The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
WON A PROMOTION.
How President Harris, of the b. &
", Rewarded n Curt Answer.


The Argentine Republic, a paper print
ed in Argentine KAN, by j. T.. Landry
d Son, commenting on thes changes that
1t Is reported may occur when the Chi
cago,: Burlington & Quincy absorbs the
) Burlington & Northern, containing the
following Interesting story about the
construction of the road into st. Paul:
= President George B. Harris. of the Rur-
Hngton built the c., B. & N. was IFS
general manager for: several years, and
considers; it his fayerite child General SII
perintendent j. R. Hastings. Of the q.
q S N, is a ftrSt-claSs railroad man and
the Republic believes he will be retained
oEsgNen some important position equally
as good. Mr.. Hastings and the editor. Of
the Glorious Republic laid the track Of
the c., B. & N. from St Paul to the
Snlppewa river. and have pounded the
a night when it was hotter than hades
ana e the bedbugs were tickling us to
st oaainy steep, tired natures sweet re-
storer. we could hear the. mosquitoes
SAD requiem to the beautiful 'sWinona"
and whetting their bills on Maiden
rock. The readers of the Republic will
f pard hts para,onfhe Man on the Outside
IN IN MS railroad life, but the Man cannet
IOrpear mentioning his first meeting with
lington VI TIC Dur
During the time the Man was laying
track he had never met General MANAGE
6a E. and after the track was laid to
the Cbica sa Nh M b; & N people crowded
WAY Way out on the edge of the Father of
Waters and the c. b. & N. took the in
side, next to Daytons bluff, on the Nil
ing while the Man was putting in a cou-
PIE OF crossings over the Milwaukee
tracks ira Ks IN the St. Paul yard. a couple of
andering through the Yards. and whan
tney came near-the crossings thew cow
menced talking to the men, and soon ia n
s spn,,s nal 1. dozen of the workmen around
mem asking. them questions. No one
put track foreman can ever realize ~ .
aeep damnation and unpardonable sin IF
iiSSv I'M. strangers come in among his gang
conVe en ahu s nhS up fifteen minutes
snort OF time. The Man had been roar
ing Tor several days at people who csnoa
oon IRON OF the city to see the new railroad
population of st. Paul were desjrons IF
learning how to put In frogs. Mr.. Harris J
mad only talked to the men a few me-
saying: oeeu Ill.,
! Times up; now you take a walk n.
a. a. q, out OF this yard, or by the good god.
e einan you will go In the river. Ever
that every man who passes through the
ydro mas TO stop and engage nv man IN
a n,minute conversation and I nr -.
L
The Man believes TO-DAY fhs+
odu AWNING while in the employ Of the
company that pleased General Manae enT
Man tried ed to e efTe a hi the rude insult the
Is Is, a born fighter from away back. a ne
IKE James Fitz James," he loves f Fly
up to ns e as OF po h,s a stes! a He stepped
the 81 Ladies, Home Journal. and inoui H, o.
Us this Mr.; Landrey?'' ~ VII oo'
NO, SIR the Man replied, this is Toe
q N. railway. and these men are paifi 70,
Worklng ten hours every day with fhei,
hands, and and I am paid 500 per month for
inSITuctlng them In their work y
Glad to know you, Joe Landrev - he
replied, while soft little smile played
over owe his manly IAN face as he continued talk
General ana m saaa Of am fhs George Harris
way, and this is the chief engineer M NJ.
E We came to look after a cross.
arg y yna s Wl ha ave TO- be relocated and
pany." 'Ae Gull
said 9 fSs M xan a very y humble nn, apology
have been bored since coming into this
yard by strangers coming around and
i HoSih1eelng e my men you would surely fee
to never let 1t occur again.
I'VE been there. joe said Mr.. Har.
before an al s Ibehf we Ssxd have never
than to come around among your mer
1n m,e while putting in switches"
his life when Mr.. Harris and the chic,
engineer started back for the city wheI
the Man stepped behind switch shant1
and called for his straw boss, Jack Han.
| ley. to follow him and put his No. !.
boot in perpetual motion till the whisti,
| blowed. When Jack got tired kicking
ne mopped his old corduroy brow for Z
| moment and said: - -
:, Whisper! The ould man is Irish clant
through; used to work for I'm down t.
| conductor one foine mornin' before
breakfast for finding the end of ethf
thrAck: but now OF behave = will make
| you roadmaster.n = -
! And he did.