New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-16
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1913 FIFTH AVENUE
TALKING TO RAILROAD MEN
NJ. DEPEw OPENS A NEW BUILD,
ING FOR CENTRAL EMPLOYEES.
A PLACE FOR REST AND RECREATION PRovrDEn
BY THE MEN THEMsELvEs-THE RIGHTS
OF RAILROAD MEN DISCUSSED By
railroad PRESIDENT
A RAILROAD PRESIDENT.

Albany, Dec. IS GpeclaD. There are now Eve bun4
ngs and fourteen rooms along the line OF the New,
York Central Railway devoted to the use Of empoy,s
OF that road places Of rest, recreation education
and religious instruction. They have been eresd
or leased by the themselves but the railroad hs
extended generous financial aid 10 them IN Their ~
rlous enterprises OF this nature. "selfhelp' hn
been the motto Of the and the officers Of tie cor
pofation have therefore, respected the independents
attitude OF their men. To-day the fifth Of the build
ings was opened at West Albany by no less person
than Chauncey NJ. Depew president OF the New.York
Central The building has been erected at a cost Of
10000. There were 1850 subscribers to the build.
ing fund, whose subscriptions ranged all the way
from c5 cents given by scores OF trackmen, TO $4,000
given by Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mr. Depew made
hiuy interesting address, IN the course OF which 10
said
have about half 0 day that csn call my own ever
yeek IL IS upon Sunday, and l use II In chat vita
Mrs Depew and playing With my boy Nothing wOuA
have tempted me away from home today but the opening
this building. We Of the New. York Central take ses
interest in such buildings believing that they are The
Instruments In Gods hands OF making our men better
.nd abor mon The success OF such buildings Is emf
nentiy American. Everywhere else In the world work.
ingmen accept such buildings from corporations or rcA
men "a matters OF But there was another splnt
tnat came over in the Naylower, namely, the sense q
personal independence. The American wants to q,
.b,s work himself He may accept some riams
assanoc but such buildings as this one mus, be buIt
from his own earnings. lie wouli not live n 10 u 10
we've a charity. The railway employees buildings sA
rcadlng.rooms that now dot the line OF the Contra orig
mated with the men themselves, and they support nl
II assistance has come 10 has not come upon the line
beneyoence but upon that OF an equal parnss1A
The man who has givers % cents has the same sni
rest or amuse himself n this building as the nan We
has given thousand dollars.
The work OF establishing this kind OF buildings ~
started by n railway engineer. He saw that u' hsw
saloon opposte each railway station or rounahouse "
beggarIng the railway breaking the hearts OF ,A1
vsves and robb.s their children OF their inheritance
He set about to ni remedy Ii occurred to him that M
men could pace at railway sta Ions where .ney eu
obtain food for mini and body and rest for both the m
coud be rescued from the saloon Cornenus Nshi's
blt who il liberal and noble man, ana deeply co"ee'n'4
for the welfare OF his employees entered heary o NV
engineers scheme Mr.. Vanderoilrs own eluo-hous''
the Grand Central Depot, NewYork, Is one OF os Nu'
This ane building is another have been in the employ
Of the New.York Central for twenty-five years when
entered its service railroad men, as RUE were "a'
is termed hard lot Now, as the result OF sueh build
ngs as these and Christian influences that radse rom
them they are sober men.
The railroad are power DIG you Nh'"
that they have in their ranks 'oVoVV 'oFis'
owing the talk OF denagogues ralifoad meh ns''
not been appreciated as citizens. When was named
w candidate for President the Republican National
Conventlon year ago. delegation after delegation cane
TO me and said that could not be nominated SAL
"Is it question OF ability or charactcfF
They said: No. solely beeauS
they had educated their constituents to hink
that no railroad should be ntrused with public once
So we 70 be boycottet are WEI we are not sp.,
to honors which any other American aspire TO- bu
think that the discussion my candidacy has eoet
effect and hereafter railroad men will be treated "'
more consideration