Show WARREN S. S STONE GUEST OF LOCAL LUAL RAILWAY ORGANIZATIONS Warren WarrenS S. S Stone grand chief of oft the Brotherhood of Locomotive En Engineers Engineers Engi Engi- l- l was the honor guest of lOd lodges es and of the nd o of lodge of the w women's mens men's auxiliary at a special meeting last night at which he delivered a a. brief on on fraternalism Stone is on his way to toSa Sa San Francisco to deliver dellver an address of twenty minutes' minutes duration before the meeting of r railroad commissioners commission commission- ers era of ot the United States and Canada to be held there this week That the the- results of the meeting of the tho board of in Chicago Chi cago about a year ago ago- to settle dif between railroads and en- en were not satisfactory to either side was the tile opinion expressed by Stone He lie said that the demands made upon by reason of the steadily increased and power of locomotives is wearing wearing- th themen the themen men out more quickly and throwing them into the scrap heap at an earlier age than in former years Engineers are being discarded at 48 and BO 50 50 years of age now he said while a afew afew few years ago they were considered at their prime at that time of life lite On many roads if a man loses employment em em- for any reason after he is 40 he cannot be reinstated On 52 per cent of the railroads railroads' 45 years Is the age ago limit and on the remainder 40 years is the limit The Tho contract between the engineers and the railroads will remain in effect until May 1916 when a new agreement agreement agreement agree agree agree- ment must be formulated Stone says he cannot predict what turn that conference may take |