The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-09
President B. L. Bugg Gives Elk
amples of Specific Effect
of Wage Cut to Men

| DuSS, AlSSluSHt vi tle Atlanta, DIT
mingham & Atlantic Railway Com
pany stated that the question ha
been asked how much the wage re
duction which he proposes to pu
into effect will amount to in dollar
and cents to the individual employee
of the Company.
Colonel Bugg has given out SOM
| figures that were taken from tn,
December. 1920, payroll, showing tn
amounts earned by different classe
OF employees, an d has had a compu
tation made showing the amour
they would have earned under tn,
proposed scale when applied to tn,
same service performed in December
A negro porter on a passenger trair
INNING out of Fitzgerald was paie
$197.43. Under the new scale he woule
have earned $15O.28.
A negro coal HEAVIER working on q
coal chute was paid $148.O1. Under
the new scale he would have earned
$1O0.35.
A passenger engineer between Fitz-
gerald and Atlanta was paid $332.88
Under the new scale he would have
been paid $27444.
An engineer handling a fast freight
train between Fitzgerald and Atlanta
was paid $34489, while under the new
scale he would have earned $2o3.74.
A negro fireman on a passenger
train running out of Brunswick was
paid $25472. Under the new scale
he would have earned $178.8O.
An agent at local station in South
Georgia having population of o51 in
the entire militia district was paid
$l25.28. Under the new scale he will
have earned $3.50. The total cash
receipts at this station were $o8.54,
from which it will be seen that the
agent was paid $26.74 more than the
money he collected.
A call boy was paid $13857. Under
the new scale he would have earned
$92.53.
An engineer working in a terminal
yard in South Georgia and home ev-
cry night was paid $26795. Under
the new scale he would have earned
$2Oo.86.
A passenger train conductor was
paid $4,000. Under the new scale
he would have earned $232.22.
A negro fireman working in a yard
was paid $22236. Under the new
scale he would have earned $145.85.
A machinist was paid $253.73. I'm
der the new scale he would have
earned $19935.
A negro train porter, who also
worked few trips in freight service
as brakeman, was paid $218.25. I'm
der the new scale for the service per-
formed he would have earned $150.24
An agent at, local station with a
population of 204 where the total re-
ceipts amounted to $4,000 was paid
Sl33.4O. Under the new scale he
would have earned $94o8.
A conductor on local freight train
in South Georgia was paid $328.27
Under the new scale he would have
earned $256.51.
An engineer who during the month
worked in both passenger and freight
service was paid $370l6 Under the
new scale he would have earned
$303.23.
An electrician was paid $255.o6
Under the new scale he would have
earned $4,000
A negro laborer working in the
shops was paid $l46.62. Under the
new scale he would have earned
$103.9O.
A car inspector was paid $224.00
Under the new scale he would have
earned $158.90.
A machinist was paid $233.75. I'm
der the new scale he would have
earned $186.31.
A negro coach cleaner at Atlanta
was paid $14725. Under the new
scale he would have earned $100.38
A negro brakeman on a freight
train was paid $22804. Under the
new scale he would have earned
$14664.
A telegraph operator whose dutie.
also required some clerical work
was paid $222.37. Under the new
scale he would have earned $17299.
A negro section hand was paic
| $98.80. Under the new scale he woult
have earned $6288. Section labor
ers are furnished houses free in ad
dition to their wages
A local freight train engineer ii
South Georgia was paid $36616. I'm
der the new scale he would hav
earned $308.34.
A switchman in a terminal yard wa
paid $21890. Under the new seal
he would have earned $16022.
| Colonel Bugg stated that the in
stances above given are not extra
ordinary and are fairly representa-
tive.