El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-04
The Spectator.

A late issue of the Birmingh am
News has this to say of a prominent
corporation: 'The Postal Telegraph
Cable company is indeed humane
medical aid and every necessary
comfort for those of it's employees in
Mississippi who have been stricken
with yellow fever while at their post of
duty. This action is praiseworthy and
bespsaks the liberality and humane
sympathy of Mr.. Mackay and his staff
OF officers. 1t is an example worthy of
emulation" In regard to the fore
gg Srs lhs M says edisoria3Ig
From the. view point. of abstract JUS
tice corporation is no more bound to
provide for it's employees than would
be priva tie Individual. The con-
tract is for so much money for specific
services rendered, and a fulfillment of
the contract sbsolves either party from
other obligations. This con-
coded, there is yet aquestiOn of
policy to be considered and the
wisest policy is founded on humane
principles. Corporations are merely
associations of men for the purposes of
cooperation, men OF flesh and blood
who join their capital and efforts for
the purpose of accomplishing that
which could not be accomplished by an
forget that there is anything outside of
money making and proceed, not infre-
quently, on the theory that as they
have s'no bodies TO be XII ked and no
soul to be damned they can do as
they please, so long as they can evade
or avoid legal punishment; A
wiser method were not difficult to find.
Mr.. M. II. Baker, vice president and
general manager of the Postal, who
controls these matters, man whose
perceptions are quick and penetrating
and whose conclusions are reached with
sudden and intuitive wisdom
cannot disindividualize himself
or set himself aside and apart
from the human family to remain
iu conquering GOODNESS and isolation.
He is still sympathetic and humane,
and while it may cost him something
on one ledger he will find it doubly
credited to him on another. Ii all
corporations would retain some of the
human in their dealings with mployes
it would remove much friction and i'll
feeling"
admirer of the gentler sex, probably
saved Oscar l.. Stoll, of the Weare
Boogher Dry Goods Company from be.
ing robbed by highwaymen late sun
day night" says the Globe Democrat.
"Stoll was held up by two negroes at
Texas Junction, Mo-, but the sight of
the glittering blade gave them such
fright that they ran. Then Stoll
ran in the other direction,
but in crossing railroad he
stumbled and fell, slightly in
juring his knee. During the past sum-
mer the cane was sent to his residence
on Eads avenue, and upon Investigate
ing the identity of the donor, all he
could ascertain was that it had been
purchased by young lady. He is still
attempting to solve the riddle, and
her gift she will make herself Known"
Recently in Ell Psso w. G. Murdoch,
night manager of the Western Union
Telegraph company, lost fine sword
care out of his buggy while driving
between the telegraph office and the
Star stable. The lost cane was
brought from Havre, France,
him presented to Murdoch, his cou-
sin. Rome then commanded the
British ship Clan Macpherson. Muir
dock lost his cane several months ago
and has never seen or heard of it since.
It was very neat piece of mechanism
and had the appearance of an ordinary
light walking stick, but the staff con-
cealed long slender sword blade OF
fine steel which could be made to
spring from its hiding place in an in
slant.
81 want to tell you something" said
one Of Ell Paso's leading lawyers this
morning, "the other night 1 went to see
AT Gay Coney Island and the seat
which l had was in the center of the
house and l couldn't see the stage
hardly for the hats in front of me.
There must have. been over $50 worth