The New York herald., 1921-03-19
york, New Haven and Hartford rail-

York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
roads.
The General Managers Association
OF New York announced yesterday
that the Philadelphia ana Reading
Company is preparing a notice OF a
general adjustment OF wages for al.
classes, excepting unskilled labor, TO
take effect on April 26. Eleven con-
ferences will be held between April 8
and April 26 to discuss these schedules
with the employees. The adjustment
ct wages so far as concerned the un-
skilled workers was covered in a pre-
vious notice issued BY the company.
The Central Railroad Of New Jersey
made public last night A schedule ot
wages sent 70 Charles 4. Macintosh OF
Crawford, ~ j., president Of the shop
men In his district. providing for reduc-
tlons OF 10 to 20 per cent. in the wages
of virtually all classes OF workers. A
meeting 10 discuss the new schedule has
been arranged for March "a. II the
president OF the New Jersey Central.
William q. Bessleg has returned from
Chicago by that time. The workers Will
hold meeting In Elizabeth Monday
night to discuss the new wage schedule.
Representative of the clerks and sta
tion employees Of the Erie Railroad at
Horne!l, y. y. rejected yesterday the
proposal OF the company to reduce wages
approximately 20 per cent. on April 10.
The rejection was handed TO the COM
pany after an extended conference be-
tween the workers representatives and
executives OF the Erie headed by Robert
w. Pearson, general manager. Later In
the day another meeting was held with
representatives OF the telegraphers,
despatchers and telephone employees.
but no result was announced. f. r.
Hesse- OF Elinira. general chairman OF
the workers grievance committee. de-
c!ared that the men could not accept any
wage cut at this time, and requested
that the matter be referred to the Fed
eral Labor Board. along with the other
questions raised by the Erie since the
road announced its intention TO reduce
wages.
The sweeping reductions In working
forces put into effect by the railroads
has resulted in a large percentage of
employees. particularly on the big lines.
stepping down from positions to which
they have climbed to the ones from
which they were promoted at the begin
ming OF the war
On the New York Central line alone
800 engineers have been set back To the
firing list. Some have not hred an
engine for ten years and the dissatisfac-
ton among men OF this class in reported
TO be growing rapidly. The same thlns
is true of the skilled employees of almost
every other large railroad.
In the order sent out from the gen
eral offices in New York to cut down
the personnel of the New York Central
forces these offices were abolished: !:
Superintendent OF rolling stock and as
sistant superintendent. superintendent of
fuel and locomotive performance. assist
ant superintendent OF West Shore Rail
road, electric division; divisional offices
Of Little Falls and Dolsevlle division.
which is to be merged with the Mo-
hawk division; assistant superintendent
Of fuel and locomotive performance. fuel
instructor and supervisor: general super
intendents, assistant superintendent
engineer OF maintenance of signals, as
sistant general superintendent, New
York terminal district; assistant man
ager, marine department; road foreman
Of engines, supervisor of stations and
travelling and instructing firemen.