The San Francisco call., 1905-04-22
A NOVEL PENSION.

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N pension system employees retired fixed age
receive for the rest their lives pension which
1t is an excellent system BY encouraged
thrift and economy that they have accuuaons to add to
this system operation liability labor strikes
the have of stability and responsibility which ee
in the safety and usefulness of the road itself
Now novel projection of the pension policy in plan
adopted by the Rock Island and Frisco systems Instead stated
those roads give each retiring empoye
homestead Of 100 land They have selected lands in Colo
for this of people
helping the plan ahead This that retired employees will
cities congestion population,
but that instead they will add TO the ranks of rural producers As
railroad policy wise because these producers will by the product
Of their land add the rail that carried
All well conducted railroads strive wisely to increase the settlement
and production of the country through which they
There in the country railroad employees They
cve the highest railroad paid in the world They
who know something is impossible for of fair nte
genc be with any part of railway system without
learning something acquiring skill getting ideas that
him for the duties Of calling which he for living
California that such develop taste for land and desire
ownership Train through the country. They
people products large percentage
look upon country life and land with degree of favor that readily
leads them andard they able follow their
In the San Ramon Valley and other regions around Mount
Dao Contra Costa County, many fine small plantations
owned by retired railroad In Tuare County many
fondne for land made economical
saving wages they able indulge their
of land Tulare owned by Southern Pacific engineer
still active service passenger locomotive He has devoted
his leisure and his savings the development of his lands and ranks
in the first class of farmers in his community
Why take advantage Of this leaning landward and settle colo
land them
money pension? We believe will California roads
the great ranches of the State subdvd
give the land employees in lieu of pension While
acres the climate of Colorado may be accepted the land
unit necessary for family the unit be much less here
family having industry and intelligence assured of good living
of California land of good quality This specu
lation; fact In many counties families have acquired
petenoe County displays
farm that has enriched its The great need of this
small andolders To what class with greater
confidence for the supply than the railroad operating
whom under obligations for the safety
ave They of ideas desirable citizens
Ike fOr the o
different organizations up the
of land pension making acceptance optional and leaving
the pension for such prefer the officials of the different
will be led consider it. The State looking for settlers
upon Where find better? money pension
1t beneficial but through the hands
that 1t has tendency keep recipients
where they needed and when is it gone 1t is
paid to the male head of the family and when he dies and
perhaps leaves helpless members of family behind him.
But if it be in land, home built up property
the producing forces Of the State recruited
the head of the family the of good living
policy Many great land holdings ready dissolve into smaller
suitable each family homestead will
quarter land reduced tage
brings crop quicker may subjected greater variety
made produce something for every
and under hard conditions The railway
employees Of California should give immediate attention the sub
c and they find Of the greatest value to themselves and
their families and their employers
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