New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
vvoWN BY THEIR CLOTHES.
.,,roRMs OF EMPLOYEES OF LARGE COR
PORATIONS.

WITH THE TRA\
WHAT OFFICIALS SAY ABOUT IT.
UNIFORMS OF EMPLOYEES IN
OTHER LINES OF
,r.av his uniform and allow him to wear
,,.,e cut or color clothes that may suit MS
,, az" or Inclination and the pride OF the Army
',u ,acome a slouch. and discipline so far as ne
oarred will become lost art Ihat Is the
a,c, of any man who has ever held posi'ioH
=, authority in military circles. OIncers go iu'-
..or and say that discipline wanes IN the same
.,o that rules as to the appearance OF men are
,axed Clean clothes. polshed shoes' prigh'
,,,,ons. general tidiness and attention To the
'o.,o,,s details necessary to good appearance are
'.,c,,,ed AS features essential to the good SOL
dier. - 900 an,
large corporations. where many men are ELL
,,oved we're not long in discovering that 'neir
F .ro swaved bv the same feelings and In
ar.rced in the same way by surroundings az
,,,,d he in the employ of the Govern
~, as soldiers and the consequence was 'ha'
,,orros were introduced and are becoming more
ocular every day. Aside from the good erect on
,ho disripine OF the men, the railroad ofhc'ais
.u that there were other advantages 'o DC
Gained by insisting prescribed dress 1or 'hose
emplcyes who came in direct contact WIN '"e
travelling public.
,.<,FORMED HELP AT LARGE STATIONS
..1r large stations like New-York. Buffalo or
.h,rv" said George II. Daniels, the general pas
sanger agent Of the New-York Central Railroad'
., wonld be impossible TO get along now without
uniformed help. BY the uniform the iiieh 'eco'"e
conspicuous in the crowds ana are hio"" as
railroad employees and as men to whon' '"e u"'e'
Ter NAV look for correct information. our e~peii-
went with the free-attendant service a' the
Grand Central Station" continued MT. Da"ie's'
"uas A new departure in that line biue UNI
forms with more or less ornamenta'ioh' were up
N ttat time the only ones used py 'he faiiroaus'
a., . ,ava o,,r free attendants red caps and put
rad trimmings on their garments, so tha' ali! one
coming in on a train might know them al d ois
tance The consequence was that the 1ree-at'eNu-
mt uniform and the system have been aoop'eu
hv several railroad companies ana reo cap III
the Chicago station Of the Northwestern hihe' VI
IN the Jersey City station OF the PennsSNah'a
road is now recognized at once as belonging 10
free attendant
The employees Of the New-fork Cehtrai 'aii-
road must conform to certain rules ana resu-
lations as to uniforms. When on duty the ioi-
lowing must wear the uniforms prescribed Tor
Agents. baggagcmea. doormen, passenger gate
men w,tchmen. conductors trairmen' Uaih
agents usheIs and baggage porters. The rules
nrescrihe that employees have the privilege or
orsernr their uniforms direct from the max
ers II they desire to do so but a certain make
Of cloth must be used. superintendent are
held responsible for the neat appearance OF
the men under their charge. and they decide al
all times when the uniform shall b renewed.
Edgar Van Etten general superintendent Of
the New-York Central Railroad said as to uni
formed men:
"Reports as to the condition of the uniforms
of employees are made every day. and whenever
there is a defect, whenever the general ap-
pearance Of a man is below the standard or his
uniform in poor condition. the reported man
hears from headquarters. Employees Of the
New-York Central now are allowed TO wear
service stripes one for each five years. and /
believe that this is another incentive to en-
ployes TO perform their duties faithfully and
we'll"
The men who are employed the palace.
irawng room sleeping and dining
probably the best uniformed railroad employees
n the country. and their appearance Is closely
scrutinized by inspectors appointed for that
purpose at considerable expense to the various
corporations.
John c. Wager. superintendent Of the Wagner
Palace Car system. said that the uniforms OF
the men in their employ received much careful
attention at the hands Of the officials. because
1t recognized that they were an important
feature in the service. He said:
The uniforms personal appearance. equip
ment. etc. of all uniformed employees are rigidy
inspected in the various districts once each
month. but in addition to this the employees are
constantly being inspected at the different ter
minals and by representatives at stations en-
route. They are required TO be cear-shaven
at all times. shoes neatly BACKED. to have clean
lnen uniforms in good condition.. buttons
badges. etc. we'll polished, hair well cared for
and to be clean and neat in general appearance
The different uniforms parts Of uniforms
required to be worn at such different times as
are set forth in the book Of rules and regu-
lations. and employees not complying with the
rules governing their personal appearance and
general department promptly disciplined
No employe is allowed to go duty whose
appearance may be unsightly account OF
some eruption Of the skin disability Of any
kind. and one is employed who Is deforlned
or diseased. who would in any way be OBJ
jectionable to the travelling public with whom
he would come in contact"
QUALITY OF MATERIAL.
Inc company looks out Tor the quality OF the
material and the style and workmanship of the
uniforms. and II Is safe to say that the same gar
ments could not be purchased by the employees
at the prices for which they are made under the
corporations instructions On this subject Mr..
Yager said:
The material for uniforms OF employees is al
ways purchased Of one and the same firm, which
has made specially OF its manufacture for
many years. and the uniforms are made by tall
ORR selected by the company and from specfca-