Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-04-07
PRESIDENT J. J. FREY.
OF Several Well-Paying and Pros
porous Colorado Railroads.
INTERVIEWED WHILE IN TOPEKA.

Mr.. Frey was In Topeka Tuesday and
was interviewed on matters Of general
interest as follows by the State Jour
nall
II am well pleased with my new p0-
sltion," said Afr. Frey. II like Den
yer a. a city. and my family. can be
with me there. For the past year the
health OF my youngest son has made II
necessary for my family 20 reside in
Albuquerque
Just what changes I may make on
the Colorado roads I am OF course un-
able 10 say az this time / won't know
until | get my handa in the work.
However, ! am going there with the
feeling that all the employees are good
men or they wouldn't be holding their
respective positions. Il will have 10 be
proven to me 10 the contrary before
any changes VIII be made. am not In
favor % importing men In railroad
work. While J was general manager
OF the santa Re I imported just four
men. one was Mr.. Mccarthy. my pri-
vate secretary. another, Mr.. J. J. Kin
ney, who assumed q position which had
never existed on the road before. and
my cook and porter I think this rec
ord goes 90 show eonclualveIy at /
am IN favor OF civil service. II an em-
ploye is shown that he may look for
ward 20 promotion, his interest In the
'company's work Is greater every
time"
My great endoavOr IN railroad
work continued Mr. Fry. "has been to
treat every one with fairness. Justice
demands that n railroad official should
be absolutely fair with his employees.
At times / have been harsh with men,
bot after the ,.rst hurt healed they
realized that / had simply been fair.
One point on which | have always been
particularly severe is dishonesty
among conductors. expect 1 discharg-
"a az many az 100 passenger conduc-
tors Tor dishonesty during my term az
general manager OF the Santa Fe. Nat
uraily person would think that these
discharges would antnEonizo the entire
membership % the o. r. c.. and yet I
have now IN my possession letter
signed by every conductor nthe santa
Fe railway expressing regret al my de-
parture from the road"
Employees always feel preIudiced
against a new man az first because
they think he has a long string Of for
mer associates ready to replace many
Of them, Time will prove to the em-
ployes OF the Colorado road that have
no such string. II Is also true that
employees are usually preiudiced az the
start against any innovation new
man may be responsible FOR. reagrd!erI
~ whether u II right or wrong II I
see ways In which the conditions OF the
Colorado roads can be improved / win
OF course look after the interests I rep
resent"
The feeling against the tonnage sys-
TEN nov practiced on the Santa Fc h
an illustration OF what ! have Just
said. went on Mr. Frey. am con-
fldent that II therailr0ad employees se-
cure the nbollshmcnt OF double head.
crs' IN Texas, the matter will be taken
up IN all other states where double
headers are run. Personally I have al
ways questioned the advisabllity and
practlcabilhy OF running double-hea
ers.' The greatest point In favor Of the
practice according 10 my mind, Is tho
fact that Il reduces the number Of
trains on the road. The saving % the
company amounts simply 10 the wages
~ one conductor and two brakeman
Under the agreements with employees
on the majority OF the roads overtime
ls paid after a certain number OF
hours. The heavy tonnage Of the Jou-
ble-hcader' train Is often responsible
for slow running and consequent over
time, and when this happens the saw
ing no longer exists"