Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-20
rfeited. This demand also is ig-

AiS SSShoioiA phoN iNCS tIdI III CaSG
of a dispute as to the Interpretation
Of the decision, the question shall be
referred to the board for decision.
The law does not require, however
that either side must accept the
award
The decision provides, that the
daily increase shall be computed as
'sight times the hourly rate and the
monthly increase as 204 times thu
hourly schedule.
Freight Rate Increase IS Per Cont
An Is per cent increase In freight
irates will be necessary to meet the
u per cent wage award granted rail-
road employees today, d. T. Whittier.
representative OF the roads in the
hearings before the railway labor
board announced today.
Railroads Will Accept.
The railroads, MIR. Whittier, an.
nonnced after q conference will
the western managers association
will accept, the boards award ant
apply its terms Immediately.
The award speaks for ITSELF" Mr.
Whittier said. 1T means, OF course
that the roads must ask for increased
rates. To meet the boards estimated
ssoo.0o0.ooo. will require an increase
OF about Is per cent in freight rates
,a Schedule Of Increases.
The increases of the award follow:
I Passenger, service-Engineers and
motormenv dgemen. helpers. so cent?
per day. s,ssss 50
Freight service -. Engineers, fire.
men. helpers, $1.O4 per day.
Yard service Ems gineers, firemen
helpers, 1s cents per- hour.
Passenger service - Conductors
ticket collectors. baggagemen, flag
men and brakemen $50 per, month
suburban service passenger en-
ployes, $50 per month.
Freight observation-disclosures, flag
men and brakemen. $1.04 per day.
Superseding rates established by
the railroad administration, the
board fixed the following schedules:
Foreman--$6.s6 per day: helpers
s6.4s per day; switch tenders s5.o4.
Hostler service-outside hostiers
1924 per day; inside hostlers, $3.50
per day; helpers, $5.o4.
The following increases were au-
thorized for shop employees:
Supervisory forces, machinists
bIacksmiths, sheet
metal workers. electrical workers,
power-men, molders, cupola tenders
and core makers, including those
with less than four years experience,
all crafts, 13 cents an hour. Regular
and helper apprentices and helpers,
all classes, 13 cents an hour. Car
cleaners cents an hour.
Telegraphers. telephone operators
agents. towermen, levermen, tower
and train directors. block operators
and staff men, 10 cents an hour.
Agents at small nom telegraph sta
tions. cents an hour,
The following increases were
granted maintenance OF way en-
ployes and unskilled forces:
Construction forces. their assis-
tants, section, track and maintain
ance foreman and assistants and me-
chanics in these departments. is
cents an hour.
Laborers employed in shops ana
10 cents an hour.
Mechanics' helpers In bridge and
building departments, track layers,
common laborers, bridge tenders,
hoisting fremen, pumper- engineers,
crossing watchmen or fagmen and
lamp lighters and tenders. sh cents
an hour.
Train dispatchers are given an in
crease of 13 centssan hour and yard
masters and assistant yardmasters,
15 cents an hour.
The following increases are added
to the established rates for clerical
and station forces:
Storekeepers, chief clerks, foremen.
and other clerical supervisory forces:
clerks with one or more years rail-
road experience; train and engine
crew callers; assistant station mas
ters: train announcers; gatemen and
baggasemen and parcel employees, 13
cents an hour.
Janitors, elevator and telephone
operators. watchnlen, employees oper-
ating office appliances and similar
work, 10 cents an hour.
Freight handlers or truckers. ~
cents an hour.
All common laborers in and around
stations. storehouses and warehouses.
not otherwise provided for, 81 cvnls
an hour.
Clerks of less than one years ex-
periehce, 6h cents an hour.
Office boys. messengers and other
employees. under 1S years Of age, 3
cents an hour.
Stationary engine room and boil,
er room employees were advanced 1s
cents an hour for engineers. Hremen
and oilers, while water tenders and
coal passers receive a 10 cent in
crease.
In the signal department, foremen,
maintenancers, s,siSnal-men
.