The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

them at time when 1t was most appre-
The company keeps a close record Of
every one OF its employees. Their habits
are looked after. and they are carefully
have a tendency to AFFECT them in the
proper discharge Of their duties. Intern
psrance is the vice above all others that
others. will It destroy an employees eff
cheney. He Is made to understand this
TACT. and, perhaps, there is no other body
Oh workers tsa IN St Louis or elsewhere in
TO intoxicants Is so small.
Besides Its many other improvements
Company but recently i' Completed at Park
and Vandeventer avenues the largest
street car repair shop in America. The
building stands just east of the general
It in st. Louis. It is 200x425 feet and cost
10000. The roof is what is known as saw
toothed; nine tall points extending the en-
line that resembles an inverted saw. From
east to west these points form a continue
Gus glass front. admitting flood Of light
paired in the shop at one time. There are
200 workmen there. nearly all Of them
skilled mechanics, and they are aided in
the II; employment by the most modern
a shop.
Formerly the company had repair shops
at seven or eight different places. Now.
however. all cars needing the services OF
mechanics are sent to the new shop at
Vandeventer and Park
Another great improvement that has
come since the consolidation of the lines
Of the United Railways Company is in the
owl-car service. for which the night work.
ers Of the city are probably the most
thankful 1t has kept pace with the inn
In all other directions.
The officers of the ST.. Louis Transit
Company are: Murray Carleton. president;
Pont. vice president: James Adkins. secre-
tary and treasurer: Frank R. Henry. audi
tor. and John Grant. general superintend-
snt trr.1 The S,. direetors are: A. D: Brown:
Campbell. Eugene Delano. George L. Ed
wards. Charles D. Mcclure, F. E. Marshall,
H. 8. Priest and c. H. Spencer.
MIR. MURRAY CARLETON.
There is a destiny that shapes our ends,
Rough hew them as we may.
That well-known statement fs strtkinglv
illustrated in the life of Mr. Murray
Carleton, president Of the ST. Louis Tran.
sit Company.
Born in 1853 into a home blessed with a
sufticiency Of the material things OF life
ana the guidance OF those imbued with
lofty Christian ideas. the way would have
seemed easy to the surface reader. But
the maelstrom Of Civil War carried with
1t the property Of the family. and Murray
Carleton. 4 13-year-old lad, began his
business life in a printing office, on
local paper in his native town, cumber-
land, Md. In a few years he became fore
man OF the composing-room and night
editor.
But his ambition reached beyond such
position and circumscribed limitations.
SO he decided to follow the example of
his father by taking up the mercantile
business, ana at the age Of 10 he left
position paying 800 a meath In his home
town TO seek his fortune n the West, and
selected st. Louis as his destination. Soon
after reaching here he was employed as
stock clerk In the wholesale dry goods
Etore OF Henry Bell & Son.
His ability was soon recognized. and
advancement followed in rapid succession
till Mr.. Carleton became the principal
stakeholder Of the nrm. and the name