The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
WELFARE OF The
RAILROAD MEN
IMMENSE SUMS EXPENDED FOR
THEIR BENEFIT - COMPANIES
CONVINCED THAT BY THESE
MEANS BETTER SERVICE IS Sc!
CURED

CURED =;
BALTIMORE, Feb. Ito keep
the men woo run the railroads up TO
the highest efficiently mark. transpor.
tation officers now consider that they
can make no more profitable invest
ment than in resthouses, pensions. in.
surance, and relief funds, Y. NJ. q.
AS. schools and libraries. The wei.
fare Of the men behind the throttle Is
as carefully considered as the man
behind the gun of a battleship. Wei.
fare work among the railroads began
systematically with the establish
ment of Y. NJ c. AS. Now there are
no less than 200 railway association
branches representing roads which
employ at least 10000 men. The Penn.
sylvania alone has "a branch assocla.
lions on its lines east and west of
Pittsburg. to which contributions over
100000 year, besides furnishing
houses for most of them.
In the largest railroad Y. NJ. G. A.
In the country located nj Woo, phii-
adelphia. $500 railrood mon are nro-
yided with all the comforts ~ arst.
class club house and many ,dva,tayes
That no ordinary c,nh nossesses Al
auditorium. where an audience or= u
200 can be comfortably seated an,
facilities for study. make n great
educational institution
Na..,
.o-,ha s.,,, at. s' 49,, VI 'tuuy Nlowh
r,on,r,, - 60. $3.50 ~, " eot,eee su1'
,.,..a-... ",'u sone D'anc.ie'
+. ~ ~ 49, Hu s'i''e9
ano,as aa,,,a s''oo.n tiiefe 10
co. ro,a.-,. ~ sta'n VI ~
n ra,,roas a - anu o'',et elenenss
o,r,,,,. -. SN'e 20 ~
ota as,rss sasv " po9Vstau"'
&c.,, - ~ ~. =. - s a. tusn - Gun
,,hara am.,ai. 80. $3.50 s'uA'i ~,
worl, ~ tha,r ,ar,ams :,o,,ss.,,,o, W. el'
M c,sh n,.,d,,,ss u.-
II 10 mot nv .oo,,,ant a.. 81. -.
co monv 20 thasa rast raa.aa.,a ,s "a -
edpcotIonaI nI,ces ,oo.,a5 a,onn 49,
l;nes a, 1o5 mo n,,,a. 80 !. ,,a.,sas -,
roads Tbev renrasant IL. 49,,
as wei, ,ea,od 90 ,h.t MT, IT, A.
mo,as t,o No. ..as,,
emc,ont 1ooo;no.,mas r., ~ ~. ne,S
,,ant i,,o,,aa ama,.,- ,..,,.s
dividend NOT in casb hr, IN ,mnroya1
morals, more regular bah,ts hate,
service. fewer s,snensions ,or ,r,rac.
tions Of rules an iII.aronnd h,ghar
tyne of men and a better nnderstond.
ing betwen the men az, tho ro,,roadt
| william A patton ass,stant ~ tha
president ia chairman ~ the penn.v,.
yania Railroad v NC A Ao,.rtmant
and the association 40. No 49, 60
or energetic spnnorters thor ,ha h,ah.
est of,cia,s a, mi. ava othar ro,as
Restbousas an IN tha COWS hotraar
tho .s.ooxa,,on. - -. !,
80 c.a,sa..s,,,o -. - S -.
No. .o,,a,'na .,',a D.us .o' n'sns
tne,. own ntctnresnra evnross,on 10.
anonna =, co.. so. - 80 s'. -. ..s.la
,ao,,a.. ha.,.a 80 -, ea " w.
ar,,,sa,,a..n D., .l" ..,o'S' sa~.s,
anr,nmant =. nv .es.Sanaa ' r ".e ~, .n
host !, .hasa - az r,,,sas. :. .a Nc ~, lie
yen IN ph,,a,a,nh,. ,nS,a ss s sas. ne
than sao mn on, ts nsas o,,orr a.. =, :.
80. ' ! nm a ~ '
a. 'eaSe A'oVo men,
"e:sa'e s"e'eney,
o,, ao' , ,nen @no are eoniIei'ea 70 ias
oYel DetMeeh runs the NJ Y. A.
VI tne reslnouse rs a goasend' Like
,ne - ss ' me restnouses eost
,oe Oh money ,put NOBODY can esumat
mon IN rood oondit,on %. nas,, .sat
reo,,ira. H. &C.,. ,a io WIN jim, ' .,s
N"S Sst minus anu IIIe