Show it 11 11 lit WE 1653 IN 11 IGES the average railway employee in 1935 received 1653 in wages accor ding to the 1936 edition of railroad Hall Rall road facts the annual railway yearbook issued by the western railway corn com cittee on public relations this figuie figgie le ie presented an increase of 14 over U tie e 19 1934 3 4 average ean eari I 1 digs and over the average of 1933 the 12 railway executives of ficiala and staff assistants including the presidents vice presidents gen bial and division officers rac receded elied average wages of 2410 in 1935 TI tie e professional clerical and general employees received an aver age of 1790 apiece while the men employed in the mainton ance of the railway tracks and tures wre paid an average of 0 1065 the machinists car men boilermakers helpers and others em ern 1 lloyed loyed in the maintenance of equip mei ts and stores departments of the Is received average wages of 1473 and the station a gents telegraphers crossing watch n en e deceived an average wage of 1476 the 12 and otier oti er bard ard service employees averaged 2247 in wages and the engineers firemen conduct ors and brakemen received an aver ago of 2216 apiece the average railway employee emy loyee was given 2411 hours last year or 35 fars hrs n ore than he worked in 1934 his average hourly earnings amounted to 63 5 cents in 1934 and 68 6 cents in 1935 1995 an ail increase of eight P r cent in the year average hourly earn ings in 19 1935 3 5 also showed an increase of till per cent above the corre si sl ending f guie for 1929 duo to increase inci ease in average hours AN soiled oi I 1 ed I 1 ier er employee and in hourly eai hainli nii gs ti tie e railway payroll totaled 1 an all increase of 12 00 over 1934 the pay lolls of the railia rail rall wals wa are enormous and give a living to many thousands of men who earn as much as the similar grade of work Is paid in any other walk of life |