The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
LIKE. BREAKING
UP 4 FAMILY
+:
Superintendent Grim Takes
Leave of All His Old
Employees.
Pathetic Scene and Presentation
at Grove-Street Power
.5s House.
Is Carmen Hand Mr.. Grim. an EngrOssed
+ f. Address Which Is Hand
Il. ..'::: 4: somefy Bound.
!. OAKLAND OFFIcE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
Fl 9OS Broadway, Dec 81.

. @.::-..: 906 Broadway, Dec 81. !
=. The employees of the Oakland Consoi-
dated Street Railway Company met at the
&power- house this afternoon to take part in
:. a very pretty cere ony. Since the open
ing of the road it has been under the gen.
: eraI uperintendency OF A. K. Grim, who
has gathe red around him one of the most
. reliable bodies of streetcar employees to be
found anywhere.
=. To-day is the last day of Mr.. Grim's
rEgonnection with the road. When F. NJ.
.ESuith returned from the East a few
J. weeks ago, system of rehenchment
was outlined which provided for COM
%bihing the supe-intendencies of all Mr..
Smiths roads under one management.
The man chosen for this position was Sup
erintendent Rodolph of the Twelfth street
road, ana Mr.. Grim was asked for his
resignation. This afternoon the employees
% presented him with handsome autograph
e volume. 1t was bound in morocco and
lined with cream silk. It contained four
pages of engrossed resolutions and two
:: pages of employees names, OF whom there
are 10S The presentation was made by
f. w. Frost. assistant secretary, and Mr..
:. Grim was greatly affected by the many
words of kindness spoken. he attem pied
= 10 reply, .DuL dIlGT u COuDl6 Ol ScuL6HC6S, III
w hich ne said that he had always looked
upon the boys as members of one large
family that he had the pleasure of re-
;+crulung, he was unable to speak any
further.
% During his superintendency a rigid sys-
. TEN of impartiality has been maintained
and promotion only gained through
length of service. So regular has been
this system that the rotation of the mems
runs is exactly similar to the order in
which they entered the com pany's service,
The farewell address of the EN- mployes is as
follows:
A K. Grim, Esq, Secretary and Superintendent
OF the Oakland Consolidated Street RGjll0dy ON
pdHV-DEAR SIR: The employees OF the Oakland
Consolidated Street Railway Company, hav-
ing learned with sincere regret OF the fact OF
your having rendered TO the company your
long held, desire upon th1s the last evening
of your association with US, to present 10 you
this token of theregard in which you have al
ways been held by us.
The feeling of sorrow over the severing o1
our present relations is made all the more keen
as we look back over the pleasant years oi
service we have had under your success 1ul ad'
The dignifed, courteous and considerste
manner IN which you have always treated
every employe of this road has gained for you
the good viii OF every man you have en-
pIoyed. We nave had impressed. upon us the
feeling that the relations between US was that
! of man and man, and we have been made to
feel that in you the workingman had always
q true friend.
Looking back over the years we have been
together and contemplating with profound
sorrow our approaching separation we hum
bly, tes tify to your kindly and thoughtful con-
sldeTatIon, and say that TO US you have been q
noble superintendent and to the company g
jealous and efficient secretary.
We offer this greeting as the moments OF the
old year are deeting by, and we pray and trust
that when the current of life has been turned
of your car at the power-houSe above the
Great superintendent OF US all viii reward you
for your faithful service during life, as you al
ways warded Your FAITHFUL employees.