Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-17

him. as the man had been in our employ
eight years. and had done his work well
Immediately there came letter.
aligned by councilman and the Mayor.
saving that the bills OF our road would
be laid over. and that we must pay TOT
certain courteeies from the city II we
persisted In keeping 80 obnoxious man
in such high position.
This time laid the matter before our
stockholders. AZ II might involve an eh-
penditure OF SSo0.OOo for us. After discus
sion they said No Tell the Mayor to
do his worst. We will not listen to him.
our man Is too faithful for US
81 wrote the Mayor to this effect And
In revenge ne did-nothing. Although he
tried to DO ms harm. he failed. lie Is now
out Of ofice-and our man II still at work
al his post. He can stay there until he
does something very much ainiss.
CALLING MEN BY THEIR FIRST
NAMES.
"f,ersonaIly am very proud Of my own
relations with the men. They regard me
as their friend and fellow-wOrkman, onIy
that 1 am in authority And i am sure a
man cannot have any stronger friends
than those OF Drawn and bone. How do l
personally treat the men? DO / speak 10
them when ! meet them!
well! Now you are asking me ques-
lions that do not like al all. They imply
n condcscension that Is particularly as
pl4asing 10 mo II / know a man well
enough to call him by his first name ! al
WAYS call him by IL whenever / see him
whether he ia "A track walker or a stock
broller-and whether ! am in dress SUIT
or he in his working clothes Do | speak
IL All the men thus Certainly not. DO |
walk down Wall street calling out How
are YOU. Charley and Glad to see you.
Ned'-When l may be unacquainted with
the men?
II know several Of our men-notably a
baggage man and a train dispatcher-wcll
enough TO say How are you, John, and
how are the children And Glad TO see
you. Peter: how is your wife, But the
others. whose faces only | know. merely
get 4 nod ! do not believe i'm speaking
to the Workingman more Familiarity than
YOU would dare 10 speak TO the banker.
IL makes him feel low. And IL there is
feeling he does not like II IS that particu-
lar one.
and that reminds me Of n story. one
Sunday ! was out walking i'm New York
when | met a man who IS an overseer in
one Of our yards. He was coming down
the steps Of a big HAT house.
"'Good morning. jim said I. do you
i've iflt
40. sir said the man. bowlng and
scraping with pride. But ] own this fiat
house-and the one next door to it,
For Heavens sake said I. would you
mind telling me, Jim, whore you got the
money for them? You haven't averaged
so a month during the last twenty
years-sincr you've been working for ne.
You were yard-hand AZ 81 Il day for
years
"'Yes, sir said Jim, with an honest
chuckle. But | took some good advice
then. ! let rum and gambling alOne-an'
the old lady did the rest
Another man-an ordinary laborer-
owns four cottages in the suburbs, from
which he collects rents. ana the money
for which his old lady helped save And
this might bring me 10 the point Of
minc-almost my only hobby-that
mans purse and frame Of mind depend
largely upon his wife. Look AT the wives
Of men WHO want 10 strike. There youll
get the story in brief
Il should say. in advice TO corporations:
Thre. things are necessary:
Treat your men like kings.
"Pay az well as You can.
"I.et them think as they please"