Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-02
GEORGIA RAILROAD.


MR.. JAMES MURDOCH, ~ i'l-'
Vice President, B. R. T.,
Dear Sir: '' q
Mr., Scott, General Manager, has re-
terred to me, for handling, the matter of
your request for reinstatement of Mr. A
M; "a Morgan and payment of his lost time.
into the details of this case at a con-
Terence Terence with you and committee Of
Irainmen representing Mr.. Morgan That
mere may be no misunderstanding | give
peloW the facts as shown by the records
IN my office, which were furnished me
by Mr.. Morgan himself
MT Morgan was employed as a flag
man, and ran occasional trips as con-
ductor. In March, 1912, he attended court
at Decatur, DeKalb county. as a Wit
ness mes . for the Georgia Railroad; Under
be paid his lost time and reimbursed The
amount of his actual expenses. Mr. Nor
gan put In a ticket for his lost time
ana ana expenses The expense account was
Georgia railroad had been oYercharged
The trainmaster returned the statement
70 =, Mr: Morgan, pointing out one error.
Morg aEeSFes and b was s9Preeted BY him
me trainmaster returned all the papers to
nm second time, calling his attention
o go seGop h1 9PyIerchSrge This was also
third, fourth and fifth times it was nee
essary for the trainmaster to return the
papers to Mr.. Morgan to secure the cor
was disappointed and grieved to learn
that so many errors had been made BY
Mr., Morgan in SO small and simple an
and reduced BY him to 1913. V'' ~
As stated to you and the committee.
"hlIe the amount involved is small the
act Itself Is significant of Characters
tics that ia are not compatible with the very
Tf n I l.,
nan ma In other words, it indicates that
Mr. Morgan Is either inexcusably care
less, possessed of memory which is de-
est. Certainly we can not retain fi 'i in our
traln service those who are careless, or
whose memories are treacherous, or who
are dlshonest Either cause is sufficient
service. F f'
This case has been subject of CORE
spondence between the committee, Mr..
past, and in ali the correspondenoe the
committee has referred to his offense as
mistake, yet in our conferences on
stated that Mr.. Morgan's dismissal was
que 70 his being committeeman. The
fallacy of this allegation can be easily
demonstrated by interrogating the past
and present members of committees, with
whom have had conferences for the past
nineteen years, and who are still in the
service of the Georgia Railroad. and con,
their employer and fellow citizens. Ask
them II they have been Disseminated
against or received unfair treatment from
me.
:, The facts upon which Mr.. Morgan was
dismissed are admitted by him and these
admissions are of record of his own max
ing on file in my office, therefore, as !
stated In another, case, the, Justice OF be
alone and not obscured by any allega'
lions extraneous to those facts; especially
when such allegations are, 81 now dis
tinctly declare them to be, wholly without
foundation.
1t is needless to say that it is dis
agreeable for me to put into writing these
facts, but, as you propose ito place
the entire situation before the men on
our line, 1 feel that. in justice TO them,
to the Georgia Railroad and to myself.
they should be fully informed OF. the
truly,
(Signed) w. S. BRAND,
Superintendent
Augusta, Ga, Sept. 26, 1919.
MR. w. S. BRAND, Supt.,
Georgia Railroad,
Augusta, Ga.
Herewith acknowledge receipt Of your
letter of even date in further reference
to Mr.. A. M. MOrgan'S case, and | note
that the general manager has referred II
to you for handling.
All that you have stated in your let
ter has been carefully noted and given
the consideration which 1t deserves.
1 note that YOU have sent copy Of the
letter to Mr.. p. H. Paschal and 10 Nj
.. N Jones You evidently overlooked
however, sending a copy to the chairman
Of the Trainmen's General committee on
the Georgia Railroad, Mr.. Z. ]. Hicks.
Prior to the receipt of your letter al
LES p. M, today. all of the facts in con
nection with the cases of Mr.. Pascha
and Mr.. Morgan had been prepared in the
proper form to be printed and submitted
to the men on your line.
AS soon as the joint committees of the
Conductors and Trainmen's organization
have secured the vote of the men en-
ployed in train and yard service on the
Georgia Railroad, you will be advised Of
the result, and l might add that the
vote will be secured as PROMPTLY as pos
sible on account of the fact that al
ready too much time has been taken
In the opinion OF the committee. TO con
slider these matters. / remain very trui'
yours.
(Signed) JAMES MURDOCH,
Vice President B. OF r. I
(Advt)