New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

porters, buffet and dining car walters and cooks
Conductors uniform consists OF dark blue uni
form cloth coat waistcoat and trousers in winter,
and same of lighter material with white waist
coat in summer the buttons being of gilt Also
black cap with gilt trimmings. Porters uni
form consists of dark blue cloth coat. waistcoat
and trousers with cap. the badge and cap trim
mings we'll as buttons being Of silver instead
of gilt. This uniform is worn when on duty out
side Of car. but white jacket Is always worn
without cap when inside of car. That OF buffet
waiter when on duty inside of car consists OF blue
uniform trousers. white apron. white jacket and
towel al side. Dnng-car walters are uniformed
in practically the same manner. and cooks nave
white cap added to the apron.
THE PULLMAN COMPANY'S SYSTEM.
The Pullman Palace Car Company has be-
tween 1000 and 1900 uniformed employees on
the Pennsylvania, Lackawanna, Lehgh Valley.
Central of New-Jersey. Erie and Baltimore and
Ohio roads. Their system of employing men,
uniforming them and inspecting the uniforms
is in most respects like that Of the Wagner
company Samuel Wilson. the assistant super
intendent said that all men who wore uniforms
were measured. and that nothing like ready
made or cheap clothing allowed to be
worn. THE garments must fit.' he said the
same az any gentleman's. and the material must
Men have uniforms for winter and summer. and
no man Is allowed to wear uniform which has
been reported in any way defective by
inspectors. We insist upon polished shoes and
clean linen as we'll as properly made uniforms,
and our inspections cover those points. In ad-
diton to the intermittent inspections which
made by the district inspectors the uniformed
men are required to appear once every month in
full uniform for inspection by the district super
intendent. A report on the condition of each
garment and on the general appearance OF the
men is then made to the main office and by
that system the high standard Is maintained.
Buying uniforms is not a harship for the men.
continued Mr. Wilson. because they receive
their full moneys worth. and the garments are
made so that IL the men should leave the employ
Of the company the uniform could be converted
into a neat citizens suit by removing the but
tons and ornaments" In this company the en-
ployes also receive a service stripe bar for
every five years service and all who have been
in the service ten years and over are entitled 10
two free uniforms year.
I'VE have large number Of employees who
have been with us long enough to be entitled TO
the free uniforms said Mr.. Wilson, land our
list of long service men is growing every year"
On the Erie line the Pullman company will
furnish this season fourteen porters and six
conductors with free uniforms. or these one
porter has served twenty-five years; two twenty
years and one fifteen years OF the conductors
one has served twenty-five years. and one
twenty years On the other lines the proportion
Is the same
The street railway companies throughout the
country have uniformed their drivers and CON
ductOrs within the last few years. and those
who are posted on the subject believe that whcr-
uniforms have been introduced there has
M on q a In he
on THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS ROAD
Under the leadership Of E. V. Rossiter and II.
c. Du Val. OF the Board Of Directors OF the
Brooklyn Heights Railroad system, New-York
Central methods have been introduced in the
operation and management Of the road. and
among other innovations was the uniform for
| those employees who came In direct contact with
the public. The change for the better" said
Mr.. Du Val. in speaking of the uniforms. was
one which the most superficial observer could
not fail 10 notice Men with good coats and
clean linen take more pride in their work than
II they were unwashed and tattered. and am
sure that uniformed service on street railways
Is benefit to the corporations as well as to
the riding public. We know continued Mr..
Du Val. that the conductors on our line are
more polite and more attentive than they were
before they wore uniforms and we give credit
to the new regulations for the Improvement"
On the elevated roads and on the various cable
lines in NewYork City the conductors. guards.
motormen and station employees wear uniforms.
but the corpora ions do not inspect the men as
to personal appearance as closely as the great
railroad lines inspect their employees. ana
rules as to neatness are not enforced so rigidy.
The consequence is that the men do not always
appear perfectly tidy. But II Is conceded that
although there is room for improvement in that
direction. the condition as II Is Is decidedly
preferable to no uniform at all At the c!Iice Of
the Traction Company II was said that inspect
are expected to report on the appearance OF
conductors. and that when a uniform looks worn
when there are other defects In the CON
ductors make-up he receives word from head
quarters and orders to make necessary repairs
One Of the most recent uniforms seen In New
York and one which was received with )eers
dersion and laughter. but which has since then
won the respect OF the citizens Of Ncw-York is
the white uniform Of Colonel Warnings street
sweepers When he suggested uniform for
his men. Colonel Waring said that II would give
the men higher standing than street sweepers
had ever occupied. and that 1t would create
pride which had never existed In a department
OF that kind. The white uniform was undoubt-
edly adopted because IT was unlike any o,her
uniform and would make the wearer conspicu-
Gus and 'loafng' impossible or difficult. The
fact that other employers have adopted the
white uniform for their men Is looked upon as
proof Of Colonel Warnings good judgment In It's
An army Of uniformed men and boys are en-
Moved as doormen hallboys. elevator-men and
messengers in the apartment-houses OF New
! York at has become the proper thing TO nave
/ uniformed hall service in any apartment house
| which comes under the head OF 'frst-class.
said a real estate agent. "and there can be no
! doubt that there are many advantages derived
! Inv the tenents and by the landlord through the
| ;ntroduction of uniformed service The uni
! formed persons. II allowed to clothc themselves
! according to their own tastes, would not pre-
sent the neat appearance that they do now.
/ they would be as shiftless about their work as
about their dress. and there would be more
ground for complaint"
II was reported a few days ago that the ply
eiciars on the staff OF the City Hospital had
received instructions to wear white duck uni
forms while on duty. and the same report spoke
| NJ the objections on the part of the young ply
scians II was said that the enforcement OF
such a regulation would cause strike, and