The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-19
B. R.'T. STRIKE IDEA
GIVEN UP BY UNION
Garrison Promises Better. Pay
on q Basis of Borrowing
$20,00O,000 for Road.
MEN RELYING ON MAYER
Seven Cent Fare Looms in Re-
ceiver's Plans to Put Sys-
TEN on Its Feet.

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
must have 3eo.ooo.ooo Immediately II It
Is to meet the advances OF pay TO en-
ployees which Receiver Lindley NJ. Gar
rison admits are in some cases justified.
and IL IL is to bring the equipment Of
the lines to n point where "the best
service in the world" can be rendered In
Brooklyn.
Though Mr. Garrison said nothing OF
his plans for raising this money II was
reported last night that he proposes to
ask for loan of the bulk amount,
through Government channels II neces-
sary, and then proposes to press once
more for a seven cent fare to carry the
added load.
Union leaders agreed with Mr.. Gar
rtson last night that a strike has been
averted. President Morrison. interna-
tional head of the Amalgan1ated Aeso-
citation Of Street and Electric Railway
Employees, James NJ. Valley. general
counsel and other officers went to Al
bany yesterday afternoon and talked
the situation over with, Gov. Smith
When they returned here they immedi-
ately began to lay plans for strengthen
ing the union organization on the Brook
| lyn lines witha view to continuing their
demands for increased pay and better
working conditions through the peaceful
channels opened to them by the action
| OF United States Judge Julius NJ Mayer.
They regard the recent conferences
with Judge Mayer as a guarantee that
the men will not be interfered with
| for union activity. Mr.. Garrison gave
pledge OF this yesterday, when ne an
| nounced that he had provided a further
method Of appeal direct to himself in
behalf OF men who think they have
been personally Disseminated against
by their superiors. Several such cases
are already under investigation by Mr..
Garrison's office.
The receiver completed yesterday the
negotiations with the tower and signal
men on the road by giving them a pay
increase of cent an hour. making their
scale level with that of the INTERIOR
ough men on the same work.
Mr.. Garrison at noon yesterday not
only assumed that there was then nc
possibility OF strike. but he issued q
statement summarizing the problems
which confront all concerned in order &c
give Brooklyn the best transportati Tor
system in the world" He declared that
additional revenue must be obtained no,
only 70 provide for 10000. 900 OF new
| equipment needed on the lines, but &c
pay salary increases for those employees
who have not yet benefited by the las,
| raise in the scale. He, appealed for the
cooperation of all in solving this prob.
| lem.
His statement was as follows:
81 am glad for the sake of all con.
cerned that there was no strike. Nov
let us all forget Il and get together to
give Brooklyn the best transportation
service in the country. It is going to re-
| quire all to get together to accomplish
this and 1t Is not the time for anybody
| to rock the boat
| THE problem before us In one OF great
difficulty and can only be solved salts
factorly by all those concerned working
intelligently, disinterestedly and in the
right spirit.
THE problem directly concerns every
one the financiers at large, the mer
whose money is invested In tho road
those who work on the road. the State
authorities, the city authorities. and the
| general community.
Our present income Is not sufficient to
pay our necessary expenses, a large part
OF which are due to the large wages
| which the majority OF our employees
now receive. To this must still be added
| the amount necessary to bring UP to an
equitable level the wages OF those who
did not receive a proportional raise al
the time Of the recent increases In ad-
dition to this there must be raised some
| $50, 900, 900 OF new money In order ia
furnish more cars and more power and
| other essentials so that the service may
! be what II should be.
I'VE are terribly hampered by the fact
that the city has not completed the line
/ II is building and we have not the bene-
ATS of what It was intended we should
| have long before this
"Unless all OF those concerned pull to-
gether It will be impossible for those in
| immediate control to raise and expend
the needed new money in the way to
| produce the results desired. II Is the
earnest hope Of the court and of tho re-
oeiver that they will have the full Co
operation Of all concerned so that all to-
gether may help and assist to solve the
problem in a satisfactory manner"