The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-03-21

ferSonal cOnuucC CT elnployeS.-l. rhe following circular which has been sued by the otfici,ls of the western department meets with our full appro- al and is to be underStoo od as applying enerally in the company's business icreafter:
 '' To Superintendents, Route Agents nd Employees Western Department:
 ?. We have been making inquiries ecently into causes leading up to de. ,ications, shortages or dishonesty ,mong our employees during the past ear, which We regret to say have been cry large in number. From the result these inquiries we are led to make he broad statement that many of them | not the majority, arose through the ,rgligence of superintendents, route gents or general agents in failing to epliman or caution the more useful n our service against practices of drink j,g or freqnenting saloons or other re orts where pernicioue habits are form |. It seems impossible that officials | the company should be so slack iD looking into the habits of thelr employ 8 ut the statement made above, placing he moral responsibility at their door, horne out by the fIcts. Many If hose who have embezzled or committed hefts would never had done so had a sord of caution or reprimand been giv. 'n at the proper tinlo
 3. Hereafter We shall hold the sup. erintendents, route agents or general gents personally responsible for any oss occurring through failure to prop ,rly exercise their authority in the natter of controlling the habits of Irinking or gambling of the men they employ.
 4. Any employe seen taking drink # liquor whils on duty or during busi- ess hours should be cautioned once, md on repeating the offense, be imme- iate|y discharged If an employe is Inown to drink to excess while off luty, and repeatedly, he should be dis missed from the service. It is ex- ,ected that you will know positively whether any men under your super. 'ision gamble, agd man once foaud 50 doing must not be retained in the service single day.
 5. These two things, drinking and gambling, are the beginning of nine, 5enths of the defalcations or stealing of our employees, and knowing this, you 're morally responsible for the wrong, doing of map yoq have failed to caution, and you are responsible to tbe company for any loss occurring be. ;auss of failure to discharge bim when you find your caution is not hesdsd
 Now, this is all right We roioice in it. Business men who intrust val. table packages to express companies will fpel that there interests are safer We are glad that certain railroads are insisting upon the practical prohibition of the liquor traffic as far as their sub ordinates arc concerned. That is sood. It means better and mere re. liable engineers, switehmen, fremep, conductors, train dispatchers, etc. Travel will be safer and fewer people will ce slaughtered in railroad catas. tropics. All this is good. The regu- latiops are right and should be enforced without fear or issor, Bat they do not go far enough. Ths railroad pha pie are inconsistent. They lop of only single branch of the deadly upas tres.
 Honor, common-sense, and justice compel consistency. What right has a man to say to his employe, "Thou shalt not drink or gamble" and then offer him liquor and the opportunities
 
 for gamblingl What consistency is there in publishing probibitory regula- tions while keeping liquors fvr sale on the trains and in the station dining, rooms.
 Then the regulations should apply to all employees. Why excuse anyl Are not all responsiblel Why put an engineer under bonds and allow di. vision superintendent to run at largel We hayo a lotter from railroad man in which he states chat one day, while at lunch in railway restaurant, the general superintendent, master me. chanic, and superiaten of the bridge and building department of his