Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-10
EMPLOYEES BENEFIT
S. I. & I. co. SETS ASIDE $4,000
FOR LIFE AND ACCIDENT IN
SURANCE AND LIKE BENEFIT
OF EMPLOYEES.

III pursuance VI the pOllCH u tnt
Southwestern Telephone & Telegraph
Company in accepting responsibility for
the sick benefit, pension, life and acci
dent insurance features Of the organiza-
ton.
AS trustees for this fund, a commit
&C of officials has been appointed, and
dating back to January LIST, all cases
coming under the application of the
new Regulations have geceived Atten-
ton. Those acting on this committee are
J. +. Farsworth, chairman; Il. ID. Minis,
G. A. Gates. II. X. Baker and L. w.
Iensen. 4. j. MOscley is the secretary.
Already a medical director has been
selected and DIR. Martin Il. Tabcr Of
Dallas is acting in an advisory capaci
ty for the members Of this board. AS
the medical department is organized,
consulting physicians will be selected
TO serve in each community. These ply
%Sicians will be selected to serve in each
large community. These physicians,
while acting for the company, will sim
ply be recommended TO employees and
i'll give their best attention to cases Of
,lncSa or accident when called upon to
10 50.
Already, and in spite Of the fact that
he scope e the work has not been fully
explained 10 employees Of the Southwes-
tern Company, a number Of cases have
conc to the attention Of the committee
III charge Of the mailing room at Dial
as. contracted a serious illness. He
was granted thirteen weeks absence at
full pay. At the end of this period. if
he is still unable to work, he will be al
lowed thirteen weeks more at half pay.
Meantime, representatives of the com
pany have taken SIPS to secure the adj
mission Of the boy to a proper santa
rum.
In San Antonio, Miss May Marshall.
anopera tor, was run down by an autO
off duty at the time and legally the
company was in no wise responsible.
Under the application of the sick bcne-
fit fund, however, which went into ef
feet January 1st, two weeks after the
accident, she receives full pay for thir-
teen weeks, and if at the end Of that
time she is not sufficiently recovered to
resume her work, she will be entitled to
half pay for thirty-nine weeks more.
Under the rules Of the Company, cy-
cry male employc over 60 years Of age
and every female over 50 years Of age.
who may have given 20 years to the ser
vice; and every male over 80 or female
over 30 years of age, who has given =
years to the service. will be entitled 10
retirement and to a pension. dependcSt
upon the average wage. In no case can
this pension be less than $40 a month.
Tn case of injury by accident while in
the performance Of duty and regardless
of the length Of time Of service, an EN-
ploycisentitledtonfll A AA RIA DARA
ploye is entitled to full pay for 13
weeks, and, pending recovery after this
period, will receive half pay for a time
not exceeding six years. In case Of per-
manent injury, the employe may settle
with the companyi in full.
In case Of sickness, any employee who
has been more than two. and less than
five years in the service of the company.
will receive full pay for four weeks and
q half pay for nine weeks. For those
who have been in the service between
five and ten ears, full pay will be al
lowed during thirteen weeks and half
pay for Is weeks thereafter. For those
who have been in the employ of the
company ten years or more. full salary
will be allowed for IL weeks and half
pay for 80 weeks. These provisions also
apply to those who have been injured
while not in the performance of their
regular duties.
In ease of those killed by accident by
accident while in the performance of
their duty, the beneficiaries will receive
a sum equal to three years pay, but not
to exceed 5000. III the event Of death
by sickness or by accident not in per
Torrance Of duty Of any employe who
has been more than five. or less than
ten years in the service Of the
the beneficiary Of any such emplovt
will receive an amount equal to siS
months average wage. For those who
have been more than ters9ears in serv