Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-01
GEORGIA RAILROAD.

MD Augusta; Ca, September 26. 1912
Vice President. B. R. T.,
Albion Hotel, Augusta Georgia
Dear Sir:
Mr.. Scott. General Manager, has re-
ferred to me, for handling the matter of
your request for reinstatement of Mr.. A.
M. Morgan and payment of his lost time
On the Gath instant [ went somewhat
into the details of this case at a con
ference Tli with you and a committee OF
mere may be no misunderstanding, give
below the facts as shown by the records
IN my office, which were furnished me
oy MIR. Morgan himself.
MIR. Morgan was employed as flag
man, and ran occasional trips as a con
ductor. In March, 1912. he attended court
al Decatur c Dekalh county, as a wit
our agreement with Trainmen, he Should
be paid his lost time and reimbursed this
amount an OF his actual expenses. Mr.. Nor
ana expenses. The expense account was
round TO be Incorrectly made, in that the
Georgia ne Railroad had been overcharged,
Ihe tralnmaster returned the Statement
to Mr.. Morgan, pointing out one error
Ihis overcharge was corrected BY hin
~ Morgan and the statement returned
Inc Inc tralnmaster returned all the papers 10
to second overcharge This was also
corrected by him (Morgan); and for the
Ihlrd, fourth and fifth times it was nee
papers TO MIR. Morgan to secure the cor
rectlon of a third error, an overcharge
was disappointed and grieved to Iearr
mat so many errors had been made by
Mr., Morgan in so small and simple an
account amounting to, originally, only IS
and reduced by him to $525.
As stated to you and the committee.
while the amount involved IS small. the
act Itself IS significant of characters
Tics that are not compatible with the very
responsible duties of railroad train
man In other words. it indicates tina
Mr.. Morgan is either inexcusably care
less, possessed of a memory which is de-
plorabIy faulty, or that he was dishon-
est. Certainly we can not retain i'm our
train service those who are careless. or
whose memories are treacherous, or who
are dishonest Either cause is sufficient
TO and should eliminate him from our
This case has been a subject of CORE
spondence between the committee, Mr..
/ scout and myself for a month or more
committee has referred to his offense a
a mistake, yet in our conferences on
the 24th instant, it was for the first time
stated that Mr. Morgan's dismissal wa
due to his being q committeeman The
talacY of this allegation can be easily
demonstrated by interrogating the past
and present mem ers of committees. witt
whom have had conferences for the past
nineteen years. and who are still in the
service, of the Georgia Railroad, and con
tnue to enjoy the full confidence Of
their employer and fellow-citizens ASK
them If 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 his
dismissal should be tested by those facts
alone and not Obscured by any aIlega
tlons eNtraneous to those facts: especially
when such allegations are, a 81 now dis
hnN To Hn nDIl nit