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The exact amount of “irritation” in loss of money to employees for one month has been figured out by one railroad, as follows:—

Engineers
Discharged 4 Merits 0
Demerits 455 Amount saved to the men $1706
 
Firemen
Discharged 2 Merits 10
Demerits 1265 Amount saved to the men $263
 
Conductors
Discharged 4 Merits 10
Demerits 485 Amount saved to the men $1523
 
Operators
Discharged 10 Merits 0
Demerits 310 Amount saved to the men $514
 
Trainmen
Discharged 21 Merits 0
Demerits 696 Amount saved to the men $1553

That is to say, a certain number of men had been awarded “demerits” for offenses instead of suspension with loss of pay, which in one month would have amounted to $5559. Of course, most of this amount would have been earned by spare men, but this consideration by no means allays the “irritation” of the regular men.

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