The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, June 02, 1921, Image 2
? RAILWAY INQUIRY-i
I IN WASHINGTON
L j Excessive Labor Costs and WorkI
ing Conditions Chief Causes
of Trouble.
NO CONTROL OVER EXPENSE I
Price* and Wages Fixed by Governmetvt
Leave Little Scop* for
Manage. nenL
Washington, D. C.?In testifying before
the Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce In the general investigation
into the railroad situation,
witnesses for the railroads contended
that:
(1) The costs of operation are abnormal,
owing chiefly to wage scales
established by the government which
exceed wages paid for similar work la
ether industries, and to wasteful labor
costs, often for work not done, enforced
upon the railroads by the so
called "National Agreements."
(2) That 97V4 cents out of every
dollar of operating expenses in 1920
were at prices fixed directly by the
government, or by general market cout
dltions and over which the railroad
managements had no control.
^ (3) That the general business depression
was not due to the high
g freight rates, but to the lack of buying
both here and abroud.
j. One of the most striking facts
brought out in the testimony presently
ed by the first witness, Julius Kruttschnitt.
chairman of the hoard of dic'
rectors of the Southern Pacific, was
the following, in explanation of the
chief reason for the increase in operating
expenses since 1910:
"Thn I.ilwiH Kill .xd ?..* * ?
- ?r jt in. kiuui mil in i in- viirnvrti m
1910 (which was before the Adautson
1 law took effect) stoo.t at $1.40S,.">76.1S)1.
In 1920 it was $&,4KkS.216,Hr>l, an ln<|
. crease of $2,229,839.9.~7.
"Tlie increase by years since 1916 '
C g hastfeen as follows
Increase in 1917 $270,905,748 >
^ Increase in 1918 874,331.209 1
Increase in 1919 229,315,081 J
Increase in 1920 855,087,919
^ or an aggregate increase
since 1916 of $2,229,839,057
hei Exhibits were placed before the
J committee showing that for the rallanc
roads of the whole country, Increased
F expenses in 1920 over 1919 were as
Moi follows:
A. Actual expenses for 1920.$6,163,138,341
Mondt Actual expenses for 1919. 4,667,774,131
Mrs
here. Inc. for 1920 over 19I9.$1,495,364,218
Mr. Kruttsehnitt. in showing how
little control the railroads had over
necessary expenditures, said :
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lar of operating expenses were, In
1920. paid out to labor, and the wages
of labor are fixed by the government.
"Fifteen cents out of every dollar
of operating expenses was paid for
materials and supplies at prices fixed
by the government.
"Three and one-half cents out of
every dollar was paid for other exItenses
Incurred by the government in
the first two months of 1920.
"A total, therefore, of 82% cents out'
of every dollur of operating expenses
for 1920 was paid oat at prices directly
fixed by the government.
"The remainder, up to 97% cents,
was for materials and supplies, purchased
at prices fixed by general market
conditions and'beyond the power
of the railroads to control."
To illustrate how labor costs were
inflated by the "National Agreements"
entered Into during federal control,
fixing rules and wording conditions,
the following examples were cited:
1. The Pere Marquette Railway was
compelled to pay $9,364 In back pay
to four employees because their titles
unucr mcae agrremenia wen chaiifed
by a decision of the Director General,
while the nature of their duties and
the volume of their work remained
the same.
2. A car repairer on the Virginian
Railway was paid $1,000 for work he
never did. He was laid off with other
employees because there was no work
for him to do. When he became entitled
under his "seniority rights" te
be re-employed, he received back pay
and overtime.
3. The^hop Crafts Agreement provides
that when employees are required
to check in and out on their
own time they will be paid for one
hour extra at the close of each week,
no matter how few hours they may
have worked. This rule in the tirst
six months of 1920 cost the railways
$$.500,000, or at rate of $13,000,000 a
yegr.
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f. On the Chesapeake 4k Ohio Railroad
piecework car repairers decreased
41.4 per cent and airbrake repairera
33.4 per cent In efficiency under a
guarantee of a fixed minimum rate
per hour.
5. On the abolition of piece work
on the Union Pacific Railroad In the
wheel shop at Omaha, Nebr., the time
required for the same work was Increased
31.9 per cent and the output
was cut down 24 per cent: and In a
coach-cleaning yard at Denver the
time required was Increased 38.3 per
cent and the output decreased 28 per
cent.
6. Southern Pacific employees,
whose sole duty was to keep watch
on stationary engines and to stop the
engine in case anything went wrong,
were reclassified by Director General
as "electrical workers." one man on
the Salt Lake division being given
back pay of 82,381, another 32,094,
another 32.009, another 32,903. and six
others amounts varying from 31,890
tc 31,900.
7. Under the present classification
rules of the shop crafts. In order to
change a noesle tip In the front end
of a locomotive It Is necessary to oall
a boiler maker and his helper to open
the door, because that Is boiler makers'
work; to call a pipe man and his
helper to remove the blower pipe,
because that is plpemen's worlj; and
call a machinist and his helper to remove
the tip, because that is machinists'
work: also for the same foroe
to be employed for putting In the new
tip.
Questioned by Senator Polndexter,
Mr. Krutt&cliultt sluted that these Instances
might be increased Indefinitely*
und we.-e characteristic on railroads
i f li.e country, as a result of the
''Agreen eats" Left over froua federal
coutroL
December, January and February
are the hottest months of the year
in Brazil.
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to merchants. It leaves you a permanent
record and it is easy to
check up your account with the
merchant. A safe and economical i
way of handling your farm affairs.
They can be carried in the vest
pocket. The cost is small. For sale
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touch with the wife
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tomers tell us they would no
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feet waiting surface.
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check up your account with the
merchant. A safe and economical
way of handling your farm affairs.
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pocket. The cost is small. For sale
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FINAL DISCHARGE NOTICE.
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Notice la hereby given that Clar- .
ence Bailey, administrator of the estate
of Cella Ann Jackson, deceased J
has made application unto me for p
final discharge as adrillnistr&tor, and
that Thursday, June 30th at 11
o'clock in the forenoon has been appointed
for the hearing of the said
petition. 6
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une the 30th or this notice will be
lead in bar of their recovery.
JOE CABELL DAVIS,
Judge of Probata,
2 4t. , Dillon County
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