The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
AN ABLE EXECUTIVE,
CBy a Railroad Man. }


a man achieves successfully a work of
finance Or otherwise, that he is a Great
ure of circumstance, or a son of Iuclx
You can take the accom- lishments of
men OF state or those engaged in ner-l
camille, agricultural, industrial or rail-
way pursuits, and study their charac-
ter-the fruit of their labor-and YOU
viii find most of them came from
humble parentage, and their name has
been chlsled on the escutcheon of the
history of our government by industry
honesty, perseverance and pluck. And,
as pen these lines, my mind has be-
fore me that of Mr.. E. P. Ripley, pres
ident of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
respected by the officers of the corpo-
ration he represents as we'll as the
10000 employees who are daily, by
the sweat of their brow, vying with
each other in aiding him to perpetuate
and maintain this vast property,
stretching as it does its glistening rails
of steel through ten states of our
union, with varied climates, bringing
communities into closer relation.
making a market for the enormous
tonnage of agricultural, Industrial and
manufacturing products; and at the
same time holding fast, by his indom-
liable energy and honesty, millions of
people in the territory through which
this line traverSeS, in friendly rela-
tionS to the corporate interests en-
trusted to him. Such is the magma
nimity and honesty of this parsonage
who grasped this railway property at
a time when it had just been resur-
rected from the tomb of a receivership,
or bankruptcy. While his mind was
laying plans and administering finan-
cial restorativeS to this seeming in
choate property, he by his ability sur
rounded himself with the most able
railway men of operation and trans
portatiOn until one views with pleas
ure the grandeur of this vast railway
guiding hand that has led 1t out or
the wilderness into the promised land.
Today those who have seen fit to make
investment in its corporate stock and
bonds NV his careful supervision and
management, are permitted by way OF
interest to receive a reasonable return
on the money invested
Such is the monument ne mas erect
ed which is the admiration of every
railway management of our land. But
this is not all. While he has been
rendering such valuable services to the
company, he has constantly kept IN
,oind The welfare of it's employees,
until through his instrumental1ty large
nppropriations have been MADE tor
the erection of Railroad Young men ,
Christian association buildings, EN-
noints along the line, the publication
Of the Employees Magazine. all Tor
elevation of the mind, and the happl-
ness and pleasure Of the enployG .ti
moniaIs to his worth as cltlzeh anu
official. 7 1o We
find he has been doing a hunaI1lCd Ia Ia =,
work in the past an tion Is Of FI the ives
s1imbs and bodies of the employees III
furnishing them an excellent roaupeu'
ties and rails, as well as equlp 80
and installed in all the SHIPS, -,
chinaTv of the latest and improved de-
eign vel guarded-an for the slnsle
nI7rnose and desire of making them aS
safa as the ingenuity of man can u G
1~j.e And while 1 write ne Is u
VIZ lrr,,ro+inp a bureau of safety for the
aSt7cation of the men, that they may
a. their work carefully anu 49,
donoar of accident or INJURY 70 tli en4
selves or others. All TINS IoI ne =, tbe
SeI,n0se of securing competency III N -
pull uIpTyo sired to do the work, as Wen as
men a4on ~ to all in the performance
thereof. x,oone things can be
WhaI what gratitude can the en-
ooho' Ha+,,rn for all these beneIC'ddi
ply e, the part of this worthy man
s11tS am from my own persoilal "
t;o,, led to believe that the ehh
1Iovee fully realizes all tnat naa 800
and is being done 1o[ -o, rl.i care on
will reciprocate py
his part ..,+;+cb in time saves
nine" and no time is more oppoI - ~
70 act in the battle of satety tnan ~
II is a work no employees
P $3.50 80 fool the least backward to ad-
snoo t cause so materially bene-
soia1 70 his interests. If you saw
r,Inavav horse attached to a venlCie
loaded with humanity, you Would Iuan
into the street to stop 1t IN oroer "
save a human life. II you saw IN FRI
Won would do all in your power &c
evtinguish the flames. Just so with
Io,1, careless brother in the field OF
labor. If YOU observe he is not oolhs
his work with care, or does not Pos
sess sufhcient knowledge as to how &c
do it. rush to his assistance-ext1n-
gl1ish the fame of carelessness. by
such cautionary act on your part you
will no doubt not only save mis- lie
but avoid injury to his BODY. IN
all these things exercise CHRISTIAN
fortitude, as a few kind words on ones
mart NAV be the means of saving his
fellows from death and destruction
Tn this battle of safety be in the
forepart of the fight. Show to him
whom you serve that while ne mas
done so much for you through the
channels of your work for your safe
~. and the happiness and comfort of
not only yourself but your. family, you
will bv your own act, as well as the
education of yourself and your CO.
study and exempllfy safety
habits, and endeavor to make tne
Santa Fe Railway company in its
roadway and shops, first not only in
the heart of our president, but in the
hearts of all employees, and the pub
lie at large, and known as the road
of safety"
In the words of the exhorter, now
is the accepted time. Do not allow
to drown in the river of care
lessness, but avoid all acts that bring
about an accident. Plant yourself on
the pinnacle of safety, and there pro-
claim to your fellow in words OF
to do his work with care
When you do this you are in the
nrnmised land and neither YOU nor