The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-20
ON
ALTON GET
PAYBO0ST
Road Grants One and One
HALF Cents an Hour
Wage Increase.

Chicago, H. Sept. 2O.-An in
crease in pay Of one and one-half
cents an hour has been granted by
the Chicago & Alton railroad to
clerks, freight handlers and sta
tion employees, it was announced
today.
The labor board decision merely
reduced the minimum wage Of that
class. Of employees from 2 to 8 cents.
The decision went into effect July
!, last.
Conferences with the telegra-
piers, ~big four" brotherhoods and
the new organization Of shop
crafts, regarding increases in
wages, will be held in the future,
officials said.
The clerks, freight handlers, ex-
press and station employees in
crease, the officials stated, was the
outcome Of recent conferences and
became effective Sept Is.
About 1,500 men will benefit by
it.
Bloomington, Ill, Sept. 2o.-The
welcome announcement was made
yesterday by the Chicago & Alton
railroad that the company had de-
cided to give all clerks, freight han
dlers and station employees an in
crease in pay OF one and one-half
cents per hour, approximating $15,-
600 per annum.
1t will be recalled that the Unit
ed States railway labor board in
decision No. 1914, handed down
June 1, ruled that all clerks would
suffer a decrease in pay Of 3 cents
per hour. effective July l.
Restore Half Of Cut
The officials of the Alton have
now reported the conclusion that
this cut was too heavy and agreed
to restore one-half Of the recent
cut.
The new agreement as promul-
gated yesterday gives all clerks a
vacation with pay for six working
days after one years service; eight
working days after two years serv-
ice; 10 working days after three
years. service, and II working days
after four years Of service. 1t is
understood that Sundays and holi-
days are not to be counted in such
vacations.
1t is also announced that the
minimum of $50 per month re-
mains in effect.
Shop Forces Increasing.
Chicago. Sept 20.-Shop forces
of the nations railways were grad
ually increasing to their normal
size, according to indications to.
day.
The shop forces are being built
up by different methods, according
to the policies adopted by various
roads.
While some lines are restoring
jobs to erstwhile strikers under
terms of the Baltimore peace plan
for ending the shopmen's strike
other roads, holding aloof from the
arrangement with strike leaders
continued to recruit shop workers
independent of all negotiations
with the six shop craft unions
which went on strike July /.
Peace on N. Y. c.
Twenty thousand strikers are
due to return to the New York Cen
trail shops under the terms of the
Baltimore agreement as a result Of
yesterdays settlement between a.
H. Smith, president of the system,
and Bert M. Jewell, head Of the
shop crafts. According to the most
generally accepted estimates, about
$4,000 erstwhile strikers had re-
turned to work on other roads
which entered the Baltimore truce
According to advices from New
York, jobs will be restored to the
10000 strikers within the next 80
days. This would bring the num-
ber of shop men employed by the
entire system up to $4,000, accord
ing to officials.
Roads remaining out Of the Bal