Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-11
HINES DONATES.
RAILROAD men
s65,0O0,00O
Another Wage Advance For
Four BrOtherhOOds of
Trainmen.
MAKES TOTAL BOOST
BILLION YEARLY
Order is Retroactive and Trainr,en and
Enginemen Will Receive Back Pay
Dating From Jan. t-Averaae Yearly
Advance Per Man About $50 and
Including Previous Advances $4oO
Per Year.

Washington, April 1l-wage advan-
ces aggregating s65, ,000, 900 were order
ed today by Director General Hines
for 100000 railroad engineers. firemen,
trainmen and conductors In both pas
senger and freight service-member
of the big four railway brotherhoods-
retroactive since Jan.1. 1919.
The brotherhoods demanded time
and half pay for overtime as grant
ed only for men engaged In yard SER
vice, and for the others this question
was referred to the railroad admins
tration's board of adjustment No. /.
already created for considerable of
disputes relative to, railway trainmen
and enginmen.
The increases were arranged accord
ing to contemplated schedule one
aim of which was to restore the wage
relationship existing before the rail-
roads increase in wages last year. The
average advance OF pay per man per
year will be about $3.50. This action
practically completed the war cycle OF
""BC ihtiCdSSS ktahttu Iiieu
since the government took over the
management of the roads fourteen
months ago. Only a few minor re-
quests for more pay remained to be
acted upon.
Billion Year Boost.
Including today's order the aggre-
gate pay increases allowed by tho rail-
road administration to the 100000
RAILROAD employees at the rate Of 3s22.-,
1000 a year, more than $500 average
per man. Thus the total payroll Of
American railroads Is raised nearly to
$4,000. 100000 year from the basis OF
approximately $4,000. 900. 900 on Jan. l..
1919. when the roads passed into gov
ernment's hands. The $4,000, 900
added to the payroils OF the members
of the big four railroad brotherhods
brings the total granted to this class
of employees in the last three years to
approximately &275.0oO 900. or approx
lmately $500 per man.
Back pay for work since Jan. l will
be given the brotherhood members as
soon as railway paymasters can work
out the amount due.
In the first general wage advance
made by the railroad administration
following the recommendations Of the
railroad commission approximately
s4OO. 100000 a year was distributed
among railway emplayes.
Increase Eats Up Freight Rates.
About $14O. 900 900 of this went to
trainmen and enginemen and about
$3.50, 100000 to other employees. On
supplemental orders about $150.O0O, 900
was added to 2ayrolls of the shopmen.
about the samo to maintenance OF
way men and clerks, and about 500
900 900 to telegraphers and station
agents.
Railway accountants calculated that
1916 and 1917, the years Immediately
preceding government control, the
railway companies increased wages
$3.50, ,0O0, 900. With the sS220Oo,OOV
added by the railroad administration
the aggregate advance of railroad
mems wages in three years Is set as
approximately s1,172,000,0oo, or about
$3.50 per man. The railroad payroll in
1911, was calculated at $l,7500O0. 900;
in 1918 at s2.53S,0OO, 900 and this year
at 900.
Comparatively SIIlHh ti'Siedsc'' ia pay
are expected soon for dining car ana
sleeping car employees.
Railroad companies estimate the
wage increases at nearly Sl,OOO.O0OOOO
more than the railroad administration.
Railroad accountants calculate that
about S1,0O0,000,000 will be forthcom-
ing from the late increases last year.
The railroad administration figures
today on wage additions Indicate tha'
more than so per cent OF this Is eaten
m IN wagA