The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-04-01
Railroad News.


! Happily, in the course of human
affairs and of human interests, il
is not the sole privilege of the more
distinguished and the more noted
of mankind, To enjoy all the bless.
ings of worthiness that may be
bestowed by friends and admirers.
At the railroad yards in Logan
yesterday, occurred one of those af-
fairs that are fraught with pathos
and Joy beautifully co mingled,
until one who is present scarcely
knows whether to laugh or cry.
Good old George Deishley has for
thirty years been car inspector in
! the II. V. yards, and on yesterday
he retired from his position by re-
signation, because as he said, he be-
ieved he had worked long enough.
But his faithfulness and ever
readiness to do his part honestly
and well was not to pass into his
tory unremembered and unsung.
The faithful servant that had see,
to it that the passenger train.
never left the yard without hi.
O. X as to the rolling stock being
perfect for servire; the good man
that had given the best years OF
his life to duty, to not only serving
his company, but also the public;
the services of this noble employee,
were not to he disremembered and
pass out with time into the fog of
improbable renascence. To the
fellow employees and his apprecia-
tive heads of departments, it did
not remain for man to be high
up in the scale of position, or for
him to have been elevated to the
throne of some political office or
place of prominence, for them to
recognize the king of plain duty,
and crown him with the honor so
richly acquired.
So be it, that at the noon hour
on Wednesday the host of railroad
men and shop men called Mr..
DeishIey upon the carpet, to take
last punch at him. Yard Mas.
ter j. r. Smith presided and the
speaker did not feel in the "April
Fool" mood, charging the fsithful
servant with any misgivings, but
plunged immediately into the pur-
port of the occasion. He said
that it was not wholly the pro-
vince in this country for the noted
and the great citizene to have all
the recognition; that behind all
thrones there is the man that made
the throne that behind the great
ness of railroad systems there is
the faithful employee through
whose faithfulness and care the
the systems became great, and
that it is coming to time when
this faithfulness is being recog-
nized more and more. The speak (
er rehearsed that for thirty years,
good and faithful George Deishley |
had inspected cars in the
Hooking Valley Railroad yards
at Logan, and now that he
had retired, the heads of de.
and employees had
taken pleasure in extending TO him
their good fellowship and by
slight token, bear to him their es-
TEEN. The speaker then presented
to Mr. Deishley handsome leath-
or rocker, purchased through the
men by subscription taken up by
Yardmaster Smith and Shop Su-
perintendent w. F. Cremean. The
recipient of the elegant gift could
say nothing scarcely in response,
30 full of emotion was he by this
surprise upon him, and without
my more ceremony the stalwart
'oys just loaded the honored en-
'loyee, chair and ell into a wait
ng carriage and sent him to bis
lome.
These are Indeed happy occasion
nd should be psrpstuatsd among t,