Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-15
EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT
"PulL."
Opening for Bright Men OF 6ooc
Character In Boston Elevated Ser

Opening for Bright Men OF Good
Character In Boston Elevated Ser
vice.
mo bright young man possessing n
good character and good health need
be out OF employment today" The
speaker was Mr.. Arthur w. Senter,
superintendent of employment of the
Boston Elevated railway, who prob
ably employs more men than any other
person in Boston, as he sat behind his
desk in his Office at No. 50 Water
street. He had just been asked what
chances an average young man with.
out influential friends has OF securing
work today.
More than half Of the men who ap'
ply here for employment" said Mr..
Senter, ARE not adapted to our work.
being too old or lacking in some of the
physical requirements; but really
bright, sound young men under the age
of 40 or As are in demand at good
wages almost anywhere. The number
of this kind that are now looking for
work is decidedly smaller than it has
been for number Of years. owing to
the steadiness and abundance of work
In most manufacturing communities"
DO you find any difficulty in getting
sufficient number of men for your
car service?" the reporter asked.
ooh, we have enough men to run the
cars and meet all emergencies, but We
are not obliged, as has sometimes
been the case, to turn away really
good men who satisfy our require
ments."
What are these requirements, are
they such as would debar most of the
men who are not too old?" was asked
mo, they are not especially severe;
they are a good deal like the require
ments for the army or navy service.
except that we are particular not to
employ persons who are colorblinl.
and we require very excellent recon-
menlations as to character"
more specifically, what are the
qualities that the service iemands?"
Speaking broadly, they are gooi
health, reasonable height, perfect eye
sight and hearing, and for conductors,
a common school education"
do applicants from the country ami
distant places stand as good a chance
to secure employment as those from
the nearby places?"
"They are upon an absolutely equal
footing with the others; in fact, we
like country-bred young men, as they
are particularly valuable in handling
snow storms. Those who have worked
on farms or in lumber camps and sim
liar employments are hardened to both
heat and cold, and consequently have
rugged constitutions, which is val
liable qualification for our work"
What is the rate of wages paid to
the men who work upon the cars?"
1.-THE car service men on both the
elevated and surface lines of the COM
pany receive excellent pay y; at first they
are placed upon the extra list, as it is
called, which means that they serve
as substitutes for regular men, and are
given the running of extra trips during
the periods of heavy travel. While up
on the extra list the men usually make
about enough to cover modest living
expenses, and when they are promot-
ed to the regular list they then are
paid by the day. Surface car men re-
ceive 1925 a day. and those upon the
elevated are paid from $1.75 to $3.50.
according to their positions, and in re
spect to motormen, according to the
length of SERVICE"
Gould you set few men to work
now?" was asked.
ooh, yes, could put $50 men of the
right kind to work very handily at the
present time"