The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-10
RAILROAD MEN
/ GIVEN MEDALS
Fift.Seven Employees of the
Oregon Short Line Are
Made Happy.
GOLD AND SILVER
REWARDS OF MERIT
Result of Recent Inspection
Trip by officials Is Given
the Public.

Fifty-se7eu employees OF the Oregon
short Line. to say nothing of their
hundreds of friends. will be happy to-
day when they read this, the official
announcement. Of the winners of gold
and silver medals as q result of the
Inspection trip made BIZ officers of the
road during the second and third
week Of November last. detailed nc.
count Of which was published in The
I, Tribune of last Monday But when
|tbe prize winners learn Of the reward
of merit given to them there will be
hundreds of employees of the road
will make little resolve that next
wear they will win one of these medals.
That thew are striving TO win these re-
wards. these badges of gold and silver.
sis evident from the fact that the re;
ports this year show an average i'm.
provemeDt Of about 2H per cent over
little over a. per cent last year,
this is going some.
As explained in The Tribune of Mon
. day last. the marking is done with
out favoritism or bias; the system is
so arranged that no person can win a
medal unless be or she is entitled TO
. il. In other words. the company
recognizes nothing but "the goods that
( are in evidence This is what max es
every man or woman proud when they
win ore of these medals. and why
They strive SO hard for them, as il is
e badge of honor. one that would secure
Them position on any other rallroa d
i'm the country.
Uncle john Winner.
In connection with the awards of
this year. which were officially an
nounced from the headquarters OF the
tcompanv late Friday night, there is
an interesting story or two. John
McEntec. roadmaster Of the Salt Lake
division Of ths Utah district, who
this year WINS a gold medal. won a
last year, when the big badge of
honor was awarded to Tim Donovan.
roadma ster of the Nampa district of
the Idaho division. McEntce bad won
so many medals as good railroad
man that on the trip year ago he
asked some Of the inspection party
what he would have TO do if he
- will have TO have special vest
made to carry my medals,' said he.
That year the awarding committee
e'did not see 6t 10 give the first prize
10 ''uncIe John as the section men
affectionately call him, but the boys
who bad been on the ms pection trip
fixed II up all right. Several of them
met in Ogden, and they went 10 q local
tailor and ordered vest that would
give any man case OF snakes. then
they went 10 The timers the boiler
makers and other employees of the
railroad at the Junction City for
medals, some of which were riveted
on the vest and the others pinned on
II was the most elaborate Joke media
vest that was over presented 10 man
Tin the west. if not in the world. Mr.
MeEntee accepted the vest in the spirit
that it was presented, but just TO show
the other fellows how he could
"eome back - he wins the gold medal
this year with a percentage Of little
over per cent over what it was won
By last year, and nearly per cent
over what he had won it bv before.
Wins Silver Medal
n There was only difference OF
Three one -hundrcdths of per cent he.
tween the man who won the gold medal
for best section on all divisions and
the man who won the first silver