Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-24 | Page 1 | Orders Raising Pay of Rail Men Prepared

f r d erso Raising R. R 0 Pay ay Of Rail Men Prepared at SJ dl be e Wa 4 By Associated Press 11 il al WASHINGTON W May In Orders 26 Orders Ing n the wages of ot two million railI rail- rail fOR fORr I OR r and giving them back ci from rom January 1 at the new rates 11 11 r e Prepared today U by Director Gen Gen- 1 MCAdoo McAdo and sent to the printer be e Issued within a n. few days 1 r r r. r McAdoo cAdoo ba based ld his Ma decisions iLi c dy el on of theo the tho o road wage commission lon which pod pro pro- d Increases aggregating IH about n. n I I hut it ii In 11 understood ho he lr man many modifications which will j t li 11 In even E higher Increases for Cor 1 1 p classes At railroad 4 I headQuarters It W was 6 Intimated that tho the total pay Increases would amount to more than In working out th time the new lIew schedules Mr McAdoo an and his advisers paid special special ape ape- cial attention to complaints of oC thousands thousands thou thou- sands s of oC railroad men given Jl raises inthe Inthe in inthe the last tast two years that on he time wage commissions commission's basis they would get not nota notto a to cent of oC Increase this year yeam Cler Clerks s and office es most of oC whom arc are unorganized probably would be bo given n substantial Increases Increase Liberal treat treat- meat alto also I K is' expected for tor or track em cm- plo cs anti anil other oilier paid low laborers The text of lC the director generals general's order is la voluminous and amid printers work work- lag ing day n and nl night hl will at 1 least leant three days dars to complete It