7. Circular regarding reducing the working day to 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the cutting of all salaries and wages over $100. Those earning $101–$200 will be cut by 25%; those in the 201–300 bracket by 30% and so on to a maximum of $601 and up, by 50%. Those under $100, not to be affected. This was made necessary by "the scarcity of funds the Company has at its disposal, brought about by the great diminution in receipts. Presumably this was caused by the outbreak of the De la Huerta revolution.", 12.18.1923

7. Circular regarding reducing the working day to 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the cutting of all salaries and wages over $100. Those earning $101–$200 will be cut by 25%; those in the 201–300 bracket by 30% and so on to a maximum of $601 and up, by 50%. Those under $100, not to be affected. This was made necessary by "the scarcity of funds the Company has at its disposal, brought about by the great diminution in receipts. Presumably this was caused by the outbreak of the De la Huerta revolution.", 12.18.1923, Box: 1. Mexican Railway Company Limited Records, 2014-22. Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin. https://archives.lib.utexas.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/503511 Accessed September 26, 2026.