Show PAY WILL t NOT BE REDUCED Great Northern Operators Required to look After Switch lights and Semaphores After Hours St S1 Paul Minn Feb 29 The Great Northern Railway company has decided ed not to reduce the salaries of its op operators operators operators after alter March llarch 4 when the federal hours nouN of service law goes into effect The committee chosen by the operators completed Its conference with General Manager Gruber today an agreement having been reached relative to the schedule which is to be put into force when the new law becomes effective From the general office of ot the Great Northern the simple statement was made that the road would comply with the law and make no reductions in the thc salaries of ot the operators From other sources Jt H was ascertained that the change which the operators regard as most important is the Ute assertion that op operators operators operators working nine hours must be re required required required to look after atter switch lights and semaphores after they have completed their trick for tor the day and without ex ox extra extra tra pay Under the old conditions the operators who cared for tor switch lights and semaphores did so during the twelve hours of their working day but received pay The company also reserves the right to split the tricks of ot the men when necessary |