Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-05-30
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The practice common among railroad
men ~ making presentations W their
supefiors In the event Of their promotion
Or resignation IN one which meets with
absolutely no approval from officials,
says the Topeka Journal. From the fact
that IN Almu-, every instance where MI
official 10 promoted " higher psi.
ton or where ne leaves the service VI the
road. n put-- Is tAisei by subscription
among his suhotdinates aud u eu-tly re.
msmbtance" presented him. II II natu.
rally ~ be concluded that railroad men
In general are not aware Of the srut
nients ui their superior officers ou tins
particular question.
Especially Ia the event VI mans pto
motion In TIL. Practice disapproNri by
oiiiclala Their reasons are that II places
the man promoted Ia All extremely em
bartaSSiug pn-ition. that the chlet mover
In the presentation Is, romrtilues one
who desires, II possible, Ia place his sup-
rior under All obligation. aud thai II tie.
Iuently calls fUt financial aid frUm men
who eau render II only Al the eSpcnse vi
-pnr Of the nec,.--Aries Oi life. In the
event II n man leaving the service II "a
tai the cAS- Is different Ia the respect
that 1t d,-S- no, necessarily place the oil
clal under obligation aud that the men
J can hope Ia receive no benefits from their
action Nevertheless the practice il dis
approved.
r trnrtAl Manager ]. J frey aud GENERAL
Superintendent II. / Nudge Of the santa
j Re aud Assistant urneral Superinteud.
: rnt v. u. Still~rll ot the Rock Island,
" were lntrTNirwpd nn his subject fuT the
81 putpo-- ~ giving the railroad nrE 1T
l. kansas n correct idea " what the aenti.
- ment- NJ the officials are. uenrtal Man.
I" Agrt Frey said
~ The practice of making presentations
L. officials IL one that do not approve II
= IN the least. when man leaves the ser.
J. vice " the road W. Ut course have Moth
~ ing n Say. II the employees wish tO pre-
~ -ent him with present OF some kind.
u that II their privilege. The Disagree.
u able feature Is that II calls upon mrn Tor
- money Who really need tina, money "a
ne bay groceries ~ -onn- VI the other neces.
!" 4arles Of life. and they naturally feel un.
Nv der obligation Ia contribute.
III The practice Ot making presents Il
IL officials Ia the event Of their promotion
ef or " making presents gu some occasion
" Is something tina, We will not tolerate 4
he known o. SUPPOSE that the conductor
I'D or engineers got together and pres@nte'
ii HE with gold headed cane. or dia
II" mund ring ~ gold watch. wumunth
ho afterwards some man who had contrihut
~ g. was discharged. Ne might com
~ Ia me and sA, Here, I've got o. In tina
all gold watch you have IN your I-rket an
nj want Ia hr rrin-tatrd lly arceptin
icy the present would place myself unde
~ obligations,
u" AN employees who are called upon Il
"f. monr, Ia raising subscription fe'
rf bound Ia contribute. SUPPOSE man hf
w dozen ~ mut" names on his rult-criI
'ht tlnu list aud he gurs Ia John smli
49,, John smith IL not able Ia contribute, b'
h. -ers that all the other employees ha'
h- given something. aud h. feels that II
-'d l. not equally g"nrt"u- hr will Jeo
pie Mdizr his position. He thinks that Il
''"- Official will LAY. Veil. all the other M
'rli- ga,. something hut John Nmlih, v
'e-, might ~ we'll let him 60 "
but drnrtal Superintendent Nudge feels
III Mr.. Ere, doe- Oh this matter. Like N
he- Frey he doer not approx. of making pr,
hen ents nn the resignation oi III official. b
hr says that II II the privilege Of the II
the ploye.. lie said; III the practice Of ma
The ing presents Ia officials on their prom
ton became common, We should W
Im far ~ a. make rule against II.
1s-. years past the practice ~ making pr,
that ents Ia ruahinasters aud section forem
our VIA common among trarkmen. and
} by rule was established NJ that time forb
~. ding this class Of officials "a receive pr
We sntr from their employes,
They 1T IL very hard to say that ulan INT
for not receive u present when II iH tendel
then hun, as he would naturally wound
the feelings ~ his men. However, ! do
liver approve Of the practice"
7 Tor Assistant iiruerAl superintendent
many n. StIllwell. III the Rock Island, Ia strol
iuch Is opposed " the practice whether In
gov. event II promotion ~ resignation.
: be- said. 1T places man In Nh sxtrem
embarrassing position, which Ii APP
= dy' entity not realized by employees.
\ Of chief objection IA the practice Ia thai
short calls upon men Tor money who are no
hem, all In n position 10 give II, men who n
lined their money for shoes or clothing or
tting their family. Usually the purse Ia got
PEG up by some man who Ii looking Tor IA
Apply. and who wishes n have pull with
from superior. While there may bc hund
debts men who you will never hear from. Il
y de- IL always = probability OF some man
gold. Winding you Of the fact that he bel
'eople buy you u present Many OF the
4 cry. called upon Tor money In these cases
pnt To never met the oficial, and prob
wouldn't know him II they Jaw him.
Of ~ IF the men wish Ia express their [
ilion- will, a set Of resolutions will be az
er IN. eiat.si fat more by the official ths
,,,,, costly present"
lyOred Court Notice,
that To Attorneys and Lnigans
.selln. The Judge Of the district court 81