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Domestic News
January 4, 1907
Weekly Independent
Elko, Elko County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Railroad workers between Sparks and Denver allege management deliberately shorted their pay by $50,000 to improve 1906 financials, impacting overtime payments and Christmas; plan to demand immediate payment.
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Captains of Industry.
The railroad employees between Sparks and Denver are still complaining of the shortage in their last pay day, and maintain that it was not due to a clerical error but was to the fact that the railroad officials, anxious to make a good showing to their superiors at the close of the year, deliberately held back the money that an excessive over-draft on the company's resources would not appear in this year's report.
The men affected by the shortage are the engineers and the conductors and brakemen on the division, and the total amount of the shortage is estimated by them to be about $50,000. They claim that the division has been making a very poor showing for many months past on account of the great amount of over-time which has been paid, due to the congested and unsatisfactory condition on the division. By withholding all the pay of many of the men and shaving every one's wages for the month, the management is able, say the men, to carry over $47,000 expenses until another year, to the great advantage of the showing of 1906.
Steps are contemplated by the men to compel the railroad to pay up at once.
The shortage in salaries came at almost an inopportune time, and many a Christmas was the reverse of merry because of the shortage of the wages.—Reno Journal.
The railroad employees between Sparks and Denver are still complaining of the shortage in their last pay day, and maintain that it was not due to a clerical error but was to the fact that the railroad officials, anxious to make a good showing to their superiors at the close of the year, deliberately held back the money that an excessive over-draft on the company's resources would not appear in this year's report.
The men affected by the shortage are the engineers and the conductors and brakemen on the division, and the total amount of the shortage is estimated by them to be about $50,000. They claim that the division has been making a very poor showing for many months past on account of the great amount of over-time which has been paid, due to the congested and unsatisfactory condition on the division. By withholding all the pay of many of the men and shaving every one's wages for the month, the management is able, say the men, to carry over $47,000 expenses until another year, to the great advantage of the showing of 1906.
Steps are contemplated by the men to compel the railroad to pay up at once.
The shortage in salaries came at almost an inopportune time, and many a Christmas was the reverse of merry because of the shortage of the wages.—Reno Journal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Railroad Pay Shortage
Sparks Denver Division
Wage Withholding
Labor Complaint
1906 Finances
Where did it happen?
Between Sparks And Denver
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Between Sparks And Denver
Event Date
Close Of 1906
Outcome
shortage of about $50,000 in wages; many christmas affected; steps contemplated to compel payment
Event Details
Railroad employees, including engineers, conductors, and brakemen, complain of a shortage in their last payday, claiming it was deliberate by officials to avoid excessive overdraft in 1906 reports by carrying over $47,000 expenses to next year due to overtime from congested conditions.