The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

| lar-the new reporter turned IN convinced
the city editor that his cub had no eye for
| news. 1t was the beginning OF the end OF
my life on the Mississippi.
| Just few more days In St. Louis con-
! WINGED ME tina, Horace Greeley was all
! wrong when he advised young men to go
West.
| As soon as this dawned upon me I started
East on money borrowed from a friend in
need perhaps himself. Western hearts are
bigger than Western purses.
On arriving in New Yo-k-eight years ago
| this month"; met Missouri friend who
! had known me In my native town Of Column
| bia. and when we parted company 1 had
| just cents as an aggregate capital to start
! on.
| Il IS rather singular that the nickel wa,
| invested in the Metropoltan-as car fare.
| WENT TO EL1HU ROOT.
| THEN AN ATTORNEY.
! went down to see my uncle, who was
, then practiciug law, IN hope that he could
| direct me toward work Of some kind
He was acting as advisory counsel for the
| Metropolitan system, and recommended me
| TO apply there for work.
| My idea was to learn the business. so
| l4aS LSAk cdIiy L was
lined up with eighteen others who were
| locking for Jobs.
My first work was on the construction
gang at IS week. Then I was trans
ferred to the old barn at 112 Front street,
to check in the men and horses on what
at that time was the Fulton street horse
car line.
The road was then making It. first e1-
periments with electricity as motive pow
er on LenoX avenue
Ny wages were only sufficient for neces-
sites, one of which was skyllght room
on the East Side. within shouting distance
of the Bowery.
1t was impossible for me to associate
with my former college companions for pc
cuniary reasons. so 1 got in the habit OF
spending my evenings up on Lenox avenue
studying the new motive power and the
way the cars were operated.
Only few days ago 1t came to my
knowledge Indirectly that one Of the off,
GERS Of the company had seen me up there
at night and reported the fact to the man
ager. An order came soon afterward trans
ferring me to the new line az motorman,
with slight increase in wages.
Six months later was transferred to the
money wagon at double the wages.
But month there taught me a lesson
One could remain with the paymaster twen-
ty years without learning anything about
the actual operation OF the road.
My dissatisfaction came to the ears OF
the division superintendent. who told me
to stick to the job else go back to my
old place as motorman at half the salary
WHY HE PREFERRED
SMALLER PAY
1t was hard thing to do. but I went
back, and three years later was offered q
clerkship in one Of the division Offices. This
led to my being appointed assistant to the
secretary, and then assistant to the gen.
eral manager
One morning last March President vree-
land appointed me to succeed him as gen.
eral manager.
The order came by mail. and was an
agreeable but complete surprise.
ARE CORPORATIONS
GOOD EMPLOYERS?
Regarding your inquiry. Are corpora
tons good employers" have this to say:
II young man is determined to push his
way UP ana mas average aDlLty ana Is
loyal to his superiors corporation affords
a young man the best opportunity for sue
cess within my knowledge. Success is only
the result Of conscientious and intelligent
effort In any chosen line of industry; but
to succeed with a corporation one must
have and display absolute ability to the
men behind the guns. SO to say.
While in the ranks any number Of cases