The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-04
EMPLOYEES COME FIRST.
PRESIDENT CoMER's POLICY IN
REGARD TO THE CENTRAL's MEN.

The workinzmen to Get Their Wages
Promptly-They Will bs Paid First
and the Higher Officials Lest-An
Employees of the Rosd Expected to
Rave It's Interests at Heart.
President Conner Of the Central returned
yesterday morning from flying trip to At
lanta and Macon. He said that he had a
very satisfactory interview with Judge
Speer upon the control and direction of the
Central Judge Speer assured him that he
will render the receivers any assistance in
his power in accomplishing the restoration
Of the road.
President Conner also had very
pleasant interview with Capt. Green,
general manager Of the Richmond and Dan
vile, upon the separation II the control OF
the systems Capt. Green assured him Of
the friendly disposition OF the Richmond and
Dsnville and its willingness TO accelerate
the separation In any manner possible.
The plsasantest relations now exist between
the Central and the Richmond and Dam
vile
DEMANDED THE INSURANCE MONEY.
Mr.. Conner added that the Central has
demanded OF the Richmond and Dauville
the return Of the $4,000 insurance money
collected on the Macon depot, and he has
no doubt it will be paid over without fur
Their difficulty.
I'VE will commence the rebuilding Of the
Macon depot just as soon as we can get TO
it," said MIR. Conner. bids for the work
have already been advertised and the mat
ter will be pushed as rapidly as possible I'M
der the circumstances"
MIR. Conner said he was very much pleased
with the expressions Of satisfaction aud con-
fdence ia the new management coming
from all over the state, and IL he Is only able
to measure up to the standard so confidently
set for him by his friends, the result accom-
plished will be the only reward he desires.
PRESIDENT coMERs POLICY.
1--WE shall have to give a careful. econom-
ical administration of the Centrais affairs
he said. 1--WE shall employ no unnecessary
men and eKpend not a dollar unnecessarily
that we know Of Furthermore We desire
every employee OF the road, from the lowest
TO the highest to feel that he Is interested In
It ard that it is his duty to keep a watch
over its interests. We want no man In
our employ who has not the interest of the
road at heart We want men who will
regard the interests Of the road and the ip-
terests of the public whom we serve. We
desire the confidence of our employees. 80
long as l am at the head the interests of the
workIngmen shall be protected, and when
1t comes 90 q question of money they shall
De paid first and the higher ot1clals last, ana
the president will be the last man to receive
his salary. The employees shall bes paid
promptly every month. 1t is of the highest
Importance to the man who works for $40
or $50 or 500 a month that be should have
his money when IL Is due him, and it is my
intention to see that he gets it,.
THE ELECTION IN MAY.
MIR. Conner said the election for directors
would take place in May as ordered by the
court and that no postponement has been
asked for.
1t was learned from a director yesterday
that Mr.. Conner has ordered the payment Of
the Macon pay rolls to begin to-day. The
road has not enough money in bank to pay
all the pay rolls at once, but they will be
taken up in order, beginning with the en-
ployes Of the shops and operating depart
ments and continuing up the scale to the
officials, as indicated by President Conner,
until all are paid.
By this order the employees will get two
months wages at once almost, the February
pay rolls, due by the Richmond and Dan
vile, having been only paid last week. The
difference in the time Of payment of the
Central railroad and that of the Richmond
and Danville will be very grateful to the
employees.
II it had not been for the fact that the
Central had to pay out 500, 900 Of employee
wages due by the Richmond and Danville
for the February pay rolls they would have
been able to pay all the March pay rolls al
once without any DELAY,