The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-27
Inc. for 1920 over 1919 81 ,4s5 1854, 2to

Actual expenses for 1919. 4,s67,774,t 1871
Inc. for 1920 over 1919. 81 ,4e5, So, 2to
Mr.. Kruttschnltt, in showing how
little control the railroads had over
necessary expenditures, said:
"Sixty-four cents out Of every dol
lar of operating expenses were, In
1920, paid out TO labor and the wages
of labor 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-
penses incurred by the government In
the first two months of 1920.
"a total, therefore, of S21a cents out
of every dollar of operating expenses
for 1920 was paid out at prices direct
Iy fixed by the government.
1.-THE remainder, up to 97E cents,
was for materials and supplies, pur-
chased at PRICES fixed by general mar
ket conditions and beyond the power
Of the railroads to CONTROL"
To illustrate how labor costs were
inflated by the National Agreements
entered into during federal control,
fixing rules and working conditions,
the following examples were cited:
1. The Pere Marquette Railway was
compelled to pay 1854 in back pay
to four employees because their titles
under these agreements wereschanged
By decision of the Director General,
while the nature OF their duties and
the volume OF their work remained
the same.
.. A car repairer on the virginian
Railway was paid $1,000 for work he
never did. He was laid or with other
employees because there was no work
for him to do. When he became en-
titled under his seniority rights to
be re-employed, he received back pay
and overtime.
3. The Shop Crafts Agreement pro-
vides that when employees are re-
CURED to check In and out on their
own time thay will be paid Tor one
hour extra AZ the close OF each week.
no matter how few hours they may
havs worked. This rule An the first
~ nosshs Of $50 cost th. railways
0.see,eoe. or st rate Of sis.eoo.eoo q
4. On the chesapeake q Ohio Rail-
rad pfaeswoFk ear repairers decreas-
- ga psr cent and airbrake repair
- ess4 psr cent in efficiency under
gusrsstss Of fxsd minimum sats
on the abolition Of piece work
on the Union Pacific Railroad in the
wheel shop at Omaha, Nebr.. the time
required for the same work was in
creased 31.s per cent and the output
was cut down "a per cent; and in .
time required was Increased 3s.s per
cant and the output decreased 20 per
cent.
9. Southern Pacific. employees
whose sole duty was to keep watch
on stationary engines and to stop the
engine in case anything went wronr.
were rsclassifed BY Director General
~ electrical workers" one man on
the Salt Lake division being given
back pay Of tf.5sl- another t2.0A,
another t2,0os. another ti.003. and six
others amounts varying from si.sss
7. Under the present classification
rules Of the shop crafts, in order TO
change . noxxis tip In the front end
Of locomotive II IL necessary to call
Q boiler maker and his helper to open
the door. because that 10 boiler max
srs work: TO call Q pipsman and his
helper 20 remove the blower pipe,
because that 10 pipsmen's work: and
call . machinist and his helper to re-
move the tip. because that Il ma
chlnIsts' work; also for the same force
20 Be employed for putting In the new
tip.
Questioned BY Senator Poindextsr.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt stated that these in
stances might be increased indennite-
~ and were characteristic on railroads
Of the country. as a result OF the
"Asr""neuts- lett over from federal
eoul.vi.