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as;
mlty would sufltfr through reduced
nilard of living. Overtime should
discouraged.
Kach establishment nhould pro
adequate means for discussion
Liu prompt settlement of disputes,
'.tthoyt Impairment or limitation of
-i??exorclt.c of the munagnmcnl's es
pial function o? judgment and di
ectfpn.
^ Oppouc Collect!vr Action.
men have the right to asso
itto voluntarily for the accompllslt
aent of lawful purposes by lawful
eans. The association of men whether
i employees, or others, for collective
ct'On of* deuling confers no authority
nd involves no right of compulsion
r those who do not desire to act
deal .with them as an association,
bltrary use of the collective power
s an infringement of personal liberty
nd a menace to the institutions of a 1
ree people. I
S. All associations must be held sub- 1
|ept to public authority and legally'
inBwerablc for its own conduct or!
hat of its agents. i
? 9. Freedom of contract' must be not
impaired. Kvery person must be free j
0 engage in any lawful occupation or'
nter into any lawful contract .is an |
employer or an employee, and be se- i
ure in the continuity and rewards oi
{??ails effort. , , ... , '
10. Principles of individual libertj,
i'eaud freedom of contract rcciuiro that
Slhere should be no interference with the |
??'open shop." that is. the shop in which
.'ttpembers or nonmembership in any as
sociation is not made a condition oi
^employment.
iS Permit Fair Aritumtnt.
Vt While fair argument and persuasion
S&re permissible. coercive methods
3 Slmed at turning the "open shop into
?a "closed union" or "closed nonunion
{Shop should not be tolerated.
There should bo no denial of llic
i?ight of an employer and his workers
'^voluntarily to agree that their rela
tions shali be th.'it of the "closed union
"Shop" or of the "closed nonunion shop.
VRut the litht of the employer .and his
Sien to continue their relations on the
{principle of the "open shop" should
"Sot be denied or questioned.
Jit No employer should be required to
?tjeal with men or groups of men who
lure -not his employees or chosen oy
,'find"from among them.
K llV As to the right to strike or, lock
n>ut sharp distinction should bedrawn
{Between the employment relations in
?the Held. <a> of the private industry.
?Cb) of the public utility service and
of government employment, rcd
.'eral. State or municipal.
*'> Strike or Lockout Deplored.
^ in private industry the strike or
lockout .s 11? bo deplored, hut tin* ri^rlit
'Should not be denied as an ultimate
tfiesort after all possible means of a<t
justment have been exhausted. Both
Employers anil employees should rec
SQgnize the seriousness of such action
and should he held to a high respon
sibility for the same.
t/i The svmpathetic strike is indefen
itfbic. antisocial and immoral. The
KAime may be said of the black list.
4-hc boycott and also of the sympa
thetic lockout.
*? in public utility service the public
Interest and welfare must be the para
mount and controlling consideration.
5Che?State should impose such regula
tions as will provide means for prompt
hearing and adjustment.
government employment tlie or
Serly and continuous administration
01 governmental activities is intpera
8ve.~ A strike of government employees
an attempt to prevent the operation
government until the demands of
such eniplovees are granted, and c.m
?u>t be tolerated. No public servant
ran obey two masters. Social self
uefense "demands that no combination
prevent the operation of govern
Sent be permitted. The right of gov
nmeni employees to be heard and
to secure just redress should be amply
safeguarded.
7. Favor Prnctlcnl I'lnn*.
?^?12. Practical plans should be inaugu
fitefl in industry and outside of it for
the training an<l upgrading of Indus- ;
CBial workers, their proper placement
in industry, the adoption and adapta
tion of apprenticeship systems and the i
extension of vocational education and j
other adjustments in the educational
system to the needs Of industry, to
prepare the worker for more effective j
and profitable service.
THOUSANDS "iNC'lTY
WILL PAY TRIBUTE
TO HERO OF SOUTH
? f Continued From First Page.)
?on Bosher. 'if the .1 uitl<? i- Hollywood Me
morial Association.
No. 11.?Nlrs. John T. Iluslirj and Miss ,
Nellie }lnrthwr:irlit. of the Oak wood Me- >
fnorial Assorl;?tion: Mrs t'. \V. Mnshlr and
M|s> Grace S. hermrrhnrn. of the Junior
Oakwood Memorial Association; Mrs. S. S. ;
Ros<>nilorf and Mr.- Rn^Miiaum. of the He- '
l>rew Memorial Association.
ItcprcNciit* Much W ork,
Representing, besides years of pa- '
tient endeavor on the part of the meiii- |
iters of the Thomas .1. (Stonewall) i
Jackson Monument Corporation, a fi
nancial outlay of more than Slo.OoO. I
uf which amount the State contributed !
$10,000 and the city of Richmond J10,->
000, the unveiling of the statue today ;
is an historical event of international |
interest, since the military genius of.
Jackson has been the inspiration of
students of military tactics of every |
? English-speaking nation of the world.
It will be recalled in this oonnec- '
tion that a lieutenant-colonel of An-I
zacs. a visitor to Richmond while his
transport cowled at Xewnort News,
spoke eagerly-rtf-Cen.;ial Jackson and
Shamed Richmonders by his intimate
Knowledge of the great Virginian.
- "We are required to study Jackson's
tactics." he said, "in all our military I
schools. We think no greater general i
ever lived We are familiar with the '
topography of Virginia through study- !
i*'pr Jackson's strategic plans for out- |
?wl.LUpg the enemy, and I should like
abov :? 11 things to stay in Virginia
T\lor?g enuogh to trace liis movements
\fi?C myself."
? Men Who Aided Movement.
A notable group of Virginians has
mqjie the dream of a tittmc monument
to-Jackson a reality. It is headed bv
only surviving member of (Jen
era}? Jackson's otlicial family. Rev.
JaJMes Power Smith. I> I >.. who was a
captain on Central Jackson's staff and
?who'is president of Hie Jackson cor
poration.
Judge George T. Christian is first
Vlp^r-President \\ Wit,her Keen, see
ond ? v ice - president; Colonel William M
M fce-T-S, secretary: t'olon>| W. s Ar
nlrgtj- assistant secretary, and K lJ. \
Hotchkiss. treasurer.
?*V?ldes the oflieers Miss Anna 15
H<tykin. Colonel T. M. Wortham and
Judge D. C. Richardson comiiose the
executive committee
_ Captain John l.amb was chairman of
thlu.eommittee on the erection <>f the
monument, the >ther member- nf tiie 1
committee being ?'?eneral Charles I
Aitflfirson. Kdgar IX Tavlor and Cap- :
?.John l^ainb
? _ Dlreciorx of Corporation.
Directors ?>f the corporation a-r. t>? o
oflieers. and. in addition. M nor Wil-. i
liahl M. Anderson Captain* .1 'Thomp
son Brown. Judce [< .? l::<hardson*
Mr?. Norman Randolph. Mrs Charles
K. 'Boiling. Miss Anna If lt?vkin Mr?
B. -A. Blenner. Major T M Wortham
KdWln P. C..x, < JeneraI W. W. Sale'
Oejteral Charles .1 Anderson C.enerai
Jo-tiane Stern Cap-.am John l.anib"
? Jo^ii', Stewart Bryan and T pejtoii
GIU?*.
The sculptor, who'e model was final
ly Selected from among th<?..?= e of w'v
er^l' competitors i-- K William Si'v
eri'"of Forest Mill. Richmond wl -.?e 1
smUU son. William I'aniri y;(.Ver?
wHJ pull one of the two ot-i- which ,
unVefl the statue
In: .connection wi'h the monument it.
sotCj- it Is stated that an ff rt was
made to secure Virginia grat./e fur
1 hS.'jjedesta! as more fitting, i :? .t wa?
Inmppsible to secure blocks of stone
of. the size reritiirri}
k K0tint Airy. N. c.. granite was there
forte* used, and the blocks weigh as.
muc.Ti as thirteen tons
' Ttff bronze statue of Oeneral ,l;i'-k
son -was cast In the Cor).am i-'outi
dr W at Providcnee, R J The sculp.
Joil?Tiegari work on the plaster nvniei
ne?irly three years ago, ht sta'e.l iast
nlghl.
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4 . Wnnt nivrr ltond Ioi|iro\ed.
DANVlRI.n. VA? Oct. 10.?a com
mittee of prominent business men lert
here.early this morning for Richmond
toxoid a conference with State High
way-Commissioner Ceorge J'. Coleman,
with reference to the improvement of
thc,:Rlvc-r Road
* Policemen (lult l-'ederatIon.
t^AsniNOTON. Oct. 10.?Members of
the Washington Policemen's I'nlon
liaVf decided bv an almost unan'motis
voft, io sever th'Ir aftlllation with the
American Federation of Labor.
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EPISCOPALIANS FAVOR
COVENANT OF LEAGUE
Offer New Resolution as Substitute for One by Bishop
Charles Anderson Which Proposed Speedy
Ratification of Treaty.
IHv Associated Pre** 1
DETROIT, MICH.. Oct. 10.?The
. Protestant Episcopal Church In Amer
ica. in triennial general convention
'here, will record a united opinion on
the adoption of the peace treaty and
the covenant of the league of nations,
in the opinion of leading churchmen
attending the convention.
Following the passage of a resolu
tion I?y the house of bishops, repre
sented by Bishop Chauncey Brewster,
of Connecticut, requesting the "United
States Senate to secure participation
of our country in a covenant of na
tions." the opinio!> was expressed in
the house of deputies thai the same
resolution would be passed. Although
p< liticat lines apparently are not
drawn, a tight is expected. The reso
lution was introduced as a substitute
for one by Bishop Charles P. Ander
son. of Chicago, which asked speedy
ratification by the Senate of "the
league of nations and the covenant of
peace." Leading bishops hobl that the
Prewster resolution would leave open
the matter of reservations to tiie
covenant, and that lite Anderson reso
lution favored the covenant's adoption
in its present form.
Thomas Nelson Page, of the Vir
ginia delegation. formerly L'nited
States ambassador at Rome, comment
ing on the action of the house of
bishops, said: "Even saints sometimes
forget themselves in counsel."
Bishop Anderson characterized the
Brewster resolution as "evasive and
timid." but withdrew his own to en
able the house to take unanimous ac
tion.
Bitterness threatened in the 'house
of delegates on the approval of a
Memorial Pay prayer for "the nation's
dead." wpich. however, was finally
adopted, together with modifications
which would shorten the morning and
rveiling prayer services, minor changes
in the psalter and new prayers for
the army and navy.
Dr. George ('. Foley, of the Phila
delphia Divinity School, maintained
JAPANESE EXCLUSION BILL
INTRODUCED IN SENATE
Senator Phelnn AukpHii There CVow Are
100,000 in California and 50,000
lilne>vhere.
I By Universal Service.]
WASHINGTON'. Oct. 10.?A Japan
ese exclusion hill was introduced in
the Senate today by Senator Phelan. of
California, as an amendment to the
existing immigration law. The bill
would bar from the L'nited Stales all
Japanese laborers, by extending the
zone longitudinally and latitudinally
to include the Japanese empire.
The bill was introduced after the
Senate Committee on Immigration has
listened to testimony from Commis
sioner Caminetti and Victor S. Mc
Clatch.v. publisher of a Sacramento.
Cal., newspaper, both of whom told of
the heavy increase in the immigration
of Japanese into the United States.
Senator Phelan said in introducing
the bill that the so-called "gentleman's
agreement" is being violated in letter
and in spirit, and that the Japanese
population is growing to an alarming
extent. There are at the present time
100,000 Japanese in California, lie said,
r,0,000 more in other parts of the l'nited
States and 100,000 in the Hawaiian
Islands.
Senator Phelan said that Japan is
now proceeding to exclude the Chinese
from Japanese territory on the. same
economic grounds which actuate the
L'nited States.
SHIP CASEY TAKES DIP
SUtlrth tfMrl I.nunched at Hog
Ik land Yard I.s Christened With
Champagne.
inv Universal Service.1
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 10.?The good
ship Casey, the sixtieth vessel to be
launched at the Hog Island yard, slid
down the ways today after her baptism
by winsome Miriam Rita Flaherty,
daughter of James A. Flaherty, supreme
knight of the Knights of Columbus.
The Casey was christened with cham
pagne. even though the nation is dry
at present.
The fliiip is an oil burner with a
cruising radius of 10,000 miles and a
freight capacity of 5,000 tons.
FOUR KILLEdTn NORFOLK
Snilrh Kngine Hack* Into Automobile
and llndly Injure.* Two Other
Occupants.
I Hy Associated Press. I
NORFOLK, VA., Oct. 10.?Four per
sons were killed and two injured, all
members of one family, at a grade
crossing on Lee Street tonight, when
a yard engine backed into an automo
bile.
The dead are: Rabbi E. Bateman and
his three children, Emma, nine years
old; Katie, }-cven years old, and Ar
thur, live years old. The injured: Mrs.
Batemen, skull fractured, and Ada, the
two-year-old baby daughter, slightly
injured.
Begin I*roblng Cooper Cnae,
NASHVILLE. TKNN., Oct. 10.?The
Davidson County grand jury today be
gan taking evidence concerning the
murder of Robin 3. Coopcr, who was
killed on August L'S and his body
thrown into Richland Creek, near his
home in fashionable Belle Meade Park.
Colonel Duncan B. Cooper, father of
the dead attorney, appeared as prosecu
tor.
Snpprlntr ndent Resign*.
DANVILLE. VA., Oct. 10.-?N. W.
Berkeley, for the. past fifteen years
superintendent of the Danville Trac
tion and I'ower Company, has ten
dered his resignation of that position
to kii to Charlottesville, where he and
Mrs. Berkeley will make their home.
Mrs Berkeley was for many years or
ganist at the Church of the Epiphany.
]h* Cmjmy=^
ii
New Records
to Start Your
Fall Dances
It's mighty hard to keep your
feet still when you listen to
these new dance Records:
??Coo Coo," Fox Trot.
"Who Did Itf" One Step.
Both by Smith's Orchestra;
price, 85c.
"Kvrrjhntljr Shimmies Now,"
Medley Fox Trot.
"My Cairo Love," Fox Trot.
Both by All-Star Trio; price,
86e.
"I'm Foreter Illotting Hubble*,''
Waltz, by Selvin's Novelty
Orchcst ra.
earning," Medley Fox Trot, by
Smith's Orchestra; price, Stc.
Hear these and other new Vic
tor Records tor October today.
L TheForteu ranmanu j
The House That Made Richmond
SI u*lenl.
th.nt adoption of the Memorial Day
prayer would mean "prayers for the
?lead," which Dr. James .M. Owens, of
Shreveport, J,a., declared would be a
"radical departure, to be likely fol
lowed by a Kucharist for the dead," a
backward step.
Dr. C. P. Wilbur, of Atlanta, held
the adoption of this prayer would be
"an opening wedge for requiem mass,"
and objected to it strongly.
On the other hand Major-General
Charles M. Clement, of Harrisburg. Pa.,
commander of the Twenty-ninth Divi
sion before it went overseas; Dr.
Cleorge C. Stewart, of Kvanston,. HI.,
and others expressed the opposite
views. The house of bishops this af
ternoon combined the missionary dis
tricts of Oklahoma and Mastern Okla
homa under Hishop Theodore P. Thurs
ton. of the latter, and Itisliop Frank
Touret. of the missionary district of
Western Colorado, was transferred to
the Idaho district. A missionary dis
trict in the Panama Canal zone was
created. These acts must have the con
currence of the house of deputies to
become effective.
There remain to be elected mission
ary bishops to Utah: Salina. Kansas;
the Canal zone, the Philippines and pos
sibly Liberia. It is understood Colo
rado and Western Colorado will be
united under Hishop Irving P. Johnson.
Among various resolutions intro
duced in the house of deputies was
one condemning; "mob violence" and
"lynching without trial of a member
of one raco by members of another."
The open forum meeting; today was
addressed by Vida D. Scudder, profes
?or of economics at Wellesley College.
Miss Scudder characterized" I^enine,
Russian soviet leader, as the "greatest
mind in modern lCurope." These meet
ings are not part of the convention
proper, but are held for the purpose of
discussing economic problems.
LATE NEWS BULLETINS
BDAIRSV1L.L.E, GA., Oct. 10.?George
and Decatur Crawley, brothers, on trial
here for the murder of Deputy United
States Marshal 11. 1>\ Dixon last Janu
ary. today were found guilty of murder
In the first degree. Hose Crawlay, a
sister, and Blaine Stewart, a cousin
of the Crawleys, were convicted on
the same charge, with recommenda
tions for mercy. Felix Crawley, an
other brother, was acquitted of the
charge of murder.
DADE CITY. FDA., Oct. 10.?-Luther
Wilson, a white man wanted In this
county for an alleged attempt to crimi
nally attack a young white woman,
and In Orange County for the murder
of Deputy Sheriff Wilcox, was captured*
today near Doughman In Polk County,
by Orvill Sloan, a farmer, and brought
here and turned over to the sheriff.
APADACHICOLA. PDA,, Oct. 10.?
Captain George H. Whiteside, United
States steamboat hull inspector, a
member of the commission for the
CJorrie statue in the Hall of Fame, and
a pioneer in the manufacture of ice,
died here this morning.
COPENHAGEN. Oct. 10.?British and
French warships in the harbor of Klga
have cleared for action, according to
a dispatch from Klga to the Dettish
Information bureau, on account of the
attack by German troops under the
command of General von der Goltz
upon the Doltish army defending Klga.
ASIIEVlhLE, X. C.. Oct. 10.?With
Mrs. Joscphus Daniels nnd Mrs. New
ton l>. llaker present, the first
Y. W. i'. A. hostess house ever erected
at a government hospital was dedi
cated tonight at Oten, near here.
ASHEV1DDE, N. C? Oct. 10.?Clar
ence Dedfor<L who recently surren
dered to local military police on
charge of desertion, lias just escaped
from camp for the fifth time, news
front Camp Jackson tonight states.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. ? The
Baroness de Mutnm, or Madame
Frances Scovllle Mumin. was toilay re
stored to American citizenship by a
joint resolution of Congress. Seldom
has Oongress been stirred to such
quick results in legislation. Mrs. de
Mumm'n bill was presented only a
few days ago. but today it is awaiting
the President's signature. Action was
hastened at the request of the State
Department as the French government
is about to dispose of all of Baron
de Alumm's property in France.
MIAMI. FDA.. Oct. 10.?A coroner's
iurv it West Palm Beach tonight is
Investigating the death of an unidenti
fied hiiIlor, whose body was found Hom
ing oft Boynton Beach. There were no
murks of violence on the body.
KALBIOH, N. C., Oct. 10.?The schools
of North Carolina, under a plan an
nounced here today by the Aycock
Memorial Committee, will combine in
a campaign for funds this year for the
erection of a suitable memorial in
honor of the late Charles Brantley Ay
cock, the State educational Governor.
ItAtiRIGH. N. C., Oct. 10.?North
Carolina's post war reconstruction pro
l?ram got under way today when Gov
ernor Blekett called the State recon
struction commission to meet here
October 2S and forwarded to the mem
bers a tentative program of work for
their consideration.
TAXI 1* A. FL.A., Oct. 10.?Settlement
was reached tonight between the to
bacco strippers union and the cigar
manufacturers of this city of the
strike which began three days ago.
The demands of the men were acceded
to in full.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.?A courier
arriving in Washington today from
Francisco Villa's headquarters in
Northern Durango brought word that
a major offensive would be begun next
month with larger forces than Villa
has been able to command for the past
four years. Details of the campaign
were not made by the courier's com
munication, but assurances were
?brought that there would be no further
military operations in the vicinity of
the American border.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 10.?While the
allied battleships at ltiga are prepar
ing, according to a dispatch, to open
lire upon the German forces attacking
Riga, Berlin advices from Mitau,
twenty-seven miles south of ltiga, de
clare that the Russian and German
forces in that vicinity have reached an
agreement in regard to the gradual
evacuation of the country.
NIOW YORK, Oct. 10.?Organization
of the A. T. Securities, which proposes
to acquire the common stock of the
America Tobacco Company through an
exchange of securities, was completed
today. George K. Harder was elected
president; James B. I>uke. vice-presi
dent, and Robert K. Norris, treasurer.
Directors also include G. M. P. Murphy
and Harold Stanley, vice-presidents of
the Guaranty Trust Company; John B.
Cobb and Thomas B. Vullle, formerly
vice-presidents of the American To
bacco Company.
CHICAGO. Oct. 10.?President Coniis
key, of the White Sox, tonight de
clared he would give $20,000 for a
single clew to lead to evidence that
any of his players had deliberately
attempted to throw any of the world
Merles games to the Cincinnati Reds,
for the owner declared, he was sure
of the fidelity of the players. Some
of the players had taken to heart
rumors given considerable circulation
that a few of their number may have
acted for a monetary consideration
during the series.
liONDON, Oct. 10.?Tho advance
guard of Colonel Avaloff Itermont en
tered ami occupied Klga Wednesday
evening or Thursday morning, accord
ing to the Dally Mall's Hclslngors Fin
land correspondent.
I * ION'S ACOI < A. FL.A.. Oct. 10.?Tho
vanguard of the largest and swiftest
Heel of torpedo-boat destroyers reached
here this afternoon. The trip was made
from New York. The entire lleet, con
sisting of more than half a hundred
vessels tonight were only a few miles
off I'ensacola bar.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.?Information
lias reached Washington that the
Italian government has agreed to the
creation of a buffer state, comprising
Klutiw and the adjacent coastal terri
tory southward to Hreccla. a. a solu
tion of the Adriatic problem.
Ask* DnmnsrN of Wallrr,
L.OS ANG15L.10S. CAL... Oct. JO.?Fol
lowing the sensational assault upon
her by ISugene Walter, tho playwright,
early yesterday morning in the Alex
andria Hotel, Miss Nina Whltmore. a
moving picture actress ami formerly a
member of Ziegfield's Follies, today
Hied a J50.000 damage suit against the
playwright.
Sure
Relief
6 Bell-ans
Hot water
Sure Relief
RE ll-ans
Bur FOR INDIGESTION
MA man who llvf* only for
hnn not brguR to live."?NVouOrow
Wilson.
And unless a man lias
learned to give ,a certain
amount of time to recrea
tion he has not learned to
live.
This is the month for out
door sports, and this is the
store to dress the part.
Golf suits.
Special trousers; belts,
shirts, neckwear, gloves,
vests, sweaters, stockings.
Tennis togs.
Camping, fishing, hunting,
"cooing" and canoeing.
If it's something to wear,
you'll find it here?for man
or boy.
TO THE PUBLIC
It would appear from recent statements made to the public that the
Virginia Railway and Power Company now proposes to meet the high
cost of living* to its employees by an increase of only 5 cents an hour, and
that this is dependent upon action of the City Council in increasing fares.
The record shows that this company has, during the period of in
creasing cost of living, made fair and reasonable adjustments of the
wages of its employees, making increases from time to time so that in the
nine years of the company's existence the wages of most of its employees
have been increased more than 100%. The increases which have been
made from and including the year 1916 to date, or about three years, are
as follows (All rates, referred to being per hour):
MOTORMEN AND CONDUCTORS: 1916, 18 to 22 cents, increased
to 20 to 25 cents; 1917, 20 to 25 cents, increased to 25 to 30 cents; 1918,
25 to 30 cents, increased to 35 to 40 cents. This scale includes the bonus
which has been paid to all men, regardless of the term of service, and not,
as Mr. Bookman has stated to the press, only to men in the service five
years. As a result of the increases to motormen and conductors, older
men in the service make an average of $125 to $130 per month, while new
men make from $110 to $115 per month; and all men may secure two uni
forms a year as a service reward, and most of the men secure this, which
is equivalent to at least $5 a month additional pay.
ARMATURE WINDERS: 1916, from 2V/* to 30 cents; 1917, from 30
to 35 cents; 1918, from 35 to 40 cents; 1919, from 40 to 50 cents.
MACHINISTS: 1916, from 30 to 35 cents; 1917, from 35 to 40 cents;
1918, from 40 to 43Vo and 46 cents; 1919, from 43V2 and 46 cents to 50 cents.
CARPENTERS AND PAINTERS: 1916, from 25 to 27y2 cents; 1917,
from 2V/> to 29Vi> cents; 1918, from 293/^ to 33 cents; 1919, from 33 to 42V->
cents.
PIT MEN: 1916, from 15 to I8V2 cents; 1917, from 181/^ to 21 cents;
1918, from 21 to 27Vo cents; 1919, from 27V2 to 30 cents.
LABORERS: 1916, from 121/o to 14 cents; 1917, from 14 to lV/> cents;
1918, from 161/> to 25 cents; 1919, from 25 to 271/> cents.
In addition to the foregoing wages, all of the above employees have
free transportation at all times, which is a substantial item.
The result of these increases which have been made by the company
has been to increase the payrolls on the Richmond Division alone from
$630,790.82 paid during the year ending June 30, 1910, to $1,162,
879.56 paid during the year ending June 30, 1919. These increases
have been made to our employees while the returns upon capital invested
in this property have been cut in half so far as the preferred stock is con
cerned and absolutely cut off so far as the common stock is concerned.
The increase in the entire payroll of the Company for the year end
ing June 30, 1919, over the previous year was $913,558.43.
We believe the employees of this company have appreciated the
efforts of the management to meet their needs and will trust them in the
future as in the past to deal fairly with them.
Virginia Railway and Power Company
By THOS. S. WHEELWRIGHT,
President.
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