The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
ACTIVITIES OF "soULLEss coRPo'
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SAl lAAN A4AGG OE o0ALLLC6 AOANI VI
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 In these days when there is very considerable prejudice against corpora tions as such, it is interesting to look fat some of the facts which appear in the situation. The fundamental truth is that every man is seeking to get iTl- creased opportunity in this world, and most of them think it is alone to be sought through larger salary or in come from other sources. This is scarcely the place to enter into an ar gument over what constitutes the high est aims in life or the means through which they may be accomplished. The subject in hand Is one of purely practi- cal moment and not of ethical eompu- tation.
 The existing situation is that about one-third of the railroad mileage in the country is represented in certain move ments which have for their purpose the financial and other betterment of the country. In fact more than one-half of the roads have undertaken some sort of movement outside the mere payment of salaries, and the more interesting fact is that the idea is growing saA rapidly that there will soon be the greatest or ganization of it's kind i'll the country, differentiated according to employers, but encompassing practically every enl- ploye engaged in transportation. This sounds so optimistic that it would not be accepted unless there were data to uphold it. Fortunately, they are at hand.
 It appears that in the multitude of ef forts to advance the well being both of corporations and employees there has been a wide latitude of direction The statistics of what has been accom- pIished in less than twenty years are exceedingly impressive, but the actual figures mean less because they are not accompanied by others which in an un- official way have relation to the well fare of the transportation employe Almost one-hale of the employees of the various railroads of the country have 2 chance to better their condition either through insurance, largely at corpora Etion expense, or by getting. annuitfes without any outlay whatever. There are many fields of work in which many millions are expended yearly and these do not include those beneficial organi. zations which perhaps are of wider ex tent, because older, than the corpora tion plans.
 I The truth is that the Pennsylvania lrailroad company has been the pioneer of every work of this kind. It provides in every way for it's employees, volunta rily, of course, but actually asto tn, Imajor part. The man who enters tht service to-day has the chance of get ting comfortable sum in case of acci dent, outside of his legal rights. { chance to educate himself at the vari ous schools, or enjoy himself through | the libraries and lectures provided, and finally, after having accumulated sun through voluntary savings, to get a re ttirement pension of large value.
 I When we consider that transportation lcomprises a very large proportion Q the working people outside of agricul Lure, and that the movements in behal lof their benefit are growing every year lit can hardly be claimed that corpora tions are soulless They may thinl that by making employment as agreed ble as possible they are eventually ac compIishing an economic end. Never Itheless, they are doing the very thint which all right-thinking people indorse t-Philadelphia Inquirer.