The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29

You bet you that goes long way
this treating people right" spoke up
railroad man. Even in railroading.
the company that treats its men the
best gets the best men. I'll never for
get what my company did for me
when I was young fellow. I had
been humping it over the books in the
office quite a while until had about as
much life in me as a. dummy in front
Of clothing store. One day the man
ager il the Office said to me, Harry,
you're doing mighty good work for US
here in the Office, but fear it is rather
breaking down your health. I've seen
the manager of the freight department
and he tells me he'll make a place for
you cut OF the road soliciting business,
and think we'll spare you out of here
TO year Or SO and. let you do that
When you get built up again, why Of
course we want you back in here-if
you feel that you care to come back
10 Office work
sThey first sent me out for couple
Of weeks under the wing of one of
their old freight solicitors, and l shall
never forget the day went out to do
my own scratching. This was out In
Springfield, Illinois.
Il was told that one of the largest
shippers in the town was a man who
ran big dry goods store. ! walked
by that door 20 times before finally
had nerve enough to go in, and # it
hadn't been that was more or less on
my honor and had been treated 50
fairly, I believe I would have gene
back to Office work even If had
known that I would die as result Of
1t.
Remembered Square Deal.
Gas it was, walked back to the Of
fee finally and told the gentleman my
business. He held out his left hand to
ne. The right hand was covered by a
Kid glove-it was cork one.
g Yes, sir, you bet your life, 7 give
freight to your road. Why, it's my old
road. lost hand for them. They
treated me mighty squarely, too, when
that misfortune came. They paid me
few thousand dollars and my wife ana
/ began a little business in this town
II was her old home. My wife is no
longer in the store. and it's pretty
hard thing to go from punching tick
cts to measuring calico. but here l ain
and you can see were getting on all
right
AS far as my freight is concerned,
you have all of it. but come on, Now:
want you to go up to the house with
me and after luncheon I'll take yo3l
around to see the biggest shippers IN
the town.
And that man hitched up mis- horse
and drove to every good shipper from
that point. It was the interest | had
In my company which made me work
You know when you have an inter
est in business you can work at it in =
different way from when you go at i,
half heartedly. shall never forget Or
that very trip l went to see a man WHO
had to make shipment of five car
loads of eggs. AS was going to his
town, | met a competitor in the
smoker. Going to Henly,' said he
Yes, I'm going after those eggs .aat
you want ALI right said he, there
are going to be four of us down there
think We'll pluck your pin feathers
all right Well, We'll see,' 1 answered
cheer fully.
When l went into the mans store
who had the eggs to ship, he was BUSY
talking to the man who had come with
me on the train. tried to keep out of
his way but he asked me. Is there
something can do for your Yes,
you can give me those five cars of eggs
to ship, if you want to, but I'll get out
of the way until you finish talking
with my. friend said |. Come around
after luncheon he answered.