Show I 1 I 1 I 1 V THE MIME IS COSTLY both siahs are liol lerit A careful shows aitto to over chicago daily newit the burlington strikers quit work OR mondays feb 57 j oat forty five day the strike is therefore in its seventh week and as chief arthur says it is to be continued it is ap propos to figure how much the contest aas cost both parties up to date the figures can only be fairly all as both the broth er hood and the company make their lobbes appear as light as possible to the general public going over the h statistics of the great strike low s eve r there ahre easily obtained dilta admitted by both sides to be correct isbach furnish the basis of the following calculations the number of who delit out on the Q road was 1063 aud the same number of firemen tile pay of the averaged 84 a day and that of the firemen 2 40 a day the direct lo 10 u wages to the s engineers Engi meers firemen ora total maintained main taine these payroll pay roll at of A mouth for engineers and five the brotherhood flag thug paid out of its general treasury to eugin cers and to firemen or a total of there are eighteen railroads cen in chicago besides tile bu r ling tou which had their abuce committees in almost continuous session until about ten days ago these committees averaged seven engineers and neveu firemen for each road or a total of commit beemen the loss of wages due to their absence croul their post bog 3 60 as the average da taki on other roads than the 4 amounts for thirty civo daas to the ex of these committeemen in chicago and elsewhere did not average less than 62 60 a day each this increases them expense account by the agents of the brotherhood h ave been very active since the began in buying off such of the new employed emp loyes of the Q us could be reached by persuasion persua siou and money these tactics were ess ful in many cases and probably out of the total importations of firemen and switchmen at a cost of each itam cost the brotherhood the headquarters of the strikers have been maintained in chicago including rooms at the grand paci rooms in other hotels and miscellaneous elpe n sea at about 75 a day or an outlay of 5 the loss of wages due to the brief fe strike is estimate at 14 strikes on other western roads total the generally accepted belief is ill A t ilia IQ struck at the solicitation odthe striking eugin aers and were guaranteed the support of the brotherhood the 0 have been out more than three weeks and this item together with the direct the brief st paul and fort wayne strikes has depleted the brotherhood purse about the amount paid by the brotherhood for special services during the strike includes legal counsel fees expenses of traveling agents detec live and telegraph service witnesses before the railroad commission etc this outlay is estimated at A ie capitulation would be as follows idas of wages Q road payroll pay roll of grievance committees loss of wages grievance committees expense account nan union men subsidized expenses of headquarters santa fe and other strikes coq strike miscellaneous 1 0 total tile losses to the burlington company are admitted to be larger than tile net earnings ear pings for a corresponding period before the strike the business of the company was almost totally paralyzed af the inception of the strike it rose again jus t before the switch mens strike to perhaps 80 per cent of the usual volume of business when the switchmen went out the freight graffi c was again completely blocked for a time and again the company has until it claims to be doing 90 per cent of its usual I 1 the strikers claim that the ro aa is not doing a third of its regular business A conservative estimate of the failing off in traffic receipts bince the 9 would be all average of between 50 and 60 per cent tak ing tile average gross earnings per monti of according to tile report for I 1 1887 and allowing for reduction in OP crating expenses the CA imater hortage oil to date by reason of the strike will be ab lot the cost of pinkerton officers and special police protection for the property oro perty of tile company has been about 4 a day for 1000 I 1 men or a total of the company has imported en gine erf f 3 and switchmen f foul the east to the number of about 2000 1 abing aying their trans tation and h otel expenses at Por an average rite of 25 each this r an outlay of the company has sustained heavy hospes through d abage amage to its ro ailing and terminal 1 ro perty both from incompetent employers and tile ma of st bikers Fiti mated fit the coat of 81 ecial legal proceed account of the strike ings pill detective ser agencies in the eart vice nd miscellaneous expenses represent an outlay afoot less than from this showing the following recapitulation is made 1 T 1 lots in ic special police protection ast of engaging new men 1 damage to il p e r t y total these are all cirei losses affect log one or the other of the cimbak nta in the great strike there arc indirect losses to the commer ciul ity not alone in chicago but scattered through the whole ratifications of the Q systems in several st sties hundreds of minor have been out of work by the action of the strikers these indirect losses alread a fl ct thousands of humble td and yet abc acc to the latest of the brotherhood t ba strike is oil ly in its infancy and 2000 strikers are to be supported in idle ness indefinitely |