Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-07
BONUS ON TIME IS
LATEST PLAN Of
SANTA FE
TO MAKE PUNCTUALITY
OBJECT TO EMPLOYEES
Officials of Railroad Giving
Weston a Boost Officials
Watch Monster MaIIett on.
Test Trip.

In addition to It's famous bonus sys-
tenn for the extra payment of employ
cs for efficiency in their work the
Santa Re is preparing for the extern
sion Of the system, a new time bonus
schedule, This bonus WIN give to the
employees SO much time for punctual-
ity instead of money for work-the
result Of the old system.
To keep tab on the employees rs
they report FOR duty morning and
noon, to start work Of all kinds right
ON the minute, to encourage punctual-
ity among the men and to grant as a
reward for these virtues q certain
amount OF vacation time in payment
is the proposed annex to the money
bonus system now In use on the Santa
Fc.
This new feature of the bonus work
came to the headquarters OF the bonus
work on the Santa Fe through the
suggestion or rather the example Of
X. Emerson. assistant to the general
manager Of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road.
THE Lehigh railroad does not allow
The bonus work on their system. Mr..
Emerson Is the real father Of the
bonus YORK in this country and in or
der to establish some sort OF a bonus
IAfttAi1 III ilin VII Ntt alAAAS Ait
established a time system-a bonus
that would give a man time for time
spent ana still would not mean a
matter Of dollars and cents 90 the rail-
road company.
Under the new system proposed for
the Santa Fe it is possible for a man
to earn a miniature vacation every
month by being punctual in reporting
for duty and i'll taking up his work
at the office in the morning and moons
as soon as the scheduled time is made
out.
For instance, if an employee comes
on duty on time-not a minute behind
time-every morning and every noon
for a week he is granted at the end
hours of leisure. In other words, his
time at the end of the week is cut
off and he is free, however, IL he
wishes TO remain out the full time IL
is considered over time II all to his
favor.
If a man wishes to stay in the Of
flee Saturday afternoons in case the
rest of the force arc released, he is to
keep time of all work and time spent,
ald when the bonus time is figured
out all of this time will be granted
him as vacation. The whole idea is to
reward the employees for their diligent
and faithful work-by giving them
time instead of money.
II is thought by the officials that
this new system of bonus will be the
only solution OF the great problem of
granting bonus to the office forces
the system. To make it worth
while for a man to report for duty on
time every day and to get busy with
his work as soon as the whistle
blows" is one of the big questions of
the head of every clerical office Oh
the Santa Ie as well as any railroad
today. To create a bonus that VIII
a man for his work Will solve
the problem. It is thought.
Not only would a clerk receive bo-
nus time for reporting for work on
time every day. but when ne came
late his time would be deducted. In
this way a man would not be spas
in his reports, but would be
day after day-tho penalty
would guarantee this.
The bonus system on the Santa Fe
is now In the shops, some of the me
chanicai departments, with the mas
mechanics and the car account
office in Topeka. Bonus is also
given in a few of the other depart
mcnts. including the track work on
The divisions. II is but Il question of
time until the bonus will be scattered
al through the shops. offices and
operating forces. Right now the Off
,ials are planning TO put the train
masters ON a bonus work