The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-03-16
The Truth about the Railroads
Were Railroad Workers ''Slackers' .
while the Nation was at war


while the Nation was at war
prepared by of Locomotive Engineers)
Perhaps the most stated charge against the Railroad
payos
that Stacking by all workers a practice.
Mr. Walker D. Hines of the counts foremost railroad
who succeeded William Gibbs McAdoo
transportation completely
In his the President March Mr.. said
the public policy working
agency has led various speakers and into
wholly incorrect estimate of the situation"
WORKING HOURS LESS UNDER FEDERAL
Practically all Mr. paid by
hour therefore the number of employed significance
The outstanding fact that the
private operation report
'THE CONTROLLING
NUMBER is DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF HOURS THEY
WORK PER DAY EIGHT HOURS OF WORK CAN BE DONE IN
DAY BY EIGHT EMPLOYEES THEY WORK HOURS
EACH WHILE IT WOULD TAKE TEN EMPLOYEES WORKING
EIGHT HOURS EACH TO DO THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORK
The eghthour has been established policy
Railroad Administration This change of policy has undoubedy
NOT BROUGHT ABOUT AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOURS
OF WORK PAID FOR
"IT is THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF WORK PAID FOR AND
NUMBER EMPLOYEES SIGNIFI-
CANT THING WITH RESPECT TO OPERATING EXPENSES
THE FACT is THAT THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF WORK
PAID FOR BY THE RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION WAS
LESS THAN IN 1916, 1917, OR 1918"
efficiency
by Mr. Hines who declares that they delivered greater number of
traffic units hour than had before been obtained
Teyng before the Senate Committee in Interstate Commerce.
January "a 1922 Mr. Hines said that the traffic units OF service per
hour had from 50 in 1915 ee 1917
TANNED
workers given by Mr. Mco director railroads
moy before the Senate Committee Interstate Commerce. Feb
l, 1922 Mr.. MeAdoo said
EMPLOYEES PATRIOTIC AND LOYAL
"As efficiently
aoad facilities and forces the Railroad called
the of the organized railroad
tain notifications their with relative
hours labor notifications
ing the promotion apprentices helpers
UNDER THESE NOTIFICATIONS THE RAILROAD EN-
cEssIoNs WHICH THEIR oReANizAroNs HAD OBTAINED
THROUGH MANY YEARS OF NEGOTIATION AND CONTRO-
HOURS OF SERVICE TO 70 PER WEEK AND TO THE PROMO
TON OF ALL COMPETENT HELPERS AND APPRENTICES TO
IsTED
THE
cations this this
management under conditions
The employees had refused
these privileges they would be restored under private
control"
THESE CONCESSIONS BY EMPLOYEES APPRoxMATED $780,,
100000 A YEAR, MIR MADOo SAYS.
presented reports of
distinguished railroad officials attestng the patriotism and efficiency
of labor
RAILROAD OFFICIALS TRIBUTE
Regional Ashton prior pres
iden the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Association his
1915 testifes o the
times by employees" In his 1919 Mr. Ashton
pressed "mo sincere appreciation for the SPLENDID LOYAL AND
EFFICIENT SUPPORT GIVEN TIMES THE OFFICERS
in region"
Smith is of the leading railroad of the
Before Federal control of New
Regional by
McAdoo continued in that capacity months AT the
clusion his public he New York
its head and since has been regarded authorized spokesman
Association of Railway
In his report of operations 1918 Mr.. Smith sad
HAD THEIR HANDS, FACES FROZEN
OUT TRAINS STALLED EN-
DEAVORING TO GET TRAINS ROAD; OFFICE
SHOP AND OTHER FORCES TURNED OUT VOLUNTARILY TO
SHOVEL SNOW AND SWITCHES
AND OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES REMAINED ON DUTY FOR
LONG PERIODS UNDER THE MOST TRYING CONDITIONS
WITHOUT QUESTION. REFLECTING A SPIRIT OF SELF-SAC
THE COMMON CAUSE AND A DETERMINATION
TO CONTRIBUTE AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE BRINGING THE
: TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION"
Every regional director all of whom
railroad executives paid similar the