Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28


1t will not be more than a year or
two now before your ambitious son
has risen to be among the best opera
tors and generator men with the ccm.
pany. 1t Is the policy OF practically
all street railway institutions to ad.
vance their own men to the most re
sponsible positions, as each company
has its own peculiar methods Of wiz
ing and operating, and it would take
some time for outsiders, no matter
how capable, to muster these details;
so the superintendent keep careful
watch of their workmen, taking every
pains to assiet them in developing
their competency and promoting them
as rapidly as they show fitness and q
place higher UP opens for them.
As It requires long time for the
majority OF worknen to settle upon
their permanent caliings, 1t follows
that there are frequent designations,
particularly in the lower positions.
This, of course, works to tho advant-
age OF your boy, who has already de-
cided that he is going to stick to his
work Therefore, almost before he
can reasonably expect It, It is quite
likely that he Will be appointed to the
important place OF foreman Of one Of
the smaller substatioDs, at salary CT
500 or so q month. In this position
he is the absolute and direct boss of
all employees at that station and In
responsible directly to the supertn-
tendent for it's maintenance and eff
cheney. He must know more than the
dynamo tenders and switchboard op-
orators, because he has to solve prob
lens that puzzle them, as well as d.
rect the repairing and overhauling o.
machinery, and can call unon the
main Office for such additional help
as he may need.
A year or two at this, perhaps, after
having served at the most important
substations Of the company, he will be
gratifed to learn that he has been
promoted as assistant foreman in the
power station, at s125 month As
assistant he viii be the actual acting
foreman at night or the dullest period
OF the day, In charge Of all workmen
at the station, which may number as
many as 40 or so, and will be In COM
msnd during the absence OF the fore
man.
OF course, after sufficient time has
elapsed for him to get intimately &C
Quainted with all the details OF this
position, he Is the man for the fore
manship as soon as there is vacancy,
and will get the place, at further
advance OF ct least $25 a month. Some
foremen, who have proved their spe-
cial fitness, earn as much as 5000 q
month It will require generally from
six to eight years from the beginning
for a young man to rise to power
house foremanship, though IN special
instances 1t has occurred much soon
or.
In ten to fifteen years from the be-
ginning your boy may get his next
Jump up the ladder OF success and be
made electrical superintendent Of
power house and substaticns at a sal
airy Of $4,000 to $500 annually, when
he will be superior to all foremen, IN
GLIDING the important man in the pow
er house, and will have such wide
range Of activities as to make him
one Of the most important officials in
the company. He may even be re-
CURED to direct the entire motive
power of the system. including the
steam plants, and he superintends the
enlargement, construction and repair
of all stations.
From here on your sons career
rests largely upon his own efforts. He
has reached this SUPPLEMENTARY in
ten to fifteen years from the time he
began as q humble wiper and roust-
about, and is just beginning his prime.
II he wishes to advance still higher,
as he probably will, it is reasonably
certain that he can reach a general
SUPPLEMENTARY or other tieh "a
in time.
Different customs OF administering
the details Of the work herein out
lined obtain with various companies;
but the general features are as given.
Copyright, 1910, by the Associated Lit
crary Press)