| Show MilliON Ro R. R. R MEN GRANTED INCREASED PAY New Nev Wage Vage Scale Approved l by hy McAdoo i Affects Lower Lorer Ranks Ranks' I Washington Sept 3 3 Nearly Nearly carl 1000 00 Oo men or halt half the railroad In u the time L United States share in additional l I i v wage increases approved approve today o ay by b Di nl Director 11 rector General Ic doo for tor track tricK la laborers Ia- Ia borers watchmen oth other r maintenance nc ncI I of oC wa way clerks station agents and other classes of or drawing relatively low Ios' pa pay I II I I Time The new now Increases the second grant grant- cd el In iii supplement to the time governments government's i general wage age order will ad add nearly nearh to the tIme annual railroad pay pay- molts lolls It Is said bald Most Io t of or the tho al' al s range from 10 to 30 0 per cent present wages Details of ot tho tim new ol order cr will be he an anI announced an- an I tomorrow The Tho director general general gen gen- 1 eral oral adopted most of Ir the he n ja- ja of oC the time board of or railroad ra wages ami working working- conditions which Inv Inv I requests rJ of cm Jo es for Cor ira m rIl ray I Pa Pay s for Cor 1 ra l ole tole- I I are arc Inc of or r z mei 10 me- i port to be male made soon soomi to the thc director I I general er n I-n 1 Time The latest Increase e s R i the time result of fpm r f I pm from front r c of lella I of or way tva men un ant classes classe shortly after the time original w wage Je I order was announced that they were ere gia te little mm 11 rm money tIlt ladet than li e l received e I On mm In Investigation lime ille board lIoard of or wages and working cou conditions OilS an ad advisory ad- ad body created create by the director general found that time the unorganized I I groups had Imad not been lIeen allowed allowe wage In Increases increases In- In creases In the past commensurate with t those h os e a allowed I I ow cd S strongly t ye n gI y o organized a I ze d I I classes of or Even the general advance ud dl did not enable many of or these thee to meet growing expenses under war I prices and the time board reported this ImIs to the time director general together with Its recommendations This order will raise to nearly 00 the tho annual Increase In wa wages cs granted railway since the Ioa roads roade s were over O by time the govern Jo ment I It was understood th the Increase ap- ap p IHO today would be retroactive c as asor of or January 1 1 1915 S although announcement announcement announce announce- ment merit of this pro h provision pm was wag withhold Time Tho classification of or stall station n agents a number of or freight handlers who participate in iii the advance Canada Joins i in iii Wage Vage Increases Montreal Sept 3 Wage a.-Wage Wage increases Increase tI tIa a aggregating annually will willbe willbe b be granted to men In imm railroad sh shops p throughout Canada affecting all th the railroads s In the Dominion under an agreement announced hero here today The Theaward Is the same mc as that given t to rn I H Y jn In n the United I Slates States by br Director Gen ral McAdoo doo |
