The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-06-17

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"A Public Service Corp oretion Whose
Transit Facilities Deserve All
Praises.
Considered Tor public service
standpoint 1t would require q master
handto give theDuluth Street Rail-
way company that measure Of justice
which Is justly its due. No corpora
ton anywhere has more faithfully or
more satisfactory performed it's duty
to the public than has the Duluth
Street Railway company.
The efforts Of the company have
always been directed along the line
best calculated to serve the general
public. An intelligent and broad con-
ception of the city's need always ac-
tuated the company's endeavor and as
a consequence improvements and
extensions have invariably been
abreast of local demands.
They have recently perfected im-
provements Of transportation facilities
on the Incline railway that reflect
great credit upon their good Judgment
and public spirit. New cars have
been installed in which it is a pleasure
to ride and the improvements at the
waiting stations at either end Of the
line are. such as would be creditable
to the most pretentious traction COM
pany of the greatest Metropolitan
centers of the nation. There are too
placed at every alternate street ira
versed by the Incline railway neat,
clean and comfortable waiting sat
tons. Many are the kindly words of
appreciation uttered by an apprecia-
excellent service rendered by. the. Du-
luth Street Railway company.
The services rendered by the COM
pany to our people has always kept
pace with the growth and, develop
ment of the city and It, is but just to
state for it is the concensus Of opin-
ion among all visitors to Duluth as
we'll as with aur own citizens that
the service accorded to our people is
only equalled in a very few cities and
is nowhere excelled. :
The entire career Of this company
has been marked by ability, enter
prise and liberality, and by a con-
slant endeavor. to give the people of
Duluth the very best possible service.
With respect to the company's treat
ment of labor fairness compelled us
to state that while a spirit of prud-
ence and conservatism obtained with
the management, the employees were
invariably treated with justice and H.
berality. Employee themselves are
the best judges of the kind of treat
ment accorded them and in every in
stance they speak with great. kind
ness and consideration with which
they are treated by their employers
the Duluth Street Railway company.
The company issues universal trans
five cents. While five cents today
will not purchase as much as It did
20 years ago In anyother commodity,
1t certainly goes a. good deal farther
on the cars of the Duluth Street
Railway: company than 1t formerly did
when a., greater length of. ride and
increased comfort are exposed. in or
: der to see the track ahead. and any
one accustomed to the winter
weather inDuluth when the mercury
is down around thirty below zero can
readily realize what they. suffered
The conductor also had to stand on
an open platform, but he did not
suffer as much as he was protected
by the car, and his duties required
him to be inside the car part of the
time. 49, -. <
Today motormen and conductors
earn much better wages by working
nine, ten hours a day than they did
working twelve or more In the olden
days and besides they are provided
with every modern device for COM
fort. The front vestibule of the cars
are not only enclosed, in glass but
they are heated just as warm as the
interior Of the car, and the motorman
now works in the most Indictment
weather with as much comfort as If
he were standing In his own parlor
Tho officials Of the Duluth Street
Railway company at the present time
are as follows: ~ !:
c: c.. Goodrich, president, Mpls,
Mimi, 8. L. Reichart, secretary and
treasurer, Duluth, Mimi, Thos. s..
Wood; attorney, Duluth, Mimi, w.
r. Foley, attorney, Superior, Wis.
Herbert Warren, general manager,
Duluth, Mimi, D. C. Moore, superin-
tendent, Duluth division. Duluth.
Mimi, A. Williams, superintendent,
Superior division, Superior, Wis.
John Carson, chief engineer, Duluth,
Mimi, r. J. Crawford, master. me-
chanic. Duluth, Mimi, Thos. A. Arm
strong, roadmaster, Duluth, Mimi.
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