Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-05-25
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most effective manner AMI one NJ
winch the whithy vendors are 90 To-
TO make an ,isu,ual protest ! 100
supsHn,sndcuts have reaiizc. ihsi 'he
habit Of taking intOEicauls, indu'g''
In by employees, has been the cause OF
much destruction Of property on ihr
railway; aud by direction OF IN.
mapapemonti Of the roads. they it'
out on policy to putt s'op To lh'a'
losses. lI was tried by one dI'i'Ion
ana road At a time, No a. not to awaken
trouble, aud 10 far has worked 10
charm. The nolicy iainiicaied ~ 'h'
following notice which Is posted up "'
almost every point OF assembly 10 'he
ucighborho1d oi shops, ~ we'll as AZ
different places on the line, where the
men viii boz sure 10 see iG
An rmplovcs IN all lopar moni' or l.'
s.ryIrp are hereby notified .NaN HhN .'l
uIuvs .u1wu a- iryIHenuug .hf.Io''..,''
f.ulor saloons or other NlAH"H "N.I. 200
t'lcgtIuv liquors Aru sold, tIIN'I 'N p.
OH du.y. will uB aummhflIN NI7it'
from tho service. This VIII n'l p. '
strupI o. Prevent employees if'Ih N"'''.'
Ing meals at hotels which MA. N., ,.'......',
but ihpv arb cautioned not 90 iI'IN."'
such bar.
Atnst there was some "Sickinr"
but when sensible men learned lnH'
they must make their choice ooiwerH
ifrqueutiug saloon. and employment
they were not long 10 scleeiing 'h'
latter. There were some whu WonIl
sIIpup to the bar on the sIy and gel
drink, aud when brought Into the gen
cral supsrinteudeups Office Tor violal'
ing tho rule, would htttmp. d denial
But tue supetiutsndsuta had hAou
this. They had sent out men To "a'oh'
and these, instead Of appearing ["
witnesses agsi .. the accused, merely
took a auapshot with a pocket camera
ut the employo who was drinking
The letter was confronted with his
hot,graph while IN the forbidden act
with the time and place noted tGefeoui
Of course he could not deny bic own
picture, ami had 20 take a vacation
without pay bat with a hard time
fading another place. The employees
quickly learn ~ Avoid dancing the
carpet,~ ~ the oriiclal Interview 10
termed,
The latest road to adopt the rule i
the Nickel Plate, Ia u Chicago shops
at stony leland avenue anu gid street.
In other districts saloons had been com.
pslled to 20 OUT oi business o. a result
Of the application Of the rule. A. this
place four Of tue eight saloons Ia the
ueighborhood have had 20 close, aui
two more Will Bhul their do0rs ON June
l.. Thus It oau bo .utoi out that tbs
nine hundred railway men whose
headquarters IL there have furnished
from their earnings tho profit Tor slK
saloons. II IL stated that tho shop
keepers In the noighbOThOoi are doing
an increased business In groceries and
household goods, thus showing that
the money heretofore spent In beer
now goes to Increasing family needs
and comforts; whils tho railway
managers who have enforced the rule
for some timo assert that they secur,
better service from the employees uudel
its conditions.
Such a rule Ia A. beneficial 10 lh,
employer ~ tho omployc, and h mo-
violallvs Of personal liberty, ~ pro
hibitory legislation IL claimed by som,
10 be. It's merely question Of on
gazing competent workmou. Ever
employer realizes that the beer.guElllul
workman IL an incompetent beyouI
what no would be when he IL strictly
temperate. Tho necessity Of any rulu
Of this kind applying TO out'of'work "a
we'll as working hours Is IA tho fac
that, while an intoxicated mechanic
Il inefficient, snd especially In railway
service IL unlrustworIhy, the mau VIII
IL recovering from tho pact evening
dobauqh, or who " under the deptes
sior following an alcoholic stimulation
OF few hours before, IL still uu'uIa
10 the duty which Au employer rightly
may expect from him. Hence en-
ployoI6 who give strict attention q
business do not want saloon
trequeulof, even though he bee
"moderate-druker" when they Cal
secure the services Of thor ughll
temperate mau who 10 above bG.
habits.
In this age VI intelligent discussion
there IL afforded an excellent opp5Ttu
nifty for temperance and prohibition
workers to impress employers with thD
known fact tina! % 10 10 their busnrtt
advantage 10 give preference ip en-
ployment 10 men who do not irtquru
saloons; Aud also 20 convince tbD
workingmen themselves that the strlgI
enforcement VI rule such a. the
Chicago railways Rre introducing
would enhance their uwn iutegu,ti a
wage oarners, as well ~, make then
better members NJ society, An utrU
gently conducted campaign on tu
uue VA ht 20 bear good fruits in iudu.
ing both employers aud mechanics q
rulst under the banner " "upuIrr
NOT wanted" among engaged tTRdy1
meu,
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