The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
BUGG CITES DATA
 ON 3. &A. WAGES
Shows How Proposed ReduC- ton Would Affect Various
 Classes of EmployeS

Atlanta. February .--(Special)-Col. B. L. Bugg. president of the Atlanta, Bir- mingham and Atlantic Railway company. stated that the question has been asked how much the wage reduction which he proposes to put into effect will amount to in dollars and cents to the indivtd- ual employees of the company.
 Colonel Bugg has given out some fig ures that were taken from the Decem- ber, 1920, payroll, showing the amounts earned by different classes of employees, and has had computation made show ing the amount they would have earned under the proposed scale when applied to the same service performed in December.
 A negro porter on a passenger train running out of Fitzgerald was paid $le7.43 Under the new scale he would have earned sl50.2s.
 A negro coal heaver working on coal chute was paid S4so1. Under the new scale he would have earned $loo.S5.
 A passenger engineer running between Fitzgerald and Atlanta was paid $SS2. Under the new scale he would have been paid s274. A.
 An engineer handling a fast freight train between Fitzgerald and Atlanta was paid s344. s9, while under the new scale he would have earned $293.H.
 A negro fireman on a passenger train running out of Brunswick was paid $254. .72 Under the new scale he would have earned $1S.S0.
 An agent at a local station in South Georgia, having a population of 95i in the entire militia district, was paid s1yo 2- Under the new scale he would have earned $SS 36 The total cash receipts at this station were s9S 54, from which 1t will be seen that the agent was paid S2G. "A more than the money he collected
 A call boy was paid SIPS .57 Under the new scale he would have earned S92.5
 An engineer working in a terminal yard in south Georgia and home every night was paid $267 95. Under the new scale he would have earned &o9.SB. A passenger train conductor was paid $2S6. .64. Under the new scale he would have earned s232. A negro fireman working in yard was paid s222. .36 Under the new scale he would have earned $145.S5. A machinist was paid $253.73 Under the new scale he would have earned SUB 50. A negro passenger train porter who also worked few trips in freight service as brakeman, was paid $21S .25. Under the new scale for the service performed he would have earned $l50A An agent at a local station with pop ulation of 204, where the total receipts amounted to $149 .99, was paid $l8 40. Un- der the new scale he would have earned $94.9S.
 A conductor on local freight train in south Georgia was paid $32S27. Under the new scale he would have earned S25e 51.
 An engineer who during the month worked in both passenger and freight service, was paid $370. IS. Under the new scale he would have earned $3D3. 23.
 An electrician was paid $255.96 Under the new seal che would have earned $1S0 60.
 A negro laborer working in the shops was paid S146.6 s. Under the new scale ne would have earned $lo3.9O.
 A car inspector was paid S2A under the new scale he would have earned $15S 90. ~
 the new scale he would have earned $1S6.31.
 A negro coach cleaner at Atlanta was paid s147. .25. Under the new scale ne would have earned s10o.3S.
 A negro brakeman on a freight tram was paid S22S. .04. Under the new scale he would have earned $146.64
 A telegraph operator, whose duties also required some clerical work, was paid $222.3 Under the new scale he would have earned $172.99.
 A negro section hand was paid S9s So Under the new scale he would nave earned s62 SS. Section laborers are fur nisfyed houses free in addition to their wages.
 A local freight train engineer in south Georgia was paid $S66 6.16 Under the new scale he would have earned SOS .A.
 switchman in terminal yard was paid S21S. 90 Under the new scale ne would have earned $16o 2.
 Colonel Bugg stated that the instances above given are not extraordinary and ara fairly representative.