The record-union., 1899-05-26
GOLD WILL JINGLE TO-DAY.
THE PAY CAR WILL BRING
GOOD CHEER.
Interesting Facts About the Num-
Der of Men Paid and the Vast
Sums Disbursed.

Comparatively few people know Whal
a vast sum is expended in Sacramento
by the Southern Pacific Company every
month; but it is a large sum, ana II
goes to an average of 1000 persons,
filtering it's way through stores and
other industries of workshop and field
some of it lodging in savings banks, In
lodges, with insurance companies and
other beneficiary institutions.
The pay car will be here to-day, and
it's monthly average of S20o,000 will
find it's way to those entitled to it in
this vicinity. The April pay roll (Which
will be settled to-day contains 2,120
names in the shops alone, and they will
to-day receive S167 600, or within few
dollars of that sum. About five months
ago the payment here was S20O,OOO-
the largest in the history of the city.
There are about eighty Sacramentans
in the maintenance Of way department
this month, and they will get about
$1,000 Those in the transportation
department number several hundred,
and to them will go enough to bring the
disbursement to nearly 100000 this
month.
THE pay car averages SOS, 900 each
month at this point" said Assistant
Division Superintendent Jones yester-
day, land this embraces an average pay
roll of 1900 names, fuctuating a few
hundred from month to month";
'.The sum expended in this way rep
resents an economic gain that most
communities do not have said Joseph
Steffens when discussing this question
some time ago, land the many millions
that have been paid out by the rail-
road company here may be seen in
many savings bank accounts as we'll
as in thriving homes"
It Is interesting in this connection to
read of the good cheer that the pay car
carries to Oakland Discussing the re-
cent arrival of the paymaster in that
city, the Oakland Enquirer speaks of
it as a factor that always makes times
better. The following interesting infor-
nation is from that paper:
THE Southern Pacific pay car was in
West Oakland a few days ago, and it
put about $115000 into circulation in
this way among the 1900 men upon its
pay rolls. This indicates what the es-
tablishment of an industrial community
means in making times better and
building up the business of a city.
The doors of the pay car were open
ed at 10 o'clock in the morning, and
from then on until late last night the
merry clink of the coin was heard while
the pay clerks were kept busy.
The arrival of the pay car is an
nounced in the different departments
of the railroad yards so that the men
may be on hand at the appointed time
The employees form in line and pass in
by door on the right hand side of the
car. A turn to the right brings them
in front of a strongly barred window
Each in turn presents his time card.
The name is referred by the paymaster
to the clerks, who refer to the books,
check up and verify the account and
certify it to the paymaster, who
counts out his money The employe
then passes out by a door on the left
side of the car.
During the month of December.
1898, 2,075 were paid in January Of
this year POPS; in February 1875 and
last month 2,O0O This is for Oakland
alone. The pay roll shows an increase
of men from February to March. This
is caused by the increase Of work af-
forded by the prospects of good crops
and the beginning of the busy fruit
season.
THE $4,000 that was paid out yes
terday does not represent all of the
money disbursed. Between $4,000 and
$4,000 is paid to Oakland people from
the main office in San Francisco. This
makes a total of about $4,000 a month
which the Southern Pacific puts into
circulation in Oakland.
THE Southern Pacific pay roll for
this division, which is the largest in
the Pacific Coast section averages
S1S4, ,036.53 a month. Besides the pay
car for this division, there is another
that makes the rounds on the Benicia
side Of the river. The pay roll on this
car is not as heavy as is the one on the
car on the Oakland section, but still it
amounts to many thousands of dollars.
Altogether there are in this division
$500 men employed by the Southern
Pacific Company. In the employ of
the Southern Pacific Company there
are altogether 21,O00 men,