Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-24
"TIMEsn CHANGES.

Freight Agent Shepard's Promotion -
Presentation Yesterday.
A. D. Shepard, Southern Pacific Freight
Agent in this city, was yesterday afternoon
presented with a handsome watch chain
and charm by his numerous employees as a
token of their appreciation of his kindness
ard executive ability during his six months
z3luia sirstion. When it became an as
sured fact chat Mr. Shepard was soon to
take his departure for San Francisco, there
20 assume the dates Of Assistant General
Freight Agent. the idea was conceived of
presenting him with this testimonial.
Action was Immediately taken to this end,
and although the matter was first consid-
cred on Tuesday morning, the required
amount was cheerfully subscribed within a
few hours, and the purchase made.
The duty of making the presentation
speech devolved upon the orator of the
freight Office, Captain Seymour, who ac-
Quilted himself in the following words:
Mr. Shepard Official announcement having
been mace of your promotion to the position of
Assistant General Freight Agent of this com
pany, and your early departure for your new
field of labor being now assured, have been
delegated by my fellow clerks to say a few
words to you in appreciation of your career as
agent at this station. We congratulate you
heartily on your promotion, and we believe it
has come TO you most worthily, yet our congrat-
ulations are tempered somewhat with sorrow,
because this promotion deprives us of so good
an agent as you have been. You assumed your
duties at this station entire stranger TO us ALL
Since you have been with us. you have shown
an evident desire to treat with equal justice all
who have been associated under you, and with
you in conducting the business of this agency.
By your thorough knowledge of the railroad
business in all its details, and by your COM
manding executive ability. you have won our
respect and by your genial and happy oisposi-
ton and sunny smile, you have won our lasting
esteem. In order to present you with some
tangible evidence of our regard, the clerks oil
the Sacramento freight department. both in
the Office and on the platform, in the baggage
department and ticket office, have banded TO-
gether and gotten for you this chain and locket.
On their behalf, now have the honor TO pre-
sent them to you. May they serve to remind
you in future years of what we hope has been
pleasant connection with this office. May they
serve to remind you of the esteem in which you
are held by those from whom you are about to
separate That your career may be successful
in your new field of labor, and that an all wise
Providence will deal bountifully OF happiness
to you and yours, will be our earnest prayer.
Mr.. Shepard responded in brief but ap.
propriate remarks, expressing his complete
surprise and the desire he had always en-.
tertained to deal fairly with all his associ.
ates, and in a manner that would endeal
himself to them. That he had succeeded
beyond a doubt, was evident by the hearty
applause and congratulations which fol
lowed the presentation.
Mr.. Shepard will leave in a few days tC
assume the duties of his new position.