Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-11

lodging, all Of which are supplied at
cost.
Recently the Southern Pacific built
eleven club houses costing from SiO,-
000 to $3A, 600 each. Every one or
these is in charge OF a secretary and
is constructed for the holding Of
dances, lectures and entertainments.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad maintains 20 clubs for its
employees, and entertainments are Civ
en- once a week IN the isolated places
these entertainments are open TO the
townspeople as well MS 20 the railroad
| men.
The pension systems which have
been established Lax these companies,
and the relief funds which they man
age. have been Of inestimable benefit
to the employees, The pension plan
has been extended SO FAR that nov 40
per cent Of all railroad employees IN the
| United States are IN line for a steady
income when they are retired ON the
| Baltimore and Ohio. for example. $50.
employees are carried on the pension
ron today, and the contributions by.
| the company TO the fund have already
run up to ~$1.250.O00.
Railroad men have been encourage
ed to form relief associations 90 care
for sick M injured members and to
relieve widows and orphans, The
companies contribute heavily 70 the
relief funds. furnishing offices. sta
%tionary and clerical forces. The Bal
timore and Ohio started OFF its relief
association with a gift Of 100000.
and has since borne all expenses OF
| nsfrDiaIrf affB4t VHlr DhttHIalRhia
and Reading contributed "A like sum
Tor the relief OF It's employees, and has
given annually 5 per cent of the
amount contributed by the members
OF the tundi IN this case also the
company beUFs the expenses of man
agement.
The announcement OF thrltt among
their men is part of the policy OF the
modern railroad The company Noluh-
teers to take care OF the savings OF us
employees, and guarantees, say : per
cent interest. If the deposits earn
more than 4 per cent, OF course, the
employees get me benefit OF the eN-
cess. Savings deposits entrusted TO
n large railroad aggregate $f'eoV
600. Since the system was inaugural
ed. loans 70 employees, for the build
ing Of houses have aggregated w.
coo, 000.
In 1888 to 1907 employees savings
taken care Of by the Pennsylvania
railroad amounted TO more than sli'-
100000. The interest on the savings
came to q total OF $l'225,oo0s
The e~ducatlonal work OF the ram
roads has grown until every large
company is practically a technical
college. Apprentice systems nave
been adopted. The company gets men
MS young as 1t can. and trains them
thoroughly to be competent railroad
workers. often the men who have
been working FOR one road, for several
years. apprentice their sons SO that
the youths may be well trained 4
serve the same road.
on one large western system boys
are indentured at l6 years OF age for
four years. While they are under IN
structors they receive liberal wages
AT least four hours a week they spend
in school studying problems connect
ed with daily work. In addition, the
company provides night schools at
which the apprentices may improve
their general education. bonuses are
paid to apprentices who do exception
ally good work.
This company does not confine II
self TO teaching trades To the youht
men. 1t seeks TO exercise some con
troll over the habits while off duty
fixing q standard for their conduct
Cigarette smokers, for example, can
not be apprentices.
When q boy has finished his ap-
premiership he has an opportunity to
take a regular job. Eighty per cent
Of the boys stay with the COMPANY
after their time is up, and one-han OF
the others return within a year
One Of the eastern roads, which has
an elaborate apprentice system, has
contributed $SbO,00O TO the high
school in the town where its princi-
pal shops are located. This company
IT'S particular nus n ~