OF
the new unified freight terminals Of
FL Paso. shall each OF the four roads
interested supply2 This question alb
sorbed the time Of % representatives
Of the railway brotherhoods at the
union station Tuesday, while a similar
conference Of railway managers was
being held at the office Of general
superintendent /. Z. Norris in the
Southwestern building.
Beginning Monday evening. the gen.
eral chairmen Of the different unions
on the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe.,
r. p. & : W. and Texas & Pacific
til Tuesday morning % brotherhood
men convened in the conductors room
at the union station On Monday a
number Of local union representatives
had conferred with the managers but
lacking authority TO handle the stu
alton, called In the general chairmen
Of their organizations on the differ
ent lines
p. C. Caylor. Of Fort Worth. general
chairman Of the Brotherhood Of Rail
road Trainmen for the Texas Pacific
was elected chairman. and F. J. Tay-
Tor. OF Houston. general chairman OF
the Brotherhood or Locomotive En-
ginemen. was elected secretary.
Means Some Lose Jobs.
The situation confronting the unions
and railways was outlined to the
meeting. and IL was brought out that
the proposed uuificatiOn OF terminals
in Ell Paso would necessarily mean a
conservation Of the labor require
menrs in Fl PasO, and the consequent
elimination Of a certain number OF
men. How this number Of men is
ecuitably to be divided among the
different lines was the question which
the brotherhood men were called to-
gether 10 consider. It was stated az
terWard that no opposition TO the
governments plan Of unification de-
veloped at the meeting in spite OF the
fact that 10 meant loss OF employ
ment for many members Of the Vari-
Gus organizations.
The railway brotherhOods are en-
tiIely in accord with the government
in its efforts 10 conserve labor, and
economic on railway administration,
said Mr.. Caylor. after the meeting.
Not a voice was lifted in opposition
&c the plan during our entire session.
our object merely being TO see that
q just and equitable division Of the
loss is apportioned TO the different
lines"
Experience Delay on Plans.
The brotherhood representatives
found, however that they could not
urestion until the railway chiefs had
ccme 10 a more definite understanding
as 10 plans for the unificatI0n- The
absence Of three general chairmen for
the Santa Fe also held up the meet
ing, as the santa Fe employees were
thus left without authoritative repre-
sentation. The conference adjourned
Tuesday evening, subject TO call We'd
nesday. unless IN the opinion Of the
delegates, there was no possibility OF
doing effective work for the present
In this case, IL was decided that the
7 representatives should return to their
homes. and convene later
Representative at Meeting
The representative Of the brother
hood present at Tuesdays conference
were. For the G. H & s A.. F. j. Iay-
Tor. general chairman Of the B. OF l.
E., and A. ". Young, local chairman;
L Robey. local chairman Of the B. Of
L. i. and E.: A. j. GOggan. general
chairman Of the 3. r. T.; ". A Weed,
local chairman. yard service. and ".
Il Hannah. local chairman, road serv-
ice OF the 3. r. T.
Santa Re labor representatives were
A. II. Brasfield, local chairman Of the
yard service, 3. r. T.; H H. Whitman.
local chairman road service. B. r t.
". p. Giliy. local chairman OF the B.
I. E. Fred A. Laucks. acting local
chairman OF the 3. J.. T. T.. and Guy
The Santa Fe men wired for the gen
eral chairman Of their organizations,
but no reply was received during
Tuesdays session. The general chair
men Of the santa Fe line are ". J.
Seezy B. r. T.. ". E Keiser. b. l. F.
E. and j. A. KoWalski. B. +. F.
o. r. c. Men Observers.
Texas & Pacific. brotherhood dele
gates were r Wiesen. general chair
man Of the B. I. E; Charles Lowe,
local chairman of the B. L. E; n T.
Barnette. general chairman OF the B.
l. +. E. A. n Horn. local chairman
B. I. F. e; p. c. CaylOr general chair
man Of the 3. r T.; H II. Reynolds,
LEGAL chairman, B. r. T.: II. S. Bogert,
general chairman o. r. c., and S II.
Jacobs. local chairman. o. r. c. The
order Of Railway Conductors is not di-
rectly interested in the question Of
terminal unificatiOn. and the presence
o. men OF the order at the meeting was