Arizona republican., 1906-09-22
B. & 0. RAILROAD GO.
 AS AN EMPLOYER
The Large Part It Plays in the Busi-
 ness of Baltimore.

c. A. Van der Veer yesterday receiv- ed a copy of the Baltimore American of September 13. a large illustrated edition, devoted very largely to greater Baltimore and an account of the big celebration the day before held in hon. or of the rebuilding of the city after the fire two and a half years ago. Many pictures are shown of the new buildings. of the parade and of other interesting events of the day.
 The notable incident of the celebra- ton was the part played in it by the Baltimore x Ohio railroad which re- gently finished it's new office building there and reopened it with big illum- ination on the night of the 18th, utiliz- ing 5000 lights in the illumination. The building is now the finest structure in Baltimore.
 The date of the formal opening of the building was delayed until after mid night in order that President Murray might gratify a pet superstition of his. He has long been a believer in the eff ficacy of the number 13 as a talisman, and it was his desire that the railroad of which he is the president begin it's career in the new building on the date which has figured so prominently in his career--13. His only regret is that it did not fall on Friday.
 Of the part taken in the parade through the city, by that company the paper speaks as follows in the intro duction of it's local story:
 From a strictly industrial point of view the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company, with it's five regiments, mak- ing up 5000 men and six bands of mu- sic, was the greatest feature in the vast parade.
 With white helmets and blue coats and each man carrying a cane, the mass of clerks and workmen swung along the streets in splendid accord, and the whole presented a beautiful spectacle, illustrative of the strength of the organization of one of the great est railroad systems in the country.
 ''The division was an object lesson of more than ordinary interest, for 1t proved the enormous part the railroad plays in the business of the city Every man in the division was not only a wage-earner, the total earnings of the 5000 reaching hundreds of thousands annually, but each man spends his sal ary in this city, and the hundreds of stoTekeepers derive a vast benefit from it.
 'The men marched well. and the bands, distributed at equal intervals throughout the line, played stirring marching music by which the march CTS kept fine time.
 Editorially the paper comments as follows on the B. & O. as an employer
 As platoon after platoon. company after company of employees of the Bal timore and Ohio railroad company passed in review in the great indus trial parade in Baltimore yesterday the spectator had thrust upon him by the imposing sight this question::
 Does the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road company employ so many men?'
 Yes, and thousands more than the five thousand who marched through the streets of Baltimore yesterday. for those marchers were recruited from local shops and nearby points And what is more. those thousands in line are not only wage-earners but also wage-spenders. What must be their enormous value to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company. for they were a sturdy, contented army and what must be their value to Baltimore mer- chants when they and their families go forth upon purchasing expeditions?
 That was a happy thought of Major Pangborn, whose mind is not only orig inal. but also executive. to show to the people of Baltimore and to the thous- ands upon thousands of strangers here a portion Of the gigantic army employ ed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company. The display carried it's own moral.
 The Pennsylvania Railroad com pany came fully up to the expectations Its display of floats was an appropriate setting to the display of men by the Baltimore and Ohio company"