The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-12
MULAT MAnHAS
HARD PROBLEM
RAILROAD OFFICIALS CALL ON
TOUR OF INsPEcTloN-sTA
HAS TO BE KEPT CLEAN.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

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Mulat, oct. 11-Superintendent Z.
o. Saltmarsh, o, A. Gonzalez, train
master; Monroe Campbell, train dis
patcher; NJ. E Bats, road master; L.
Bush, supervisor; w. 7. Duncan, chief
construction, i. & n. railway officials,
stopped off at Mulat last Tuesday on
their tour of inspection John Howell,
the agent, who always keeps up with
his work upon that occasion had ev
erything in apple pie order He had
just cleaned and deodorized the cuspi-
doris and disinfected the waiting rooms.
when the above named party arrived.
John was complimented upon the
cleanliness and neatness of the station,
and the tidiness of everything gener-
ally.
However, this eulogy. fiattering at it
was. didn't satisfy John John wanted
something more substantial, so he said,
Il want to tell you that cleaning of
spittoons and disinfecting things
around here is a mighty filthy bust
ness, Mr.. Saltmarsh."
Yes said that gentleman. but it
has to be done"
But said John. I'm not getting
any pay for it. Until awhile hack this
spittoon cleaning was no part Of my
work as ticket agent and freight agent.
It seems tough to put this low work
on me-
It's pretty tough, that's a fact said
the superintendent. But the late law
imperatively demands the manage
ment sees that these things are done.
AS an official of the road it is incun-
bent upon me to see that the demands
of the law relative to this matter are
complied with So you see how it is,
Howell
YES" said John, 81 see how it is,
and also see a defect in the law which
fails to give me any remuneration for
the work
After the officials left on that day,
Howell told The Journal man what had
transpired during the inspection and
said, Blamed if l understand 1t. [
believe Mr.. Saltmarsh wants me treat
ed right, and as he says the commits
/ sion states this filthy spittoon cleanin
| and dsinfecting must be done and
! therefore it has 10 be done, but poor
John gets no pay for it."
| Yes" said The Journal man. John
YOU are the goat with a capital G. See
| here-FIl tell You what predicament
YOU appear TO be in. The railroad
! commission says that in the interest
of the health of the travelling public
| this sanitary work must he done at
| the stations, and of course states that
| a fine will be inflicted for non compli-
ance. The company sends this COM
| mission mandate out to YOU. Now the
commission is not going TO remunerate
You, upon the grounds that you are
not in it's employ: and the company
| will not compensate YOU upon the
grounds that this service Is not it's
! demands upon you, but a law Of the
| commission"
| YES said he. ITS dickens OF
problem. but I'm the goat all the
| same
| You certainly are" said The Jour
nal man; you appear to be in the
category of Barnum's woodcutter.
/ P. T. Barnum, the great Snowman,
| when a young man, kept One-horse
| store in a Connecticut town, and upon
! one occasion was sitting on his store
| gallery talking to neighbor Brown,
| whom they saw a wood cutter APP
| proaCh Barnum who was an inVeter-
ate Joker. told Brown that they could
have some sport out of the woodCutter
by betting on his ability TO cut up a
pile of wood, lying in the yard before