The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
CITY GETS
BIG SLICE
WAGE hike
Railway Increase Mear1s
81, ,500,O 900 a Year to
Topeka Employees.
.SHOPMEN HERE
ARE SATISFIED
Back Pay Clause Only Object
OF Complaint.
Claim Raise Should Be Retro
active to January 1, 1919.
DAYS WORK FOR DAYS PAY
Men Express Determination to
Merit Salary Grant.
"NOw If Living VIII Only Drop
Down." Is Cry.
DAYS WORK FOR DAYS PAY
Men Express Determination to
Merit Salary Grant.
"NOw If Living VIII Only Drop
Down." Is Cry.

approximately s125.O00 a month ~
million and shaIf dollars a vear
VIII De added to the payrons Of The
santa Fe. Rock Island. Union Pacific
ana Missouri Pacific railways IN To-
peka' according to conservative astt-
mates Of officials of the lines this a.
ternoon. This will come as a rss,1.
OF the wage Increase granted ~, ~.
FEDERAL board and announced N III.
State Journal today.
or this amount 100000 a nonth
l,wlil De added to the payroll OF the
santa Fe alone ms
me Santa Fe payroll at the presenr
tine under the old scale is ssf0 ooo
month. This includes the ssIs sVHV.goo 80. "a q
OFFICIALS. Officials are not incI1,ded -,
the wage hike and the added % ner
cent is exclusive of their portion Of
the schedule u
At the Santa Fe shops including the
| bridge and building. train. eer,,ic.
station and fuel deparfmen+s ,hoss
are 1000 persons EMPLOYED. In an
general offices there are 1,5Oo. MAX
ing total of $500 in this CITY,
Cost TO Santa Fe System.
Ihe cost to the Santa Fe syster,
VII VII amount to approximately $1,000
yoo month. The Santa Fe's mouth
~ payroll at the present time Is 40
100000. This will 7 make sa..s
monthly payroll over the svste,n -
$I4. 900. 900 Sstein OF
E. l. Copeland. treasurer Of IN.
system stated in Topeka TODAY thar
untii ne received official Notifications
OF the increase. he would be unah HE r..
give out figures on the hike in ,Toneks
nave read only what has an
peared in early editions of The stats
journal today" he said. ..IJntfI vse
receive the official order. we win
make no changes in our payroll. AL
mo have no doubt of the arthen
| ITCHY of the report, I prefer to awaft
the records before 1 prepare a state
ment on the details OF the Increase
here and over the systern.'
General Satisfaction Here.
Generai satisfaction with the award
OF the railway labor board was ex-
pressed today by Santa Fe shop ern-
Ployes IN some quarters, however.
oouDt was Expressed whether the men
VIII accept the clause making the in
crease retroactive only to May 1. 1920.
A, A. Cuibertson. president of the
local Santa Fe shop federation said
| that in his personal opinion the award
VIII be satisfactory. He cannot speak.
/ ne said, for the men in general be-
cause he had not held any discussions
| with them concerning it.
Complaint on Back Pay.
MY personal opinion is" said cuf-
4
factory, but am not in position to
speak officially. The increase was
made retroactive to Nav /, 1920.
which had been agreed Upon. I uu-
derstand there was some little differ
ence of opinion concerning this. and
| II may result in a protest being en-
tered. but 1 think that is all il will
amount to. The increases granted are
approximately what were asked for.'s
Some Of the lesser officers Of the
union did not share CfiIberfsorss mil
mism concerning the retroactive clause
They Insist that a promise was held
! put, when the railroad men agreed to
postpone their general strike last win
ter pending the Investigations by tbs
wage board. that anv Increase arrived
at would be made retroactive to Jaur-
airy l. 1919. Doubt was expressed
whether the men will accept this
clause Of the award.
Put Matter to Vote
"Of course" said one officer, s-tzs
question win be put to vote and that
will decide il. Personally, I couldn't
say what will be done"
/ But In the rank and file Of work.
men the smiles the wage announces
ment brought testified TO the gem
eraI satisfac action. It appeared to
awaken a new interest and a new
pep" Declarations that the thing
/ for the workmep to do now is TO get
busy and give the roads a Days work
/ for a days wages were heard from
the workmen themselves.
I'm going TO start working right
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