El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18
ShObmen Asking
For Quick Action
On Wage Demand
Tell Hines Strike Is Off;
Fremen And Holsters
Seek Big Increases.

Washington, D. c., Aug1s.-The
railroad administration was notified
TO-DAY that the strike Of shopmen was
at an end and was asked to take up
wage damages Immediately.
Acting president Jewell, Of the rail-
way employees department Of the
American Federation of Labor, went
to the railroad administration to no.
tify the officials in person. 1t was
indicated that director general Hines
would proceed at once to settle the
wage demands.
Demands OF American railroad fire
men and hostlers for increased wages
and changed working conditions. as
outlined in a wage scale adopted Sun
day at Cleveland by the general chair
men Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and Euginemen, probably
will be considered along with the de-
mands OF other railroad workers, rail-
road administration officials said.
$4,000 Ask More Pay.
Cleveland, Ohio Aug. 1S---A IS to 65
percent increase in wages is demand
ed for $4,000 firemen and hostlers on
railroads in the United States and
Canada in wage scale adopted here
before adjournment yesterday by 800
general chairmen of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men.
Another demand TO be presented TO
the director general of railroads is
that all coal burning locomotives in
road service Weighing 100000 pounds
and over shall be equipped with me-
chanical stokers and that two fire.
men shall be employed on all such To-
comotives until they are so equipped.
Important sections Of the report in
clude:
Main Features Of Report.
Rates of pay for firemen and help
ers in passenger service. $3.50 per day
OF 100 miles or less. except when Nal
let engines are used. when $3.50 shall
be paid.
Overtime in passenger service will
be computed on the present basis. at a
speed OF 90 miles an hour
In freight service on engines weigh
ing less than 100000 pounds. firemen
shall be paid $3.50 and on engines
Weighing over 100000 pounds. $3.50
per day Of 100 miles or less. overtime
70 be computed OF present basis, at
speed OF u 1-2 miles per hour.
Firemen and helpers employed in
local or way freight service. mixed
trains. mine runs and other service
shall be paid a minimum OF 50 cents
per hundred miles or less in addition
TO the through freight rates
In UneIassIfied Service.
Firemen employed on helper. push
er, transfer work. wreck. construc-
tiOn, snoWplow, circus. milk ana all
other trains in unclassified service
shall be paid the through freight rates
according to class Of engine used
Firemen employed on Mallet en-
gines IN all service, except yard ser
vice. shall be paid $500 per day for
100 miles or less
FiremenS and helpers employed in
yard service shall be paid $3.50 per
day OF eight hours or less, except ?
when Mallet engines are used, when
rate of $3.50 shall be paid.
a demand for time and one-half for b
overtime in all classes Of service is 7
made. which will apply when men are I
used Sundays OF holidays
Inside hOstlers shall be paid $3.50 7
per day and outside hostlers $500 per 4
lay, and hostlers' helpers $3.50 per
lay. eight hours or less 10 constitute 4
3 days work. All time work in excess {
II eight hours 10 be paid at rate OF /
line and one-half