A. It may have been three or four weeks before the difficulty occurred.
Q. It was after the 1st of June—after the ten per cent. reduction?
A. After the notice was given.
Q. Did they have any other complaint to make than about the ten per cent. reduction?
A. They discussed the question of privilege to ride over the road, and about being allowed for time when off duty, and several things of that character, all of which were discussed in the most friendly way with the committee, and I supposed that the committee went away perfectly satisfied. They so expressed themselves in writing to me—perfectly satisfied with the action of the company.
Q. Did they make any objections to the classification—what is called the classification?
A. They discussed that question with me, and they wanted to get some changes made in that. That had been agreed upon with the engineers and firemen some years before.
Q. They were satisfied on that point?
A. Entirely.
Q. Had you heard of any dissatisfaction on that point from any other source than from this committee?