The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-20
Raise In Pay
ToBeDecided
InNear Future

3 CHICAGO, Dec. l9.-(Special) -
The Pullman Company contemplates
calling a wage conference in the near
future, when definite action will be
taken relative to giving its 10000
porters and 200 maids a pay in
crease. Improvement of working
conditions also will be discussed.
That so important meeting IS in
prospect was first made known at the
annual session of the Pullman Por-
ters' Benefit Association Of America
In Chicago, when prominent Pull
man officials gave assurance that
within sixty or ninety days confer
cnce In the interest of tho porter's
economical well-being would be held.
Representatives OF the Pullman
Company and tho Pullman Porters
Benefit Association of America take
part in these deliberations.
rs Delegates Attended Session
Seventy-five delegates from the
sixty-two districts attended the re-
cent session of the Pullman Porters'
Benefit Association of America, OF
which Perry Parker is Grand Chair
man. They were addressed bv Il.
+. Carry, President of the Pullman
Company. who asserted a colored
man would be given an opportunity
10 do anything he is competent to do
In the service. Reference was made
TO NEGRO mechanics working In the
company's shops at Chicago, st.
Louis, Atlanta and Sam Francisco,
some 5000. who are reported to have
made good MIR. Carry also COM
mented on the 1000 Negro girls
employed in the Pullman Company
laundries at St.iLouis, MiamiS and
Kansas City, opened two years ago.
O. p. Powell, Assistant 70 Tho Vice
President, and ono of TIE most pom
uiar Officials anfunR 4 B ,rttrs alsf
maids; III. AZ Brown. Treasurer OF
The Pullman CofnpaIiy, and II. L.
Simmons, Supervisor of Industrial
Relations, made short talks.
The Pullman Portersr Benefit Az
sociation4 ofYAmerica grew out of
what was the Volunteer Relief As
sociation, ortanizedrin 1908 by T. r.
Webb, then of Denver, and. Wavprly
Williams Of New, York. = AT the death
of q. porter members were called up
onto contribute fifty cents each but
as the assessment was not manda-
tory, usually the amount raised was
N
In 1920 the Pullman Porters'
Benefit Association Of America was
formed. Each member pays in dues
S2S a year. or 81 each quarter. The
sick end death benefits are $40 q
week and 1000, respectively.
p. A, Sample Of New York. Chair
man Of the Committee on Finance,
reported that since 1920 the associa-
tion has disbursed s1,096,461.63 In
sick and death benefits, as follows:
For sickness. $41S;07l.05; for
deeths, $677,490.58.
Receipts for the fiscal year in dues
and interest on Investments amount
ed to 1897, ,907.94. Disbursements
for similar period, including sick and
death benefits and current expenses,
were S224,451.52.
The ORGANIZATIONS assets up to
October 21 were: Cash in banks,
S113,456.42: United States Treasury
A per cent bonds. $100,000; United
States Treasury " per cent. bonds,
$4,000. Total $3.50, ,456.42.
Tho association has 0,292 mcm-
bers Porters Of tho Pennsylvania
Terminal District, New York Citv
boast of the largest membership, 775,
and the accommodating Grand Moguls
Of the Pullman in the New York
Central Terminal District are next
with membership Of 1888.
The membership in Chicago Is
made up as follows: Eastern District.
434; Western District, 800; Nor
thern District, 334; Southern Dis
trict, 247.
The Pullman Pprters' Benefit As.
sociation of America maintains an
office force IN Chicago, whose Comp
troller and Grand Secretary are por-
ters on furlough. It's Treasurer IS
In active service, There are four
steno erapEers and a file clerk.
Officers elected for ensuing year:
Perry Parker, Grand Chairman; j.
M. Brown, Vice Grand Chairman; o. (
L. Robinson, Grand Secretary; j..
w. Bolts, Comptroller; } w. Dun
can. Treasurer.
Directors-R. l.. Williams. Cali
fornia; IT. NJ. Blanton. philadelphia;
james Sexton, New Orleans; 7. A..
Grenshaw, st Louis; T. Il. Smith,
Ch;caoo and a Frnot,,an Nav