The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-18
Porters May "Roll Dem Bones
in Corner of Car Without In
fringing Orders, 1t Seems
COMPANY'S NEW SYSTEM
DISCIPLINE BY RECORD
Convenience and Health of Pas
sengers Considered-Tip- TAX
ing Varied

When the DOCK reviewer received
the neat little brochure Instructions
for Employees on Cars Of the Pull
man Company" he lost no time In
secFmg the chapter dealing with
"tips." that great feature OF the sleep
ing car industry. The chapter turned
out to be single brief paragraph
under the classification of "Gratui-
ties" II was terse paragraph and
as follows:
Employees are prohibited from
soliciting any compensation from pas
sengers for services rendered"
There went the whole plot OF this
latest Pullman literary production and
as q novel II was voted failure on
the spot. 1t will never be q best
seller" and will never be included on
|anybody's "six-foot shelf"
On the same page with the tips"
paragraph, however, there were plain
efforts 10 save the book from the eter.
nal damnation Of the viewers by
making II known that employees are
forbidden the chewing of gum and the
carrying OF raxors. The ban against
the mastication Of gum that refuses ia
be masticated II also extended to the
chewing and smoking of tobacco. the
drinking Of liquor and the playing OF
cards while on duty. Nothing is said
of craps. As for the razors. they are
included under the general head OF
offensive weapons" and the penalty
for carrying them m dismissal. The
penalty for gum-chewing 10 not %
severe.
Notwithstanding the apparent short
comings of the book. the ''Instruc
tons" contains many things Of inter
est to the public, tending to show the
solicitude Of the Pullman people FOR
their patrons and the encouragement
OF their help IN well-doing.
First of. II n announced that q
new method Of discipline for the EN-
ployees has been adopted. II IL called
% system Of Discipline by Record
l II Is explained that by this system
suspeps sion from duty, with loss Of
pay, Is avoided. Employees guilty Of
any dereliction of duty or breach Of
rules Will be disciplined by reprimant
or book suspension" Theh book
consists Of an individual record Of
each employee, and every case o.
negligence or improper conduct VII
be noted and the usual penalty" as
sessed and entered on the book, thu
employee continuing at work without
loss Of pay.
Certain offenses, however. mari
the employe for dismissal. and these
are disloyality, dishonesty. intemper
ance. immortality. characterization.
incompetency. discourtesy to pas
sengers, gross carelessness, false re
ports and the concealment OF facts
concerning investigations. For the
ordinary breaches of the company's
rules, Discipline by Record" Is ad
yantageous to the employee. The
system Includes a plan for the elm
nation OF black marks by an offset
OF good concrct.
When an employee-conductor. por
ter or waiter-has a perfect record
Il means that no unfavorable entry
has been made against his name. A
clear record Is one where the un
favorable entries have been extin
guished by subsequent good service
No suspension will be made for lesi
than FIVE days or more than IL days
This method of elimination of blacl
entries Is as follows:
A reprimand will be extinguishet
il by three months clear record. Fol
| Ave days suspension q clear recort
of six months 10 required. nine
months for a ten-day suspension.
When an employees record shows
frequent delinquencies his genera
service is considered unsatisfactory
and special consideration r. given hi
case. This may be followed by dis
missal, although no single ofense vii
warrant such extreme action.
The book of rules contains man!
things that are Of peculiar interest Il
the passenger. who may. according Il
| his personal view. consider that hi
comfort is being conserved or that hi
rights as free-born American either
are being trampled. For instance. TIT
woman with the cute little pet lap dol
will be disappointed when she tries Il
smuggle her canine darling into he
section or compartment with the aid
OF a bribe-taking porter. The latte
will earn a big black mark II he triel
to dodge the special rule against "th,
carrying of cats, dogs or other AM
mails" II will be the baggage ca
ahead" for the little pets, and thei
owners will inveigh against the crue
company and the monster OF bag
gage man. who as rule is unusually
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