Nearly Fifty Million Cut in Railway Wages
The wage cut affects mainly maintenance of way workers with minimum rates set after a 1920 wage rise. Labor dissent argues the reductions will depress purchasing power below subsistence, citing pre war standards. Major railway unions and AFL affiliates are involved, though impacts vary by road and local conditions.
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United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Railway Employes’ Department
American Federation of Labor, Maintenance of Way Firemens’ Association
International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen and Oilers
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
American Federation of Railroad Workers
Maintenance of Way
House Funds Scheme To Operate Shoals
The House Military Committee nearly completed a plan for developing the government's Muscle Shoals nitrate and power projects at Muscle Shoals Alabama. The proposal follows much of Henry Ford's plan but with key changes including removal of the Gorgas steam power plant and a requirement that bidders manufacture and sell fertilizers to the public during both peace and war periods. The committee set three nonnegotiable conditions: government control of properties, keeping Nitrate Plant No. 2 accessible, and fertiliser manufacture obligations, with the Gorgas plant excluded from the Muscle Shoals development.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Ala
House Military Committee
Henry Ford
Ford
Gorgas
Shoals
Congress
State Ends Evidence In Noted Penitentiary Squabble
HELENA May 24 Efforts to recover more than 72000 from former Warden Frank Conley Montana penitentiary related to water furnished the penal institution began in the states suit for accounting before Judge Horsky The water action is the final one in which evidence is offered with 15 causes in the complaint Testimony on other causes has begun since April 12 Attorney General Rankin expects to finish early next week and the defense to take about three weeks The state seeks 30000 for prison labor used in building pipelines for the South Deer Lodge Water Company and 42182 for water sold to the penitentiary from 1909 to 1919 The case includes testimony on rates and contracts with the Milwaukee St Paul Railway and other entities The defense notes the plant is valued at 75000 for rate making purposes and the state rests later in the week.
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Helena
Frank Conley
Montana Penitentiary
A. J. Horsk
Wellington D. Rankin
Conley
Rankin
South Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge
State Commission
Bonner
T. H. MacDonald
Montana
Glendive
White Fish
Horsky
Mullen
James H. Bonner
Public Service Commission
Conley Water Company
C. B. Nolan
Public Orvice Commission
Deer Lodge Water Company
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Conley Company
McTague
Swarthout
Board of Examiners
George Smith
J. F. O'Connor
J.C. Lyndes
Ned
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Rail Board
A. O. Wharton
Albert Phillips
W. L. McMenimen
Motor Inn
Melville
Titan
L. W. Clark
Harlowton, Awet
B. Lewis
Frank Confey
Fisk
Awoldin
R. L. Abel
Electric Shoe Shop
Big, Timber Baker
Real
A.y
Yellowstone
Floral Company Livingston
Ora. Eet
Mae
J.A. Lowry
Salmer and
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