Show INCREASE GIVEN STREETCAR MEN By Press KANSAS KANSA'S KANSAS C CITY TY IQ F Feb b. b A straight increase nse of oC 5 cents an hour on the oC all alJ trainmen in its employ vas as announced ed by the Kansas City Railways company making the minimum wage wage for such now 35 35 cents an hour and the maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum 40 cents Also the minimum wage for extra trainmen was Increased Increased In- In creased from 60 to to The an- an a also o v s made that the furnishing of uniforms by the com com- company company pany would be discontinued except under certain more r restricted con con- increasE under the pre nt I revenue re Is made possible e P P. T Keal Kenly president of the company said in making the announcement by the fact that at present more than 50 per percent percent cent of our trainmen are new and are I therefore minimum wage men Under the old scale existing prior to Novem November her ber 11 when the strike was called by bythe the old es more than 50 per percent percent I cent of the were maximum men because of long service |