Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-06-19
PETERSBURG, VA.
May 3Oth, 1877.
DEAR SIR {:

DEAR SIR:
We are in receipt of your esteemed
favor of the 25th inst, in which you
ask us for Information as to Gen. VIM.
MahOne's treatment of the working
men in his employment, during his
administration OF the affairs of the A.
NJ. d o. r.. r. Company. 1t affords
us great pleasure to state, i'm reply,
that we were connected with the Ma
chineTy Department of the A NJ. q
o. r.. r.. Company during Gen4. Ma
homes entire administration, and we
have never known anything to justify
the charge, that he was unkind to the
men or unmindful of their interests.
On the contrary, he was uniformly
kind to them, and paid them as high
wages, and frequently higher wages,
than were paid by other Railroad in
this State for the same class of work.
AS an evidence Of this, we need only
cite the fact, which we take for grant
ed will not be denied, that q larger per
centage of the employees of this Com
pany own their homes than can be
found on any other Railroad in the
commonwealth of Virginia, employ
ing a like number of hands. While
Gen'l. Malone has always held his
men to a rigid account in the perform
ance of their duties, and has always
enforced discipline, still, he had asys-
tenn of rewards as we'll as punish
ments, and for faithful services their
pay was uniformly increased !, and
frequently, out of his own means, has
rewarded men for extra care shown in
the discharge of their duties. TO our
knowledge, no worthy workingman
of this Company ever applied to Gen.
Malone for assistance, and was re-
fused. He made it point to take care
of every man who was injured in the
| Company's service. For illustration,
IL was the rule of the Company in that
time, that whenever one of its en-
ployees, in the performance of duty,
suffered either temporary or perma-
| nent injury, to provide the very best
medical attendance, and the employee
so injured was always allowed half-pay
during his confinement, and If the in
| jury was a permanent one, depriving
! HIM of limb, he was afterwards as
| signed to such suitable employment as
10 give him a reasonable support
| We would state further, that the feel
| ings now entertained for Genl. Ma
| hone by his former employees, are of
! the kindest and most aiteCtiOuate
| Nilui hNNNls W c ~ l'NoNt hAHe ~ ''ANi vs.
us very great pleasure to make this
statement, rs an act Of justice to Gen.
Malone, the former President of this
! Company.
Very respectfully yours,
JAS. II. ROBINETT,
NJ. NJ. n. a p. and S. 5. Divisions
A. NJ. q O II. II. Company.
+. STERK,
NJ. NJ. Virginia q Tenn. Division.
To JUL. /. WRIGHT, ESQ, Director
General WOrkingmen's League, &C.,
Richmond, Virginia.
RICHMOND, VAn June 4, 1877.
| GENTLEMEN
The information contained in your
communication of the 90th ult., con
corning Gen'l. Mahone's treatment Of
his employees while President Of the
A. NJ. Il o. r.. r., should endear him
to all men whose dependence for sub
sistence rests upon daily labor.
If there were more like him, the
condition of the working classes would
be materially benefited, bottle pecu-
uiarily and morally.
A man who, i'm private life, demon
strates, 10y material acts, his care for