The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-27
RAIL AND CRosSTIE.

The fourteenth annual excursion OF the
Charleston ami Savannah, and Savannah
Florida and Western Railway EMPLOYEES,
Mutual Relief Association will be run on
May 10. Inc excursion will, as usual, be 70
points in Florida.
H. II. Woodruff, agent Of the Central
railroad at Wadley, spent yesterday in the
city with his friends, of whom b. has a.
large number in Savannah. Mr.. Woodruff
was formerly superintendent Of the Sayan-
nah and Atlantic railway.
There now are us railway corporations
in the United States; they operate and con-
troll l56, 400 miles of road, and give work 10
6S9,9l2 persons, not counting those who
mine the coal and iron, make the rails and
locomotives, or build the cars and carriages
used by the roads. Commissioner Wright
has spared no effort to collect information
concerning the relations existing between
the managing and the operative forces of
these roads. The Chicago Inter Ocean has
condensed his report. 1t says: OF the us
railway corporations, some GOO practically
control the freight and passenger trade II
the country. OF this 800 not less than IA
prohibit the use of intoxicating liquors. and
these, says the Social Econ omist. are the
most influential Of the 600 and are the
portion of all the railroad men in
the country" Houses are furnished to
truckmen, watchmen and truck hands by
149 of the 900 great roads; 10 maintain benz
sfciary institutions for their EMPLOYEES: IS
others contribute to outside beneficiary in
situations; 20 contribute to the revenue of
the railroad branches of the Young Mems
Christian Association; 81 contribute to
expenses of hospitals; many others provide
eating houses where good meals are fur
nished to their employees at % ce ITS, and
also have established reading rooms and
club rooms at division headQ uartsrs One
has system Of pensions for permanently
disabled and aged workmen. And nearly
every great road gives some measure of
help to workmen injured while in its en-
ploye; some by aiding in payment Of acoi-
dent policies, others by finding light work
during convalescence and monetary
gifts during sickness. Apart from what
the corporations are doing for them, the
men are doing great deal for themselves.
The life insurance department of tie Broth
erhOod OF Locomotive engineers has paid
s., 100000 to widows and orphans. And
has exercised an influence upon the morals
of the era by expelling, during tie last
year alone, 3S5 members for intoxication,
and, says 2. NJ. Arthur, who long has
been president, whenever member Of
the order is known to be dissipated, we not
only expel or suspend him, but notify his
employers" The Order Of Railway Com
ductors seems to be as rigid in it's care for
the morals Of its members, and as prompt
in relieving their necessities, as that of the
locomotive engineers. The switchmen also
have their organization, and, In fact, every
branch Of the service seems to have its
benefit association" The average daily
pay of engineers in America IS 50 q, against
81 as in Great Britain, the Engishman
averaging eleven hours a day, against ten
for the American, who on Sunday has an
eght-hour shift. The average pay of bag
gagemen is 81 55, and of conductors 81 63
per day. The braRemen perform the most
dangerous work, one out of every eighty
eight being killed yearly. The mileage of
American roads is sufficient, says the Social
Economist, Ito put a girdle six times
round the earth at the equator" When the
vastness of the business is considered one
cannot but be impressed by the care and
intelligence displayed by managers and
workmen in the prevention of loss OF life or
property by the thousand accidents which
only innocent Watchfulness cauavert