The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-21

ference Will Be Resumed Today.
There is one thing that we would
like the public to understand, and that
is this: There is absolutely no founda-
ton for the Idle talk and rumors which |
are prevalent that the new manage
ment contempates another shake-up |
among the employees of the road says |
Superintendcnt De Puy of the Morris |
a. Essex division of the Lackawanna |
road
u don't know where such rumors |
originated but ! can authoritatively |
say that there is absolutely no founda-
ton for such reports.
THE new management did not take |
charge Of the Lackawanna road for
the purpose of making a clean sweep
of all its employees. or to remove men
because they have grown old and gray
in the service of the company. or be-
cause we thought that they had out
lived their usefulness by reason OF
having been connected with the COM
pany for so many years. | know that
such an erroneous impression prevails
in many quarters, owing perhaps to
the many changes which have been
made since the new management as
sumed control, but it is a decidedly
false impression.
THE new management does not eN-
pect anything further from the om-
ployes than that they shall attend
I, accio1 a1 n them.
and then they can feel reasonably safe
and secure in retaining their jobs.
The sooner the employees under
stand that the better it will be for
themselves and for all concerned. IF
they would do that and stop conjec-
turing whether or not the 'decapitation
axe will he welded again as stated by
one Of the newspapers. these employees
will have no reason to fear about losing
their jobs.
NEED HAVE NO FEAR.
Therefore, l say the best thing that
these men can do is to get right down
to work and attend to business, ana
they need fear nothing. The new man
agempnt will show them that We are
their friends and not enemies: that we
did not take charge of the road for the
purpose of dispensing with their ser
vices and placing Western men in
their places, as has also been stated
i'm the newspapers. 1t may be true that
many railroad men who gained their
experience in the West have been
placed at the head of some of the de-
partments. The new management per-
haps had "A reason for that but it does
not justify the assertion that the new
g1a
sweep and appoint none but Western
mon along the road.
1t must be remembered that there
are several thousand men emplOye ed on
the I.ackawanna road and it would be
q nice condition of affairs if he should
III all their places with Western men.
I'ndel such circumstances the en-
rloyees would have good grounds for
complaint, but at present we have not
given them any cause to complain
about their treatment.
We have SERVED 80 treat our en-
ployes fairly, justly and in manner
that would not give them the slightes.
ground Toy complaint. We will receive
any GriovHnc" that they NAV present,
and If Il IS puSs'bl or practicable ""
Niil strive to remedy their complaints.
- hnv" seen 1t stated in the news
rauels that thc new management was
held resu"usibla for issuing = circular
asking :he employees to send a record
of their service wiki the company It
has been stated that this was done to
enable the new management to dis
p-nse with the services Of old em-
p!OYees
FAR FROM THE TRUTH.
Nothing in the world was farther
from the truth" continued the supern-
ivudent, somewhat empharically, such
charges are utterly without foundation.
Tie ruth of the matter Is that such
Fl circular was sent out by furmei sup
rrintendcnt Andrew J ReaSuueT before
he went "ut Of office. and we have been
receiving replies ever since. The new
management did not seek or ask for
those replies.
Il understand that ii was done by
Mr. Reasuner for the purpose Of get
ting complete record Of all the em-
plOyees, so that promotions could be
made in line with their seniority. We
know nothing further about these cir
culars or why they were issued
In regard Ia the employees along
the road, such as station masters, gate
men, tlagmcn, etc. we do not propose
10 make any further changes except
Cor cause. or where we lind that the
services of such men are not needed
sit cannot be expected that a rail-
road will keep man when his SER
vices are not needed. simply because II
Is n railroad. We conduct our business
like any other corporation. when We
don't need men we are compelled to dis.
charge them"
President rruesdnls endorses al
that is said by Superintendent DE- Puy
in the above. He says II is the inten'
tion OF the new management not tC
make any more changes unless 1t /;
absolutely necessary President Trues
dale also confirms the story published
last week in this column that the Lack
awanna company would construct
third track on the Morris and EsseS
division between Hoboken and Sum
NIT. He does not know when work will
he commenced. but plans are nov
being prepared TO establish an ex
press train service and he thinks tn,
third track will be constructed ant
in operation within a year.
President Truesdale refuses 10 tall
about the future policy Of the Laeka