The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-15
SOMEWHAT CRITICAL,

The life of a railroad agent at busy station
is not all sunshine, if communication to the
monthly magazine called the Railway Tele-
grapher is to be credited. A correspondent to
that publication writes:
For the benefit of the disconsolate brethren,
beg to submit the following copies of letters
which were actually received by an agent
down East few days since, and he is in
toierably good standing TO boot He got these
letters all in one day:
Dear Sir: | want you to understand that you
are not superintendent of this road and that
you are expected to attend TO your own bust
ness. III hear OF any more of your imperti-
nence you will be discharged Immediately.
Yours, etc., SUPERINTENDENT.
Dear Sir: You neglected TO run your pen
through the last paragraph on the Excess Bag
gage Check you issued to Chicago on the Sd
of this month. The instructions are very plain
on this subject and there is no visible reason
for this carelessness. Another case OF this kind
VIII necessltate your removal from that agency.
Yours, etc., GENERAL BAGGAGE AGENT.
Dear Sir: No. 81 left delay reports at your
station at 80 last P. NJ, and you did not get it
into this of office until 40, delay of fifty
occurs again you will be discharged Yours
etc., TELEGRAPH SUPERINTENDENT
Dear Str: When were you instructed to in
clude prepaid received in your daily balance?
notice you have done this all through the
month of May. From the length of time you
have been agent for this company one would
think you would begin to have some sense in
y
the Superintendent to remove an agent we
nearly always get satisfaction. Yours. etc.,
AUDITOR
Dear Sir: There were two DAYS car report in
showing that you are growing careless. About
four weeks since this happened for the first
Time WIN you. This report is important and
we Will not be troubled with delays, and the
next time 1t occurs we will use our influence
CAR ACCOUNTANT.
plains that you quoted him rate of $50 on
cattle standard Car to Chicago. The tariff
shows rate OF S52: would like for you to at
tach your authority for naming this rate. We
are having too much trouble through this ne
elect of agents and it has been decided to make
an example OF you. Yours etc,
Dear Sir: I have asked that voucher be
issued in your favor for $50, the difference be-
tween the first and second class ticket fare from
your station to Kansas City. You were very
careless in failing to punch the ticket '.sec-
ond" class, and while we should allow you to
stand1t, we were inclined to help you out in
this case, at the same time do not let occur
again, or it will get you into trouble. Yours,
etc. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT
Dear Sir: You understand that no excuse
can be accepted for delays to fast freights.
what excuse have you TO offer for delaying No
20 to load cabbage? Yours, etc,
Dear Sir: Why don't you send my box of
beans to me? I was in there the other day and
told you when they would be brought down. I
have stood this as long as am going to and
will report you to the superintendent If that
box amt here tomorrow, SAM DEAN.
Dear Sir: Please return at once papers in
claim 267 ,465, and say why you have held
them. You held bunch of papers once before
at which time you were warned not to let il oc-
cur again. Can you give any reason why we
should put up with this? Yours, ETC.,
CLAIM AGENT.
Dear Sir: Why don't you see that the tank at
your place is not allowed to run over and
weaken the foundation? shall report this to
the superintendent. Yours, etc.,
WATER SUPERINTENDENT.
MY Dear Boy. II the time ever comes when
everything is not going right. Remember vonr
old father has good farm, where you can be
happy and independents Your affectionate
FATHER.