Show RAILROAD i WAGES 4 OF Shall hall they be determined by Industrial Warfare or Federal Inquiry i iTo To the tle American Public i j Do Io you believe in arbitration or industrial indus trial warfare s The train on all the railroads ds i are voting voting whether they will vill give their leaders i i authority to tie up the commerce of the country to enforce their demands for a 1 million dollar wage vage increase increaser The railroads are in the public service service- your service ce This army of is in inthe the public service your service your service y You pay pay for rail transportation 3 billion t f dollars a year and 44 cents out of every dollar from you goes to the 4 I IOn On all the Western railroads in 1915 seventy five per cent p of the train earned these thele wa wages es lowest highest hi and acra average c cof of all as shown by the PlY pay rolls rolls rolls- i 1 I P Passenger penu Fr Il eng r Freight ight Yard Ra Ruse A Ara Ranee Rane A Aver c 1747 1747 1537 1056 Engineers 2195 2195 2071 2071 1378 2445 1543 1451 1151 Conductors 1878 1 1935 35 1355 2789 2933 2045 ill Fir Firemen 1317 1181 1 2 2078 2059 1552 I Brakemen 11 1135 5 1861 1107 17 1719 19 1961 1821 The Th avera average e yearly wage payments to all Western Vestern train effi em em- including those who worked only part of the year as 1 shown by the 1915 1915 payrolls were were were- Passenger Freight Yard Yani Engineers 2 2038 3 1737 1218 Conductors e i 1772 1624 1292 Firemen 1218 i Brakemen i 1000 1028 1026 l A million dollar wage vage increase for formen t men in in- f freight eight and yard service enice service less than I one-fifth one of all is equal to to a 5 percent pcr per per- M cent advance in all aU freight rates The managers of the railroads as trustees i for the thee public have no right to place this thi burden hurden on the cost the cost of transportation to you I without a clear mandate from a public tri tribunal bunal speaking king for you The railroads have proposed the settlement se settle ment nt of this controversy either under the existing national arb arbitration law v or by reference reference refer refer- r ence to the Interstate Commerce Commis COmfitS sion This offer has been refused by the representatives i s Shall a wide nation-wide strike or an investigation under the Government Government Government Gov Gov- determine this iss issue National Conference Committee of the Railways Railway Chairman x t. ElISHA LEE Chairman A. A s. s A Ae l e. e Reier Si Loel Loal d ia aa i J II r. r K R. c r. r eni Manager loal I Sin IJo JD C C. C W V. V YOUNS w J I IL L U W. W BAI BAIn l I IN Cent Hanagr Toped A x bauta Suta Ia tt Ye t. t Railway GuIrl of r nih Georgia j. j H. H w W. W Mr Cm Cn I r 8 f C c. L L. n 11 I nl Manger r W s L and ud J. J IaLa Lk Cria En Railroad N. N Yur ISe ter lien lUrn a uJ niI IS N N D D. D I. I t. t It II CO U IA I Norfolk add oId nail Railway u Ihil JA IlS Kl au su l U en d Jl r. r J S. S to t E L. L tO IC GIn tt r he Denver u S a lii iii Klo o Cranda d. d bh It Kail A. A H. H I li R ii I Ir Irn P. P L. L c Ax I it o n nl t. t ir P Do anla 1 H lork uk Central n Railroad d II e- eL U L SELDON Ek y C. C II 11 1 I ir tt II rd Air iJu Liu a Rii y irr r. Croat u I Railway C. C II n. n EWi G iG C Cn nI lann A. A J J. STONE l bia X niIa Eric trie Railroad C C. W W. W GRIGE tut I S. S C. C S. S WA VAID nt of d C G. G Cent nV Metr Lb CL puk A S Ohio Obi nII Sao Samel Cr l U Ua Liae I I m m U f 11 i THE UINTAH R. R RC R. R CO i in 44 4 44 4 I n p Prompt and Careful H m jt FREIGHT AND N PASSENGER SERVICE SERVICEd GE I d t ft Between rt h f Mack flack Coo Colo and oM Vernal Fort Duchesne and I r Uintah Res Reservation Points f 1 J it i CONNECTING CONNECTING WITH THE DENVER RIO 1 tt GRANDE R. R R R. R AT MACK 1 COLORADO 4 ii i Route all Shipments via The Uintah Rail Railway Y It ti M. M tr W. W COOLEY General Manager 6 t MACK MACK COLORADO ii i th I i it t H- H U S i 1 1 I |