He noted the claims of the striking motormen and conductors, who said that they had been wont to receive two dollars a day in times past, but that for a year or more "trippers" had been introduced, which cut down their chance of livelihood one-half, and increased their hours of servitude from ten to twelve, and even fourteen.

These "trippers" were men put on during the busy and rush hours, to take a car out for one trip.

The compensation paid for such a trip was only twenty-five cents.

When the rush or busy hours were over, they were laid off.

Worst of all, no man might know when he was going to get a car.