Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-02
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1907.
MANNERS OF RAILROAD MEN.

The Richmond News Leader says that tOne of the most unfortunate facts, perhaps, in railroad manage ment in this country is the habit that presidents, general managers and su- perintendents, and sometimes even di- vision superintendents, have of going over their lines in private cars. Within these rolling fortresses these gentle men are as secure from contact with the common herd of the travelling public as so many kings in their pal aces" Hence, it is argued, the officers have no idea how the patrons Of their roads are treated And further:
 "A few days ago a traveller who tries to observe things boarded a southbound train at Richmond When he woke in the morning and learned that his train was off schedule he be- came interested ill the question of his own breakfast and the probable time of arrival at his destination. Very po- litely he began to enquire of the Pull man car conductor concerning these things. The conductor declined to be interested. He was busy checking up some kind of report and his answers were vague and brief. The biggest and busiest man in the country who knows his business would not have been so absolutely indifferent and discourteous to an office boy approaching his desk. Going further for information, the traveller stepped off the train at an important station and enquired of the first uniformed official he met whether something to eat could be had there or whether there would be stop or an opportunity anywhere for break fast The reply was curt but conf prelnensive: Couldn't tell you any thing about it. The attitude and manners of the railway officials to- ward all the passengers were of the same kind. nsequently some dog ems of people, denied g meal until i o'clock in the afternoon, denied infor- nation and even the common courtesy which the humblest man has the right to expect of the most important, were sore and angry-vaguely and general ly incensed. The railway added these dozens and other dozens to be in fiuenced by them to its already form idable list of enemies. Unfortunately. most of these dozens do not stop to reason of the folly and injustice of punishing stockholders for the boor- ishness and inefficiency of minor off cials. The chances are that most of them who art voters, and the voting males connected with the women pas sengers, will consistently vote at the next election for any demagogue or howler who offers as an anti-railway candidate"
 Politeness on the part of employees who come in contact with the public is a valuable asset to any individual, company, firm or corporation. As illus trative in very small way, of what we are driving at A year OF two ago citizen dropped into Pine Bluff drug store to make trifling. purchase There was no one behind the counter at the moment except the individual who is designated as ,sthe soda-wate1 jerkew." This urchin. perhaps fourteen years of age, after taking his own good time about it, walked ill front oi the customer, looked at him insolent 1y, and demanded sharply and often sively, Well, what is it?" The gentle man modestly made known his modes want, effected his purchase, left, and hasn't been in that drug store since.
 People who employ people who dea with the public should, in doing so have the matter of manners in mind.
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 INJUNCTION WAS GRANTED.
 Col. Collier of Sioux City, Iowa