Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-27
Western Union Management
Adopts New Policy With Re-
gard to Its Mercuries.
STARTS EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Nill surround Them Will, Wholesome
Influences and Plan for Their
Future Welfare.

Tho Western Union Telegraph COM
many under the reorganization Is LAX
in,- a humane interest in it's messcn-
ger boys Under some former ndin'h-
jstrations the morale Of the messenger
service WAS not considered OF any spt-
rial Importance, as long as the WORK
VAS done as well as might be expect
ed. Messenger boys OF tender years
were sent without hesitation to p';tces
OF i'll repute. the effect of such iotui-
tiles and surroundings being sometiins
That the officials OF the company dld not
appear to concern themselves nuch
about although. Of course they uepie
Gated the necessity" which brought
the boys under such influences.
The new general management IS not
thus minded and the morale of service
environment Is being considered SER
ously at meetings held at division head
quarters by officials and sub-otilciais
in conference. Such Il meeting was
held recently at Denver. which was AZ.
tended by Commercial Superintendent
T. G. Life of this city. and NUMBER
of ether officials attached TO this terri
tory. Mr.. Life seemed to have very
clear iden OF hoy treatment, ana now
to get the best results out Of MN. as
swell as how to cast around MN me
shelter best calculated to shield him
from moral harm, Mr. Life stated ms
views before the conference. he 1cld
that the messenger boy is the BEGINNING
and end of the telegraph scrSicc--that
Is, he carries the message to the office
for transmission. and carries the trans
lntted message at the other end TO the
cousignee Therefore, lie is really the
most important factor in the sending of
messages, for with that messenger boy,
the company's efficiency rises or rails.
MIR. L1FE'S PLANS.
TO really improve and increase the
cOmpany's efficiency In service, the re-
liability and responsibility Of the mes
scnser boy must be CONSIDERED Us o.
paramount Importance. Mr.. Life held,
In the first place that no messenger boy
under q should be sent to II place or
i'll repute When calls come from such
quarters, mature men should be sent. In
the next place. Il reading room well
supplied With wholesome current peri
odicals, and equipped with nice furni-
ture should be provided for the boys;
capable Instructor ought TO be supplied
to teach the boys how to telegraph, ana
K give instruction in other lines OF The
telegraph business calculated to IN
spire them With II desire and ambition
to rise in the business to positions OF
value and Importance: forbid cigarette
smoking and drinking. watch and
guard the boys along moral lines, and,
use every cxertion, in inducing them to
lead useful and industrious lives as
most likely to make them a benefit TO
the community, as well rs to them-
selves. Mr.. Life held that in doing this.
the best interests of the company
would be advanced for by so much the
more, the reliability of the service
would be Increased, and the company
give better satisfaction.
Mr.. Life stated today that he pro-
poses to carry out these policies right
here in Salt Lake and Il special feature
Just being introduced In the carrying
out Of these ideas Is the Christmas
dinner given to tho messenger boys
this noon at tho Wilson hotel. Some
30 boys were entertained at dinner by
Supt. Life ana his assistants, long
table being set, regular banquet
fashion, In the private dining room,
of tho, hotel, and each boy treated
as The companies guest The menu
was n most excellent one. tho central
figure. OF course being. tho ever pres
ont turkey. The table service was the
same as Is given for 'grownips, ana
tho youthful fcastcrs were treated
with every consideration. The BOYS
we're given all they could cat with the
compliments .uf tho company anu the
opportunity was improved BY the
SUPERINTENDENT to give them PAN
common sense talk showing tnn'
the management lad their nest IN
,crcsts in view. aud with this ms I;
basis OF operations, everything wpni'
lie done to help them get started II
life. ana get started right. The ho%'
we're delighted with the kindly treat.
ment accorded them.
S,pt Life stated to n News reporter
that as soon as the new Salt LAKE
hcaduuarters had been chosen. specia
apartments would be set OFF for
tlpc reading room for the boys, aus
rooms for teaching tcieGrnphF, p,ni.
t,onstruction the ethics OF operating
and business administration, exc