15 percent wage cut for rail employees necessary, Counsel tells fact finding board. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. Testifying at the initial hearing of President Roosevelt's fact finding committee today J. Carter Fort, Chief Counsel for the Carriers Joint Conference Committee declared that a 15 percent

Disputes rail labor figures on employees' incomes. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Railroad management representatives today disputed before President Roosevelt's fact finding board figures presented by Labor as to the annual income of rail employees. J. Elmer Monroe, Statistician of the Bureau of Railway

Fewer jobs unless railroads get proper share of traffic, fact finding commission told. Washington, D.C., Oct. 3. A.F. Cleveland, Traffic Vice President of the Association of American Railroads, today told President Roosevelt's fact finding commission that unless railroads obtain their proper share o

Wage reductions are necessary, N.Y. Central Prexy tells fact finding board. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. Wage reductions are necessary to enable railroads to balance their budgets and meet competition, F.E. Williamson, President of the N.Y. Central Railroad, told President's fact finding board today. H

Rail Wages have increased 37 percent since 1929"-- facts finding commission told. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Dr. Wilfort I. King, Professor of economics at New York University, told the President's fact finding commission today that the average wages of railroad employees, measured in terms of buying

Improvements impossible unless rail wage cut - fact finding committee told. Washington, D.C., Oct. 7. Charles Donnelly, President of the Northern Pacific Railroad, today told the fact finding committee that it would be impossible for any railroad to spend money for improvements under present conditi

Appears before Roosevelt fact finding committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 7. H.A. Enochs, Chairman of the Carrier's Joint Conference Committee, today traced the history of collective bargaining of rail unions with the carriers. He asserted that since the 15 percent wage reduction notice was served on

President's fact finding committee on threatened rail strike begin hearings. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. President Roosevelt's fact finding committee, recently names to investigate the threatened railroad strike, began open hearings at the Capitol today. Pictured, left to right: Harry A. Millis, Wal

Present rail wage same as in 1920 when under government control, fact finding committee told. Washington, D.C., Oct. 8. Present railroad wages are on approximately the same level as in 1920 when the roads were controlled by the government, Bert M. Jewell, President of the A.F. of L.'s railway employ