Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-30
result in the loss of life or limb, or in
the destruction of property.
To perform well these important

result in the loss of life or limb, or in
the destruction of property.
To perform well these important
duties, it is necessary that you should
at all times realize that a street car
in operation is thing of danger, not
only to passengers, but to all persons
using the streets, and that safety to
passengers and to the public can only
be secured by prompt and implicit
obedience to rule, and exceeding care,
especially at crossings, at stops, and
on crowded thorOughfares.
We desire particularly to enjoin upon
you the absolute necessity Of giving
ample time to passengers to get on
and OFF of cars. Never run in excess
of the legal speed limit. and within
speed where intersecting streets. curves
and crowds make faster travel dan
gerous.
To save the company from loss. ODE
dience to rule and the avoidance of ac-
cident is positive obligation. but to
save passengers and the public from
bodily harm and the loss of life is even
a more imperative duty.
A neat appearance while on duty,
polite attention, and always polite
language to passengers. especially to
the old and the inf1rm. t. women and
children; close attention to every point
of operation. the giving Of full and
gers to get on and off cars, and a
never failing lookout for incompetent
drivers of vehicles, crossing pedes-
TRANS, and small children playing in
the street, should characterize the
conduct Of every conductor and motor
man.
In urging these considerations upon
you. we are not unmindfuI of the fact
that a large percentage of the conduct
ors and motormen of the Capital
Traction Company have in the past
given good service. and have earned
thereby the confidence of the company
and the commentator Of the public. 1t
is, however. our wish that you should.
by greater interest and care, measure
up even to a higher standard of excel
lence. and thus aid the company in it's
effort to give to Washington a street
railway line equal In service and
equipment to any in this country.
To increase your interest and gain
your cooperation, we propose to place
1t in the power of every conductor and
mOtOrman who gives to the company
good, careful, honest service, to re-
ceive. outside of and in addition to his
wages, pecuniary reward, graded ac-
cording to his time of service and as
set forth and explained in the accom-
panying pamphlet.
To this system of rewards for eff
cient service and good conduct we. call
your particular attention, believing
that it will prove of mutual benefit to
the company and its employees
What It Is Hoped to Gain.
The bestowal of the rewards will b
vested in a board of three. consisting O
the president. the vice president and gen
eral manager and the superintendent O
each division.
President George r. Hamilton discusses
the proposed plan at some length yes
terday. emphasizing strongly that tn
Capital Traction Company desires an
intends to give Washington a street rail
way service of the best. He said thi
can only be done by the cooperation O
employees. 1t was to get this that tn
company determined to offer the incentiv
of substantial pecuniary rewards.
IF all our conductors should earn tn
rewards thus proffered in this merit sys
tenn" Mr.. Hamilton said, cit would mea
an additional annual outlay of about SIG
COO. This the company will glaLy incu
to obtain the benefits which mu.t follow
I'VE believe the system will prove @
benefit to the public by reducing tn
number of chances of accident; Of bene
fit to the employees by placing it in tn
power of each to obtain Substantive
pecuniary reward. graded according 1
his years of service. and based on goo
conduct. and also of benefit to the com
pany by reducing the amount of pay
ments on account Of injuries to persona
property"