The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21

Mr.. GREEN SURPRISED.
Tho Popular Superintendent Appreciate
by His Associates.

Tho Popular superintendent Appreciated
by His Associates.
Yesterday afternoon Superintendent
Green. Of the Montana Central, received .
pressing summons to present himself forth
with at the Office OF the legal department Of
the railway. Hurrying TO the place desig-
mated, he was surrounded by number OF
employees Of the Montana Central, and while
several of them held him, Col. McCatcheon,
in his usual happy vein, delivered the fol-
loving:
Mr.. Green: It is a pleasant oasis in the
life of any man to feel that in whatever po-
zition he may be placed. his services are
appreciated BY his fellowmen.
This is especially true where one has a
position such as you have occupied during
the past few months, wherein you have had
responsible to you. and under your con-
troll. large number of men, holding posi-
tions of many different grades, and all an
swerable to you.
We have watched yoar course from the
time you entered into the service of the
company as brakeman, and your rise to
the more responsible position Of conductor,
to the still more responsible position of
agent of the company, and finally in your
administration Of the Office of it's superin-
tendent.
In all OF these port Ons you have succeed
ed in winning the Confidence and esteem of
every man connected with your department.
and with whom you have come in contact
in your official capacity.
1t is q good thing for a man who is rising
from one position to another in any avoca-
ton OF life not to forget that he at one time
stood at the foot of the ladder, and to rec
ollect that he at one time occupied posi-
lions that Others occupy, and whom he,
under the new condition of things, con-
trolls.
No man can successfully rise to and hold
q superior position who forgets these
things, and no man is fit to control, guide
and direct men unless he shall have ever
before him the keen recollection that he
at one time occupied a position similar to
theirs.
We are happy to say that You have met
these requirements to their fullest extent,
and now, as token of our affection and re-
articles, with the hope that whenever you
snail have occasion to look upon them you
will recollect with the fondest affection the
men who were associated with you in your
employment by the Montana Central rail-
road company.
AAcbo bouUluuoNbB were 0uOOEB0O ny OOAA
Heron, engineer M. of W.; J.W. Hamilton,
chief clerk; p. M. Collins, chief dispatcher;
Geo. Henderson,, master mechanic; Nc
Cutcheon and Mcintyre, and all the others.
The beautiful articles referred to con-
sisted Of silver tea set and water service
chased with the following in
and Mrs. w. Il. Green by the employees Of
the M. G. Railway, November, 1890" Mr..
Green was visibly affected and it was some
moments before he could control his feel
ings sufficiently to reply:
Col. McCutcheon and Fellow Employees
desire to tender my thanks to you one and
all for your uniform loyalty and devoted
ness to the company's interests and to my
self. ! am proud of the record made by the
Montana Central railway. I am proud of
my own success approaching the fact that
my success can be attributed only to the
hearty cooperation of all the employees of
the various departmental, and, but cannot
make speech and will stop right here
and he disappeared into the colonel's room
to conceal his emotion.
Mr.. Green's successor, MI. u. E. johnson,
has not arrived yet but he is expected daily
and when he has gone over the road on
tour of inspection with Mr.. johnson, Mr..
Green will take his departure to the scene
OF his future labors, viz: He goes to as
sumo charge as superintendent of construc-
ton of the Great Northern railway with
ut Havre, Mont.
Catholic and Episcopal prayer and hymnals
ut Calkins Featherly's.
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