The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-20

CHICAGO. July .o.--The United
Ssates railway board today announe-
ed wage increases totalling almost
5000. 600. 900 annually for i.sst.ss1
employees Of the roads.
Leaders Of tho i6 ran labor crafts
affected by tho increase went
into session today at IL o'clock to
consider the awards.
Their approval or dtarproval
viii be announced by tomorrow
night.
Their recommendation 20 WORKERS
! IN the ranks probably viii determine
whether or not there will DO strike
trouble In the near future.
Judge r. NJ Barton. chairman OF
me board. handed out the pamphlets
containing the award. Immediately
afterward he called a conference In
his chambers OF heads OF all unions
and L. r. Whittier. chairman Of the
board OF railway managers.
Tho Increase awards for the most
pnrt were on an hourly basis,
ranging from lie and rs cents per
hour for the more poorly paid
workers. TO an average OF oight
and ten cents Tor the higher
grades such as train and engine
men,
The Increases roughly. averaged
from 20 to 81 per cent Demands
BY the unions had run from 80
70 es per cent
Judge r. NJ. Barton. chairman
Of the rail labor board. after an
nouncement OF the awards. said.
THE PUBLIC WILL
PAY INCREASED WAGE
This award necessarily In the
end will have TO hc paid by tho
public and viii result in increased
freight rates.
s1sfficient rnflroad service has
been difficult and sometimes I'm
possible with the men receiving
tho wages they did. The board
has been fair and Just In this COM
plex and intricate problem"
r.. T. Whittier. chairman OF the
executive board OF railway mana
gers. after cursory reading Of
the division. said:
II have not read the decision
entirely. hut can say that the
railroads viii abide by the boards
award
II. Following tho conferences. the
union heads were TO meet general
chstr1ren OF their unions for discus
SION OF the award
WAGE INCREASE
LIST TABUL-ATED
The wage increases were given IN
farms of cents per hour and per day.
In train and engine service they
Wer~
Passenger engineers and fircmen.
10 increase per day.
Passenger firemen. so increase per
Gay.
Fircmen's helpers. so increase per
day.
Freight engineers. slot increase
per day.
Firemen. sf.o4 increase per day.
Firemen's helpers. St.ot increase
per day.
Yard engineers, Is per hour.
Yard firemen. rs per hour.
Helpers rs per hour.
Holsters pay established at from
1904 10 ss-2t per day.
Passenger service increase per
month:
Conductors. $40.
Baggage men. brakemen and Tag
fmen, $40.
Suburban conductors collectors
! and guards. $50.
Freight service.
Conductors. fiagrnen and brake
} Huen. sf.o4 per day.
Yard service:
Wages were SCI at 1896 per day
for foremen. ss.4s for helpers and
$500 per day for switch tenders.
Clerical and station forces were
given hourly wage Increases. Store
keepers and their helpers and clerks
with more than ono years experience
were given Increases Of 10 cents per
hour Clerks Of Jess experience were
awarded SIS cents increase. Train
{ callers. gatemen, assistant station
master and parcel room employees
were given 13-cent increase.
Janitors. elevators and switch
board operators. and those in. like
J work, were awarded a 1o-cent In
crease