Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-03-24 | Page 2 | Firemen's Strike Danger is Ended

FIREMEN'S.- STRIKE . DANGER IS ENDED Chicago,' March 23 Terms of agreement In the Federal mediation I In the controversy between the 27,- 000 firemen on western roads and tho railroad managers were reached at an early hour this morning The do-, monds of tho firemen for a 12 1-2 per cent Increase In pay will be arbitrated arbitrat-ed under the Erdmah act. Any five-man five-man temporarily promoted to an engine en-gine er. after having had the position for sixty days establishes his sonority und must not be reduced Irrespective of which union he is a number. Tho agreement In all except the wage question was a compromise on botli tides On the wage question both sides agreed to abide by the decision of the arbitration board which Is to to selected later. The terms were agreed to by W. C. Nixon general manager of the St. T.ilo n,l 3n ITS-n nfken rnilrnnrl fin behalf of the managers committee end 'by W. S. Carter president of the Brotherhiod of Locomotive. Firemen and Knglnemen.