Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-28


BiG nrsTxEs iEtKSrNC now
The fei'cwIne y from the official
presses nesAt Il ne sealhefa racihe
faa oa ihsse oays Is ire bus.
sn aHe bo n ihs whole UnRed
s,atss nst srepins lhe president
tneuot
lt - an inserellns commentary on
present condnione Five years ago
ar inaaisy Tor information abou, any
Rins s. business on the Southern
Ts.sis sziiraaa Huuia have been
met win dash-ne.dashed response.
Toa We Gre handed the dope in
tho hpfhins maE.
1rpb this nation b progressing to
bead nc band. the last southern
paesfie auneiin il ono OK me few
cmoNailns from that source worth
prlqlip Il actually tells about
somtinlng useful Il sayn In part:
'sepen Young men nom the ranks
81 fhiiRy employees o. the southern
Pacific have recently been awarded
sohqlafshfbs Is sho school Of prae-
iicsl laiirnading which that company
rnainiaina. accosding 10 en- announce
menl made d the general ofnccs to-
aa4, Ihey arc A. g Posey. a lease
eiark; John A. ssarbuck, freight
clufk; warren Fucker. a station bag
enteaaah; j. 8. sullivan. assistant
chief clerk On the Tucson division;
r a. warraek. file clerk; ". a.
whitney dsaushtsman. and f. r.
Yoakum q yard clerk Five Of the
egYtn are college graduates.
THE southern paeiflc's school Of
raiisoadine under Norman collyor. Il
unique asncng educational institu-
tiana Oficers Of the Nompnny con
dprt The course and the students are
scaxfered from Portland 10 IN Paso.
Thero ave no paid instructors and no
tnf-aa Tees me Hosenss arr under
aalas Npre bet company employees
are eligible and no married men are
appointed. IN which respect there IL
resemblance to me schools AZ An
uapols and West Point The stu
dents are between the ages Of 81 and
81. and are chosen Cor grit. amoi-
tion, Intelligence and efficiency that
thug have shown IN their previous
work.
The Southern Pacific course COW
era period Of forty-two mohths. APP
proximNtoly that Of college curricu-
hum. The beginner starts az a medl-
am sized station. where he serves six
months a. varehouseman. baggage
man and clerk. performing the actnai
work as any other employe He ~
than transferred TO another division
- Spend three months - track
work. After he has learned 10 handle
a spike mHul ana raise low joints be
IS moved 20 the Flood buldins and
puts IN three months with the super
intcndcnt Of transportation. Next
come Three months In the shops.
then are same period IN train aery
Zee; then throe months in fhe acs
eoautins department and finally
three months in the tsriff bureau 81
me traffic department, making lwol
years in an
~ De has met the rigid require
ments ~ the course. the student iai
nov ready to choose Whistler he win
follow the Operating tho traffic. or
the accounting bremen of the railroad
business IN whichever line he
elects ne IL given special opportunity
Tor experience ana advancement"
Vow wouldn't the above cause tho
aFefage American 10 stop and think
Here Is the southern Pacific raii- I
way corporation capitalized for so
much that since be chief promoter
died, ihe halauee OF tho gentlemen
cunneetcd herewith have been
drowned. u D. possessed OF So much |
money that its manascrs haven't dime
- pure base rolling stock
This munIncont distributor OF gem
cfously managed philanthropy hands
out sehoiarshipa 10 seven young men
who are 20 be- eduoatod m the ran-
road businenu
For plain. uneNampied. broodcloth
generosity, the southern Pacific rail-
road ~ certainly There With the
aopas
lnLOATION IOR LIEE.