Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
RAlLROADlNG AS A BUSINESS
Hustle Once, Last and All the Time' e"''
Chauncey Depew.

The railway profession presents more
attractions for young man than any
other line Of business, says Chauncey NJ
Dcnew in "Railroad Men" 1t has
greater opportunities for Advancement
and its employment is more permanent
To succeed in it in any department re-
cuires health, brains, honesty and equip
meut The Young man must make up
his mind that if be would rise III the
profession he must never question the
kind of wosk that is put upon him. inc
hours which are required of HIM or 'he
places, agreeable or disagrekable' u
which he is assigned. ..,,-
Railway organization is essentially
military, because upon the ability VI
tality and integrity of the vast NUMBER
of men in the various positions worKlns
tremendously together depend most OIL
the internal commerce Of the country
the prosperity of business, the activltles
of communities, great ana small tne
funds of investors and the safety OF
hundreds of millions Of passengers
The Young man who proposes to enter
railway service should first declde
whether he will take his chances Tor q
career in outdoor or indoor work. II
outdoor work, which is III the operating
department, he will be Immensely as
sisted if he has had the opportunities
which are offered in the technical
schools. In these days of thorough train
ing it is almost impossible for young
man of ordinary education to get on IN
competition with the graduates OF the
Sheffield Scientific school at Yale, the
scientific schools of Columbia, the spe-
cial education of Cornell, the big adj
vantages of the Troy Polytechnic ana
the Stevens institute, and the instruc-
ton given in many other of the schools
and colleges of the United States
If he selects indoor work, he must
make up his mind that much more Will
be required CT him at first than III com
nercial lines If he is in the treasurer
Department and shows special efficiency
and intelligence, when vacancy occurs
in the freight department, in any dis
cussion that should happen between the
heads Of these departments, he is almost
certain to be drafted for a better posi-
ton by the traffic manager, and vice
versa
Railroading differs from no other
business or profession in its beginnings
The salary is small, The work is hard.
1t is only the few who by cheerful
readiness at all times to perform their
own tasks and to stay several hours
and if necessary all night-to meet the
requirements of the office or to do the
work of the lame, lazy and incompetent
attract the attention Of their superiors
and are marked for promotion.
In the service every ones eye is on
every one else. There is generous ap-
probation of comradeship, at the same
time there is severe criticism of the con-
duct and character of fellow employees
and officers. The moment an officer be-
comes careless of his duties, inattentive
and ont Of reach when wanted, his
chances for promotion are over, and the
accident of discharge or displacement
it imminent.
There is but one rule of success in
railway service, and that is no matter |
how high you get once hustler always
a hustler and hustler until you die or
resign