Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-07

railway SUPERINTENDENT w Tue cAH /
ployes OF his road. IL has meat in it,
and will be appreciated by all who
have noted the ease with which a
Texas long-horn becomes thorough
bred when he dies in front Of the train,
and how valuable grass is made 10y
the sparks from a passing locomotive:
JAN !, 1855.
In Btarting in on the new yea we hope
/ that each OF you have resolved 90 repeat %
us the good service rendered in your variou,
/ offices the = asst year. We have the right TO
/ expect better service during the new car, as
| YOU have improved In efficiency with eXpe-
rionce. The time has come when the whole
| country Ia suffering a reaction from the few
| years ofprosperity just pr, cedins, and rail-
road int rests Beem 10 be the butt Of this
misfortune, and, Of course, TO meet It the
I bee % possible service must be had, aud the
! greatest possible economy of The com.
! pauy, property Is requisite Ecouomize
| the wear and tear ~ rolling stock by the
most cautious and judicious handling of
trains, and by the slowest possible running
| consistent with making the time prescribed
| from time to time. See TO II that good care
I is taken OF all tools and material intrusted tn
| you. Not one Of you but have the handling
I OF material valuable 20 tn company. II may
not appear IN individual cases, bat In the ag'
| gfegnIc Il is so. II each agent, clorlr con.
/ ductor section fOrem n ana other employo
/ wastes so much rs a sheet OF paper envelope
! or blank form, he IL party TO waste and
! loss to the system, counted hy thousands Of
dollars each year. 10 Is our request that you
allow no moment OF your hours of dnty 10
forget the company's interest, remembering
that mindulness Of your employers good Is
Ia subserye your own.
zach you arc contributors TO the general
/ result, and II we succeed in adding good 10
the record of our suptriors we shall share
their rover, for nth them there IL no lack
OF gra'itud for real service, and he who pre-
I, nds service de,siyes only himself Real
service cannot by any sort Of dooging
escape compensation. There may
be postponement OF apparent remu-
neration, hut the unapptrent which the
best, comes with every right intention ana
homes Effort, and adds to the formation OF
your competency, reliability and safety IT
IL better 20 deserve an have the confidence
OF your superior Than to be hat official.
II has come 10 he one of the principal re-
qulsites 10 a railroad mans efficiency that he
be able TO 80 deal with the public and the
roads PATRONS that enemies TO II may bs
avoided, and thus prevent litigation. GIVE
no rea son for claims: avoid striking and in
jurIng st ok; the burning OF grass aud fences;
rough handlinga and wrong delly-
cry Of neiEhts; be courteous and
= polite under all circumstances
Remember that gentlemen never
fali out. Ifthey canuo OF settle their dlner-
oncss by reason they viii by arbitration, We
; call going to law falling ont. so let us see TO
tlem,n, and II any go 10 law against us let Il
not be our tault.
The ilroads buy safesin which 10 lock mp
their money, and II any burglar comes with
2 false keys, drill and dynamite with which 20
) get 10 one aud blow Il he must come at night,
and n detected viii be punished. But II II
was only question OF making vaults and
safes strong enough to resist the skin OF "op.
{ orato1sn allowed to work in open
) daylight, nothing would prevail,
and earnings would soon be
streaming into ne pockets Of thieves. Now,
IL so happens thRt there are laws OF property
} --so.clled-aud railroad companies are try
3 ing 20 protect their property In the vault OF
Z general law and in the sale Of moral and
legal right, upon the doors Of which are the
combination looks OF best legal skin. hut
hen come those who are not competent 20
! lthhhu~"Mlll NV lAAhA 10 HInlh aN-
= ing perhaps, some just claim for one dilla =
! see the way and viii have ten lie has day
/, Light as well as night in which to razo the
walls OF the vault or blow
tho safe This law-ordained bur.
I glar comes with tools, comes with the
!. batterlng ram ofsn operators" unscrupu,
. lousness; brings the "a sejkeys OF preJudleed
aurora; has tho drill and bits OF distorted
' law quotations. makes holo ard NILS It
with the dynemite OF desire for Whist does
. not belong 10 him; touches Il on with the
y fuse OF an attorney NJ reversing law. Quick
y ~ the report is heard, and funds are scat
y tered IN burglar and sccOmplice
For these operators" there is no legal pun.
/, shment, no redress Our only altsruat We is
!, to avoid In all ways aud AZ all times giving
: any chance or semblaucs OF reason for COM
: plant, and we hope that you will hear that
= ia mind constantly. We used 10 think that
I, II railroads could avoid wrecks tney could
pay dividends, but II is so now that accidents
!, must be avoided, and the strictost possible
economy IN the use OF tracks, rolli1g-sto X
y tools material, stationery tnlng.
The incest possible care must be taken OF
the passengers and freight lntruated to us
I. for transportation.
= let mo say again, be extremely careful Ia
! avoid killing stock, burning grass, fences,
cotton, ole Deal with he public nrmly, bn,
j Justly, k ndly add politely
y with ASSURANCES ofmy appreciation OF Ia I
\ TACT that two crops OF cotton have been moved
ON open cars without tho loss Of a bale by
/, DIRE, and that no grass was burned, and that
i no serious wreck occurred IN 1854, We close
I. wishing All happy and prosperous New
{ Year.