Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1912 — SPECIAL AGENT GIVES FIGURES [ARTICLE]

SPECIAL AGENT GIVES FIGURES

Wages of Railroad Men in Thta Country and in Europe Under Comparison. , In England ail railroad employe* are termed ’’servants." Special Agent Ames of the interstate commerce commission lately madß a report on the average wages paid to railway servants in England, says the Santa Fe Red Ball. His report, compared with the report of average wages paid to railway employes in the United States, makes interesting reading. For instancee ■ England. IT. S. • per day of per day of 12 hours. 10 hours. Engineers U. 65 $4.80 Firemen . 96 2.85 Conductors 1.21 4.11 Brakemen 96 2.81 Switchmen 94 2.8 Q Trackmen 94 1.32 From these figures a fair ffiea is gained of the average pay of British railway labor. On the railways of Belgium, which are owned by the government, firemen receive $15:20 to $22.80 per month, the higher wage only after fifteen years’ service. Engineers begin at $22.50 per month, and at the end of twenty-four years’ service work up to S3B a month. Conductors earn from $17.97 per month up to a maximum of $34.70. Brakemen begin as switchmen at 45 cents per day. When promoted they receive $17.10 per month and work up to $22 per month. The average railway worker in Belgium receives 2.22 francs, or 43 cents a day. *