The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-18
RAILROAD HOSPITALS
RELIEF DEPARTMENT or COAST
 LINE IS EXPLAINED.
N. N. Davis of Wilmington Came to Montgomery for the Purpose. MT. Jennings Here to See
 Engineers.

The presence of two men in Montgomery yes terday will undoubtedly have great erect on the employees of the Atlantic Coast Line in the near future. .-. r,.
 Among the passengers on the Atsntic,e eoase v Line train that reached Montgomery at 70 o,ciock yesterday morning were N. N Davis and C. R. Jennings. Mir. Davis is Assistant ou- perintendent of the Relief and Hospital De partment of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad with headquarters at wilmington, N G
 Some time ago the Relief and Hospital De partment of the Plant System was transfe; red to the Atlantic Coast Line and a good deai of dissatisfaction was manifested among the employees of the Plant System division or the Coast line. .+.
 The visit of Mir. Davis to Montgomery yes terday was to explain fully to the employees or the local shops the workings of the Refer ana Hospital Department of the Coast Line. He spent the morning giving several lectures 10 the men and explaining in full the opera tions of his department
 The difference between the workings Of the old Plant System Relief and Hospital Depart ment is very marked. and some great changes are made in the new system. One Of the ma terial changes Is in the ratings under the benefit system. The old Plant system rue was that a member of the department had to take a certain rating according to the salary he was paid That is . man getting SioC a month was compelled to take out his policy fin the highest clase and pay SS.5o month For this sum he received S2 50 day for the length of time he was i'll and Sl.2eo in case Of death by sickness or s2,5oo in case of death by accident. r
 The Coast Line system has the highest class rated at says a month with s2. 50 day for the time laid up. but Si 25o in case Of death from sickness accident either
 Under the new system a man can take his policy i many class that he desires. while under the Plant system he was forced to 30 in the class rated by his salary. Under the new system a man getting a salary of sioo or over may go in the class that pays only Io cents a month, receiving for this 50 cents day for the time laid up and S25o In case Of death
 Under the Plant System A certain amount of the payments made by the men went to help pay the expenses of the different hos- pitaIs. the railroad giving $i,ooo a month towards the maintenance of the hospitals. Un- der the new system the hospitals are supported entirely by the Atlantic Coast Line, every cent of the money paid In by the members being used to defray the expenses of the benefits
 More details were gone into. but these ex- plantations were the principal ones given by Mfr. Davis. and Master Mechanic Bnwright said that he was positive that the employees of the Montgomery shops would sign the agree ment today.
 The Relief and Hospital Department of the Plant System organized in is9S and in 1897 e hospital was built in Montgomery, makfng,. With the noepitals Ut WaSSfoss' Eiibh Springs and Sanford. four on the system. Dr. Colweil was Superintendent and Chief Surgeon of the department with Dr. Taylor; as the first house surgeon of the local hospital for some time.
 In June of last year the Plant System aban- doned every hospital the system except the one at waycross. The Montgomery hospital, of course, was abandoned with the other three, but Dr. Baker continued as the Montgomery surgeon of the company and remains in that capacity with the Coast Line.
 The hospital is still standing on Bell Street. but 1t is understood that the Coast Line is anxious to sell it.
 Mir. Jennings is Chairman of the Grievance or Adjustment Committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on the entire At- iantic Coast Line Railroad system. He is wis., iting the different Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers headquarters the Plant System division of the Coast Line.
 Some years ago the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers had trouble with the Plant sys- tenn officials in regard to a contract. That trouble has been smoothed over. The engineers dropped by the company at the time were re- inststed, but contract has never been made by the Plant System with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. '-.,YsAyysS VI
 While the details of Mfr Jennings's visit to Montgomery yesterday were not made plblic. 1t is pretty certain that one of the main ob- jects was for this contract business. ..
 A Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers man on the Plant System said yesterday that, he thought that they would have a contract with in the near future land niat the Order of Rail way Conductors would t.!so get a contract with the Plant System.
 Mir. Davis left last night for his home in Wilmington and Mr. Jennings wilt leave this morning for a trip over the Plant systenxa