. Electric railway journal . cents additional for a local ridein the suburbs north and west. Thestatements showed an estimated lossof 40 per cent in traffic because of thehigher rate. Mr. Seeley said a 10-centlocal fare would mean a return of the valuation of $70,924,000; a 9-cent fare, per cent and an 8-cent fare, per cent—none of thesefigures allowing for depreciation. Thedeficit for July under the 6-cent fare,he said, was $61,884, and with the newincreases in the payrolls the deficitwould be $1,217,757 during the nextsix months unless relief were given. The new wage scales
. Electric railway journal . cents additional for a local ridein the suburbs north and west. Thestatements showed an estimated lossof 40 per cent in traffic because of thehigher rate. Mr. Seeley said a 10-centlocal fare would mean a return of the valuation of $70,924,000; a 9-cent fare, per cent and an 8-cent fare, per cent—none of thesefigures allowing for depreciation. Thedeficit for July under the 6-cent fare,he said, was $61,884, and with the newincreases in the payrolls the deficitwould be $1,217,757 during the nextsix months unless relief were given. The new wage scales are effectivefrom Aug. 6. It is likely that severalmonths will be required to change the280 time-tables used on the surfacelines. One development in the settlementof the strike was the statement ofMr. Mahon that the union laws hadbeen violated in calling the strike with-out a referendum. The oppositionshowed so much strength that it wasconceded the election laws of the unionwould have to be changed to restoregood feeling:.. TWO VIEWS TYPICAL OF THE CONGESTION OF TRAFFIC IN CHICAGO DURING THE STRIKE 294 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 54, No. 6 Wage Compromise Accepted Seattle Men Vote Favorably on Offerof City Superintendent ofPublic Utilities By a vote of two to one the train-men of the Seattle (Wash.) MunicipalRailway have voted to accept the wagecompromise offered them by Thomas , superintendent of publicutilities. A secret vote was taken atall city earhouses. The unions votemeans that the carmen and their unionsare willing to accept the wage scheduleMr. Murphine has recommended to theCity Council, and that a possible strikehas been averted. The offer of Mr. Murphine was torecommend to the Council the establish-ment of a minimum wage of $5 a dayfor new men, to be increased to $ ninety days, and to be furtherincreased by a bonus of at least 5per cent to be paid at the end of oneyear of uninterrupted service. Theworking day was fixed at eight andone-half hou
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