The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

{ Ia an6employe to be paid. and the prompt
payment of one is OF equal importance as
that OF another. TO pay OF 9 large num-
Der Of employees expod tiously and with
entire and absolute correctness requires
a level head and good poise. Mr.. John
Hancock OF the Chesapeake and Ohio, Is
widely known as q man who fills the bill
most admirably. And there Is no railway
company more prompt and regular In
paying Is employees than Inc Chesapeake
and Ohio, albeit there are others equally
80, ! dare say. 81
When the track Is blocked tho wreck
Ing train requires a clen ira ok. Every
thing must eiye IT a wide berth. The
cars containing the immense cranes and
othor wrecking appliances arc always In
readiness. The force OF men who go
With the wrecking OUTFIT are requested
to reside within a certain radius OF the
"home''$of these cars. which are always
located at division terminals. An engine
Is kept under steam. and when call is
made for the tool cars Gas. they are gen.
orally tcrmed) the response Is as prompt,
compa ra lively speaking, as that OF the
mon and horses In the fire department
To the sound Of the frc-alarm gong.
| Everything works in harmony-the dis.
| patolier hustes to get out his orders,
the chief superintendent train master.
! division. master. foreman. are all on the
move 4 Meanwhile the chief dlspatchers
| operator Is on wire different from that
| the dispatcher is buslly using. getting the
detailed report OF the trouble and Its
cause, estimate OF damages. how long
| 1t will take to clear main line, etc, etc.
II there arc any casualties everything
Is subordnated to eating relic TO the
| Injured, the chief surgeon gets his de-
partment on the 60 and everybody keeps
busy until every possible effort has been
! exhausted to remedy the unfortunate
conditions sine-qua non OF up-to-date
railroading is an ample wreek-reiiel
complement ana IN expeditions modus
operandi In handling It. But this does
not negative the adage tina ar ounce Of
/ prevention is worth a pound OF cure, and
i IT Is not ar11ss to repeat In this connection
4 q for,ne + statement that the paramount
consideration with hrst.class railroads is
i safcty-everything subordinnt 70 thnt.
! 81 The railways have become more ana
i more stringent in their req tirenlehts. re-
/ "a riding the snon-use of3intoxicants@ltls
/ worth an employees job now to become a
I tippler, Frequenting saloons on the part
| 81 men engaged In the ha milling OF trains
| IS prohibited. This Is entirely right and
| proper. There is no ayoca tion that .da--
1 mands sobriety more than ra'lroauih y. !.
j franchise from the people. ana unaer.
/ takes s for a n considera ton TO conYery
\ m ssenrers from point TO point to coun:.
] tenance Ftippling or the freQuentlhg g
! bnr:.roo1ns on the part Of tho employees ,e
in whose hands lies the sarety OF IN, :,
traveller. would be criminal, anu ssoss ~
SO. And tho employe. who %ouiu l, I, p Pc
rnl,ty az a secret InfractionS Of these
Jules 4 detected, should be (ns sdolip.-
/ lass he would bel fsummarlly dismissed,
and the man lin authority IN any d0par 6
ment who though himself 81 tempe y. ! :
and satisfied that ne woula neyvr 'a ,he
employe in for8n social gla IS, snould a.
i lonst res,gn. This strlnEenGy on the par.
i Of the railway Gdmpa es does tllot .,,ply
4 Tia they are tempera nce
ncr "a. int rather that Sound II pol, g:
scf-n,ernst M we'll as = llstlse7l' W Wy -
+ public demand II III !. . =, :, 81
HAVE c!CRF'oRATIoESsS 8, - Z an :,
Nv c'srrcdlenily hear aud SEQ the term ,
&"anu,lrss corporation applied 20 TIL =,
road s. Thero tnlnyss hoi Some, 81 en- y pl,l
onnerollp speakng ttef ticism IS w.
4 funded and sunfpir. The rail ways nny :
,,one mnre than ANYTHING else %. noYH n%e
ap1 make great the !an n, y NINTH them,
INC rnbl.c is ofttmes o. shett
Nh, s,,,h suspicion wad not !, :
a Nm Sl,,s n ess enterprl ses " s'' ne
c,rc,rns "a nces ] seems to thay
mbic is paid them 19 q, t MA .spirlted
a grf IN W y kae tx "a more
and cha itahla Kin Inn sss =. nns
s aoN NJ M other rpss "a.
~ =" Z lance might be o|een ..so,i.
Sn ha i,diutment that a .na !, y
oaa II dnrn sy he Nj, ,,o,,ch
~ Information that the Tag ks
are not OF more crashing ana a''u ''N
the nnnl.S,i,, ~ ,,s sometimes referred te
ha'l.u s,ovish. llfe.' Well i 10 nec es
s,,,o, ~ code In certain 81 5lts 3nsPects
n,l,'n,,, shp& doesn't exactly express y
! I nNI has 4 It's heretments, and hardshlps
nnat I ire Of business has them not
Man wns, more nor aro eompcnsations, u!
!, f ,rha "boot-lick," or fawner does mol
Il thrive In railroad life rs rule. FER,
J chance there may he q fcw possessed o.
a little brief authority who prefer thu
!, sycophant to the unpliable manly man
!. hit such are not indigenous to our see
n ton "a. an Z
who. while IN every proper sense arf
Z loyal to constituted authority and tht
!, interests on The concerns 4 hey serve, ye
!, maintain their innllenable gperson lltl
!. and never thend the pregnant hinges q
!. the knee that thrift may foiloW faY y
Mart week we will contribute tn,