The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-26
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Mr.. Kruttschnitt, In showing how
little control the railroads had over
necessary expenditures, said:
'Sixty-four cents out Of every dol
Tar Of operating expenses were, In
1870. paid out to labor. and the wages
Of labsr are fixed by the government
Fifteen cents out Of every dollar
Of operating expenses was paid for
materials and supplies At prices fixed
by the government.
"Three and one-half cents out Of
every dollar was paid for other ex-
psnsss incurred BY the government In
the hrst two months Of 1920.
"A fetal, therefore, Of 82h cents out
Of every dollar Of operating expenses
for 1920 was paid out ut prices direct.
iy hxsd by the government.
"Ths remainder, UP to s7N cents,
was fsr materials and supplies, pur-
chased At prices Axsd BY general mar
kst conditions and beyond the power
Of the railroads u control"
Ts illustrate how labor costs were
Inflated By the National Agreeme nts"
entered Into during federal control.
fixing rules and working conditions
the following examples were cited:
I. The Psrs Marquette Railway was
compelled to pay ys.sN In back pay
to four employees because their titles
under these agreements were changed
/. by . dscision Of the Director General,
while the nature q their duties and
!. A car repairer on the virginian
I, Railway was paid 1000 for work he
never did. He was laid of with other
employees because there was no work
titled under his seniority rights to
le rs-employed. he received back pay
"a overtime
The shop Crafts Agreement pro.
yioSs that when employees are re-
ouh ~ to check In and out on their
own time thsy. win be paid for one
hour extra at the close Of each week,
no mAatsr how few hours they may
have worked. This rule in the first
All m,tnths Of 1920 cost the railways
S.sooltos. Or At rate Of As.oso.oos
O, the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Rail-
road piece work car repairsrs decreas-
a ll.t p1r csnt and airbrake repair
era as,4 per cent In efficiency under
guarantee df hxed minimum rate
"T on the abolition Of piece work
ON tbs Union Paci6c Railroad in the
wheel shop at Omaha, Nebr,. the time
required for the same work was In
creased si.S per cent and the output
was cut down "a per cent: and In
coach cleaning yard at Denver the
time required was increased ss.e per
cent and the output decreased - per
Southern Pacific employees,
.vhose sole duty was to keep watch
ON stationary engines and to stop the
engine In case anything went wrong,
a electrical workers" one man on
The salt Lake division being given
Nack pay Of t3.331, another Se,0s4
another {2,ees. another. .oos. and slx
others amounts varying from si.sso
l. Under the present classification
rules OF the shop crafts, In order TO
change 4 noxxIe tip In the front end
OF q locomotive II 10 necessary to call
boiler maker and his helper to open
the door, because that - boiler max
RI s.;o,r sora' q 70 rsmov. nov ,Rs blower pipe
because that b plpemen's work: and
: scaii 3 mschinist and his helper to re-
move the tip. because that 10 ma.
e;hinists' work, also for the same force
. to be employed for putting In the new
tip.
Questioned BY Senator Poindextel
Mr.. Kruttschnltt stated that these In
! stances might be increased indefinite
4 Is and were Characteristic on railroad
Of the country. - result Of u
Agreement" left ever frsn isdsra
eppfrel.