The Sunday globe., 1901-06-30
EXPRESS CLERKS.
A Kick on the Local Agents Style
of Promotion.
Washington, D. c. June "a.

Washington, d. G. June "a.
EDITOR GLOBE;
After finish reading about all of your
valuable paper in reference to Gov
ernment clerks, ETC., why not strike at
some of the business concerns OF the
city. The United States Express Co.,
for instance.
1t is a well known fact that the sal
aries of these corporations and the
Government are not to be held in the
same light.
Where a Government clerk gets dol
lars. express employees get cents. Still
what few positions that are preferable
to the older employees of the com
pany, they are given to pets and
outsiders by the present agent, Mr.. W..
c. Johnson.
Mr.. J. has a hobby Of his own in
this respect which he certainly handles
to perfection.
j. r. S., cashier, resigned on the lst
of June, and Mr.. j, prevailed upon a
young man at the Treasury Depart
ment (who knew nothing whatever
about express business) to take the
position.
The young man has rendered his
resignation and wants to get out as
soon as possible.
The agent of the United States Ex-
press Co., at Wilmington, Del, came
down last week to try his hand,
He took a train Saturday night for
parts unknown to the writer.
Mr.. j. has telegrapheu for J, r. s.
to come back to help the young man
check up. as the office is in sad
plight.
Some weeks ago Mr.. ]. reduced the
assistant cashier, and he found 1t nee
essary to go to Baltimore, Md, to find
a man TO fill the position. This is an
exceedingly fine record the young
clerks of Washington, ID. c., possess.
Seems as though they are not as com
petent as clerks from other cities.
The agent at Baltimore does no ex-
tend the same courtesy to Mr.. ].
At any rate, we can't see that the po-
sition is being held down any better.
Another position held by young man
who gets his knowledge of the express
business from the other clerks. He
has little or nothing to do but he could
help some of the others out that have
all they can do to keep up. His sal
ary is S75 per month, and he came from
a place in Maryland, which, l think,
happens to be Mr.. Us. home.
When he came here ne was put on
wagon as helper in ashort while he
was promoted to driver and in a still
shorter space Of time he was promoted
to depot manager.
We congratulate him for his good
luck and now he has the "cinch" Of the
office.
The hardest work he has to do now
is to draw his breath.
One more young man that was pro-
NOTED a few days ago to 20. X" clerk
He certainly has been pushed to the
front as he happens to be a pet"
There are other men in the employ
who nave been there years where this
young man has only been there
months. They don't happen to stand
in.
Another item is the way some Of
the "bosses" talk to Their men.
Sometimes they are spoken to as
though they were a set Of dogs"
But there is one exception, as |
learn, he happens to be the night de-
pot agent; (J. w d. The men under
him give him their highest praise; he
deserves a much better position than
he has,
All we ask for is an even show and
to be promoted in tuR or as nearly as
possible. Then We will guarantee the
whole Office will work in perfect har-
mony, which it is a long ways from
at the present time.
I hope Mr.. J. will use a little judg-
ment now and in the future,
If he don't he will hear from me
again in a little stronger article. This
kind of business is not operated at
other agencys and we don't see why
it should be done here.
| will mail a copy of this paper to
the Hon. T. c. Platt, who is president
of the U. S. Elk. Co., and is ever ready
to help his men.
Yours truly,
A READER.