Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-07
ARBITRATION REFUSED
90 STREET CAR WORKERS


lContinucd From Eleventh PaEcD
4niation accepts all articles except those
pertaining 10 wage scale.
1.-The wage scale as submitted in
your communication is much lower
than the wage scale We requested. and
we: feel that our request WAS not UNI
& reasonable: therefore. We respectfully
Il request tat tho matter Of wage schcd-
saule for shops and transportation de-
Payments be submitted to arbitration.
nasWe shall be pleased to receive an
carly reply,
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EMPLOYEES OF AMERICA.
. EVE, z z, Eo .ass n, CHAIRMAN, as
CIV. A. HARRIS
ITO your communication Mr.. Buch-
anan replied under date OF september
September a. 1919.
-.Mr. c. G. Rookman. Chairman. Cen
era, Committee. Local $40 ANAL,
Electric Railway Workers OF
America. Richmond. Va.
- Dear Sir:
20 was handed 20 us on yesterday.
"'Wo need not assure YOU of tho ear
{. nest desire on the part az the manase-
,mass be reasonabie to improve the
conditions of those who are. engaged
%ase a ssais In from n'n P the sS Of
the company 10 the present date
CLEARLY indicates this, SINCE the end
present MANAGEMENT. the wages OF
men in the transportation dcpartm"ni
have more than doubled. During the
for motornen and conductors was
;1s 2-a cents to 20 cents on, the old
s sSae p1,nE the Sea enqims ' anS
conductors was 30 cents 10 81 cents.
while the year ending June 80: l%l9-
the rate was 81 cents to 30 cents. In
'creases have. OF course. been made TO
iother classes of employees.
several wnEc Raises.
/. The result OF these increases
which have been voluntarily made by
the management thought the company
could AFFORD 20 do So has been TO
moTsaSd dv 'af Da ro T9S pd
during the year ending June 30. lalo.
TO ,si.ls2; s7a.56;; paid durpns he year
creases made in the past. year have
been made during the period when it
vas necessary TO forego the payment
ferred stock in half.
The company now offers 70 make
effective rate OF a cents TO - cents
under the new scale. based on a g.
cent fare in Richmond. This is in
Snccordance with the TAFT. Walsh
ttate is az high or higher than in most
Southern cities where in some cases
"a 7 .S fare is charged, ,,w cities
in the United States in which the .
gent fare is now prevaiing There
Gre aaG cities in the United States TO-
80 centT Notwithstanding the in
.creases in fares the, companies oper-
sanG are now being operated by re-
Sss!vers as in rrovidence, BuGalo'
min CHAM. Montgomery. Pittsburgh,
'Mem2h.s, Ecrt Wayne. Des Moines. st.
paul, Spokane and Chattanooga. This
est, in the interest OF the men en-
-ployed by il, and the capital invested
In i. that this condition may he
Iver,ed mere. ~ the present time TO
Increase he cost Of operation with
Out substantial increase in revenue.
Az sure way to bring about the un-
fortuna" conditions which exist in
Other osn uunit!es.
l.n,i Get More Money.
"'W.tG duc regard. therefore. 10 the
,Iaa.,ntcnanCc q: proper service. tho
welfare o: the employees ~ld the
credit OF the company. the manage
men cannot ac.ec To raise The wages
OF car operators and shopmcn unless
its revenue is Increased by an in
creased rate OF fare. !; would be use
it.'D lps N!I - NOs.'Fai'' - &C ~
submi; 20 q board OF arbitration he
question O: wages TO be paid unless
the same board o.: arbitration should
have power 20 fX the rate .: fave
from w-!cA the wages should b. % !
"NIRGINIA RAILWAY AND POWER
COMPANY,
tslgnedl by c. 7. buchanan.
~ =. and Genera. &acags-
Approved
S.gn~-B
"-iiCs :. wE:EF-LI: RIGE-
President