The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-31
RAILROAD NEWS.
Over Fifty Employees Retired
From Service ON Rock Island.
Have Been Granted Comfortable
and Liberal Pensions.
ONE TOPEKA MAN IN.
j. C. Cooper, Assistant Real Es-
tate and Tax Agent, RetireS.
Other Items Of General Interest
in Railroad World.

TO date about so employees of the
Rock Island lines have been retired
from service on a pension under the
rules which were given out not long
ago list of all employees who have
been granted pension by the pension
| board, at its various meetings up to
| and including February 26 is printed
below.
In addition to the pensions already
passed as indicated in the list there
are 40 applications pending which have
heen under investigation. These appli-
cations viii be acted upon by the pen
sion board shortly.
The persion plan has met with a
hearty reception at the hands of Rock
Island employees. the rules allowing all
those who have been retired on ac-
count of having reached the age limit
of 70 years, to engage in any other
occupation they desire and at the
same time receive their monthly PEN
sion payments.
The attitude of those receiving the
benefits of the pension fund is proba-
bly, best expressed by Engineer Chas.
II. Davis of Rock Island, Ill, who is
enc of the best known engineers on the
road, in a letter to w. B. Ross, secre-
tary of the pension board. Mr.. Davis
seys:
Rock Island ILL.,. March g. 1910.
Mr.. w. B. Ross. Secretary Pension
Board, c. r. I. & P. R. R.
Dear Sir:-Your letter of March 2,
advising me of the recognition of my
application for a pension from the
pension board of the Rock Island rail-
road by whom 1 have been employed
COR the past % years. was duly receiv-
ed By me, for which. through you,
wish to express my gratitude to all
erously. Here's hoping that they as
well as yourself may see the old Rock
Island ever prosper as heretofore, is
the wish of an old engineer.
Yours truly.
(Signed) &C. H. DAVIS"
In the list it is interesting to note
the ages of the pensioners, their many
sc ars of service, and the amount of
money given by the railroad company.
A close study of these pensions will
reveal a life's story-the life long ser
wee of scores of men who have de-
voted their time and usefulness to the
good of the Rock Island.
1t is always customary for railroads
to havf, a certain number of positions
for their old employees. 1t will be no
tlced that there are an unusually large
rErnber of crossing hagmen in the list
below. A crossing f1agfnan is the last
resort of the old railroad veteran who |
still has the railroad bug and VINO |
can't stay away from the tracks. The |
highest on the list is II. F. Royce, for |
raerIy a general superintendent, who |
receives 500. AID engin eer is second.
There is one man in the list from |
Topeka-James Campbell Cooper, who |
has the position of assistant real es-
tate and tax agent. Mr.. Cooper is |
very we'll known in local railroad cir !
Giles and has served the Rock Island |
ir this western country in many ca
pacities He is a faithful and valuable |
man and although IS years of age ne is
full of the spirit of the Rock Island
and insists that he would like to pro-
long his % years of service for this
one road
The list follows: