Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-23
RAILROAD MEN CLASH.
President Ramsey Severely Arraisns
Delano and Defends Own Policy.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 22.-Ihe STRAIN
ed relations between President Ram
sey Of the Wabash and Vice President
f. A Delano, who has superseded Mr.
Ramsey in the management OF the
western lines, was shown in. letter
from Mr.. Ramsey to Mr. Delano. made
public here today.
The letter is a reply by Mr.. Ramsey.
who is now in Europe on a six months
leave of absence, at the end of which
it is understood his authority will be
confined to the eastern lines, to an in
terview by Mr.. Delano, published sew
eral weeks ago, and which the vice
president takes credit for changes he
has made in the management of the
road since superseding Ramsey.
Criticism Cuts to Quick.
A reference by Mr.. Delano to former
rules as foolish seems to have touch
ed Ramsey to the quick, for he comes
back with declaration that Delano
does not know enough about the man
agement Of the road to speak intelli-
gently, and that he is not sufficiently
posted on it's present operation to pre-
sent the facts truthfully The letter,
in part, says:
1t is such common thing for some
men to advertise themselves thru the
newspapers by showing what they can
do ard save as compared with others,
that / would have paid little attention
to your advertisement, altho it was
full of misstatements; but when you
so far forgot yourself and the relations
which should exist between the vice
president and the president of the
company as to indulge in open news
paper comments and criticism Of the
presidents methods and policies,
branding them as "foolishness,' feel
must call attention to this breach Of
good manners, and to some of the
misstatements made by you.
You surely could not have been full
ly informed regarding the special SER
vice and train collectors work, for if you
sta tements you did.
''Ftrst-The, superintendent Of spec
ial service, G. o. Eames, had nothing
to do with the train collectors.
"Second-Mr. Sleater was superin-
tendtsnt of the train collectors, not sub
ordinate to Mr.. Eames, but reporting
to the president. The train collectors
We're carefully selected as to honesty
and responsibility, were required to be
OF good address and to come we'll
recommended, and were bonded by a
surety company and approved by the
president.
Cut Pay Roll, Cause Accidents.
"Third-They received $s5 a month
after the first six months and then for
every five years in the service they
were given IS a month extra. A large
number were receiving $50 month at
the time and your statement that SIS
a month men were doing work of s125
and S140 month men was not correct.
When you have been in the. Wabash
service long enough you will discover
that these s125 and $14O month men
(conductors) have all they want to do,
or can do properly, to attend to the
train running, look after train orders,
etc, and run the train safely.
ut may take a few accidents to inn
press this upon you Gas it has upon
others), but you then will conclude
that reducing the payroll by increasing
the work OF conductors is not always
saving
.'Your remarks about espionage on
the employees is surely al play to the
galleries.
Train collectors on single track
railroads. at least, are essential to the
safer operation Of the trains. When
trains are run on a schedule which
requires sixty to seventy miles per
hour speed, and the conductor has
y,,,,,aro,,s train ordarc md ssnhadu1od
rights to look after, consider it safer