The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-08
LINES FROM MEN
Interesting Matter from a
Y. M. C. A. Magazine.
New President of the Union Paci-
fic-Santa Fe Road-Alaskan Out
look-Chicago Membership Big.

Secretary Coleman of the Y. NJ. G..
A. strongly urges young men who wish
to keep posted on association matters,
| to in some way procure the interna-
tional Y. NJ. C. A. organ known as
Men" In this reliable publication
may be found all the Y. NJ. c. A. news
the world over. In order to show
what a fund of information there is
to be had, Secretary Coleman has fur
nfshed the following clippings from
Men:
Three new railroad association
buildings will probably be erected on
the line of the Santa Fe railroad in
the near future. The company has
offered to give $500 for every $1.OO
secured from the employees for the
erection and equipment of buildings
| to cost not more than ten thousand
dollars at three different points and
the canvass will be Immediately un-
dertaken. Other roads are to be heard
| from soon.
The new president of the Union
Pacific Railroad we'll illustrates what
conscientious work and persistancy
may for a man in railroad service.
Mr. Burt has risen from the ranks.
He began railroad service as sur
veyor's assistant and carried the chain.
He has worked up from the bottom Of
the ladder, and as one who knew him
well said: while other men slept
Mr.. Burt worked. He gets every book
there is published on railroading and
masters it." 1t might be added that
his election to the presidency of this
great railroad was entirely unsought
for and was a recognition of his pre-
eminent ability as railroad man.
The difficult undertaking of organic
ing a Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Dawson city, Alaska, will be
attempted by w. A. Reid, formerly
secretary at Kalamazoo, Mich, who will
work under the direction of the In
ternational Committee at that point,
Mr.. T. S. Lippy is greatly interested
in this movement and has accepted
the appointment of corresponding sec
rotary of the International Committee
for Alaska, to which point he will
soon return with Mr.. Reid. 1t is ex-
pected that Dawson city will contain
$4,000 people by summer and the OPP
1 portunities for association work there
will be great and demand the greatest
wisdom and grace. The best wishes
and prayers of those interested in
young men will follow Mr.. Reid in this
difficult work.
The amount of membership fees re
ceived in one year by the Central De-
partment, Chicago, probably has never
been equalled by any association in
the world. The receipts from this
source for the year ending January 1,
1898, were $21, 25S.00 and this did not
| include subscriptions to current ex-
| penses from business men. In addi-
| ton to this amount the members paid
S3,3S7.00 for locker rent, $1,216.00 for
entertainments, S2,706.O0 for the even
ing educational classes, and $2,223. 90
for buttons in the day business de-
partment, making a total of S36, 7SS. 90.
The membership January /, 1898, was
2,9O7, giving the Chicago Central De-
partment the largest membership of
any association in the country. The
total membership of all the Chicago
branches is 5,932.
The Dubuque, Iowa association is
conducting series of talks on photo
graphy by experienced photographers.
DIR. Chapman addressed $50 men at
the mems services at Trenton, N. Y,
January 9. The average attendance
has been 725.
Leavenworth, Kan. association sec
ured a union meeting of all the
churches January 8, when State Sec
rotary Baird gave talk, illustrated
by Mems stereopticon pictures of as
ISOLATION buildings.
The Boston association will com
pete in a relay race against the Cam
bridge association at the big indoor
athletic meet of the Boston Athletic
Association at Mechanics hall, Feb
ruary T.