The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-25
JAMES J. HILL.

look for them and work for them and.
after all. the measure of success depends
good deal upon the man. Such young
man as you suggest could not win Ii he
were bent on living as IL he had an income
Of thousands. while yet his income were
not more than from Stoo 20 500 year.
But let him work steadily. live prudentiy
and give eisns of intelligence and enter
prise. and help win eventually come 10 him.
In truth. help for such young men IL con-
ssantiy looking for them TO take IT. help
To buy farms, help to take charge OF enter
rrises. small at first. hut in this period OF
rapid evolution. sure TO grow into some
thing well worth while: help Of greatly
diversified sorts No one who reflects = bit
can fall TO see the faisi,y Of the notion that
the day Of rapid development OF big enter
prxes has past. II Is true. for instance.
that more miles OF hong distance steam rail
roads have been bulk than are yet 10 be
constructed. but the development OF urban
and interurban elecric railroads IL still
comparatively I'm its infancy. The same Is
true OF many other forms OF development.
They all require capital: but when of the
r1gh; sort. young man need have no
iiiIiculty In attaching himself adsansag-
eousiy 10 those who can command X. One
of our most serious troubles. at the pres
ens time. II the scarcity of proper men 20
place in posts Of trust and responsibility
as fcremen, superinsendents. and the like.
We simply can't ind them fast enough.
There are plenty among the worksrgmen.
probably. with suficient ability so assume
such posts. but moa OF them Insist upon
1oininK In certain ehort-sighted movements
that shut them out of promotion and often
deprive them az the work they already
have to do. l will give you an example of
this:
Railroad Econ"my.
.JTmsli a comparatively recent date we
employed hundreds o. cca' beavers Ia re-
pseuish the tenders Of Our engines. They
had % work tn the dark as we'll as In the
Eight, for people wish 10 ,rsve. hy ght
as well AS by cav in these busy times. and
freight bound from the West 10 the East
cannot be stopped when ghe sun goss down.
So. although our coal beavers were unens-
pleyes n gooi portion Of each lay white
waiting for engines. and did no; work more
than frcrn four 20 six hours In each TWEEN
ty-four. they were Obliged 10 be .'tsn watch
all the time. our system was 20 divide
the ltsv Into twelve hour shifts. thus keep
Ing two full forces Of Tneu at each point
where our engines took caai. We paid the
men A5 = month. After awhile some one
came along and persuaded them tha; they
were not having a fair show; mat NJ mat
s~y how short the actual ssfne az work
faFN .4A&- no st&Ea RhAaS ~ 2T "a ~8tFss
mere thar eight hours AZ a time. Accer-
stugsy, they demanded three shifts day
with no reduction % pay. This meant add
ing ons-hals TO IRE cost ~ coaling our en-
sine$ nows 10 that tina IL had cost as
Isis cemss ten 30 rsp3rnisa oar locomotive
tenders: under The new arrangement y
would cost us nearly ~ cents
We'll we hsi ~ keep The trains ran
Bsrg and We accepted she term. - sA~
men bat We were rot pleased for tsis
was m increase ~ running sxre@ses which
brought no Increase II hsaS ntss IL ~N
we're 10 Increase expenses - s~s- Sent
a.onx the lsae without Increasing che val
uYse saf business Ne waul3 have either 10
stop our trains or inervass ear sr't$shs sss
PASSENGER rates enormously. Naturally.
We sought remedy fer TIE ue~ situation.
II was ny re means dtfs enss 60 nEsd. Ne
have many rssn 81 mechanical experiences
among car .mps1yex. AMI In a short time
We were eesi.sS cssr engines hy machinery.
sntrlaytnE o-sy TWO Fren at each scaling
place. enc by gay aud ore rs ns,As. 81 a
cost 81 50 a r.ansh. instead Of . gss OF tea
rswr-st a cost ef frosn Ssse 20 Ser a meath.
No~ escA man stEsgss ssn9s a nsa sias.
which ~ cpevsssE by small engine. run
a. q morsnai expense. Se~ wssem AZ en-
Ssns has 70 be ecaiec IL ruas Asonxssde