Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
S MEN THANK
Pres. MCARTER
FOR PENSION PLAN
Delegation of Motormen and
Conductors Presents Corpora
ton Head with Resolutions.

A delegation of motormen and con-
dEctors from the West Hoboken and
West New York c~ar-barns of the Pub
lie Service Railway Company waited
on President Thomas N. McCarter in
the company's Newark office yesterday
and presented him with a handsomely
| engrossed set of resolutions expressing
the mems appreciation of the sick and
death benefit and pension plan put into
effect recently.
The resolutions were adopted at a
joint meeting of the West New York
and West Hoboken Social clubs several
nights ago. They were inscribed In an
album bound in seal leather.
The trolleymen were accompanied to
the presidents office by General Man
ager r. e. Danforth, superintendent
OF Transportation N. w. Bolen, d.
vision Superintendent Elmer Williams
and Supervisor A. P. Mccullough.
They met Mr.. McCarter in the di-
rectors' room and. after formal intro
auctions, John Weiss, as spokesman.
read the resolutions. They conveyed
the thanks of the men for the interest
displayed by the president n di-
rectors in the welfare of the employees
ttild DtC06V0 NOyoA 6dRP0A ny ~ A6hNSA
in return.
President McCarter's Response.
Replying to the men, Mr.. McCarter
said it was particularly gratifying to
have a delegation come on such a mis-
sion and that their action was much
appreciated.
I'VE are honestly trying" the pres
ident said, ito solve the problems
which confront large corporations.
especially the problems Of capital and
labor, and to establish satisfactory
reciprocal relations between employers
and employees. We are always ready
to give q hearing to matters which re-
late to the happiness of the men, and
/ am inclined more and more to the
view that a large corporation yves
something to its men besides their
daily wage. We are trying to do for
our men all that the resources of the
company win permit. We are helping
to take care of you when you are sick.
We provide a pension for your old
age, because you give the best years
of your life to the company, and, in a
small way, we provide for those who
are left after you die. The plan that
has been put into effect was carefully
studied and is the most comprehensive
we could devise 1t is one Of the most
comprehensive adopted by any COM
pany, and I believe ours is the only
company which has such a compre-
hensive plan wl.Aout asking for the
financial cooperation of the employees.
With US everything Is paid by the COR
poration.
Only o Part Of welfare Plan.
This is only part and parcel OF the
general-welfare plan. You have your
club-rooms, and we are trying to make
| your working conditions as pleasant
as possible. We want to develop an
esprit de corps which will rebound to
our own as we'll as to the company's
benefit. For 1 am working for the
company as we'll as you. although our
duties are along different lines. We
want you to know that we appreciate
the spirit you show. and o will
always find your superior officers
ready to talk matters over with you.
We want to make this corporation one
In which the true feeling of brother
hood will prevail. / thank you again
for these resolutions and will show
tACAA1 ~ OAA CACN0hifO oAAN
our board of directors when they
meet"
Mr.. McCarter introduced Second
Vice-Presioent John ]. Burleigh as the
chairman of the welfare committee
having the pension and benefit plan in
charge. Mr.. Burleigh told the men
that. under the presidents direction,
the fund was being administered in a
friendly, sympathetic spirit, with the
employee given the benefit of every
doubt. He expressed appreciation OF
the attitude taken by the men.
Mr.. Danforth also spoke briefly. con-
graduating the e and referring to
the high character of the Hudson di-
vision employees. Then, with the ex-
ecutive officers named and First Vic
President George j. Roberts. the COM
mittea was photographed in a group.