The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-06-10
B. & 0. MEN To MEET
SOON At DEER PARK
Third Staff Gathering Expected to
Take Place at Mountain Resort.

BALTIMORE, Md. June 8.-En-
couraged by the good results that have
followed the two previous gatherings,
President Daniel Willard, of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, has under con-
sheraton the ACCESSIBILITY of calling an
other staff meeting, which will prob
ably be held this month at Deer Park.
There are more than 500 officials of the
railroad, and the chief executive be-
lleves that much good can be &C
comphshed by these men getting to-
gether every now and then to exchange
ideas and to discuss matters looking to
the betterment of the service.
Mr.. Willard expects every man con-
nected in an official capacity with the
Baltimore & Ohio to attend, and the
gatherings have been among the most
important conferences held by the
representatives of any of the large
systems in the country.
Staff meetings were introduced short
ly after President Willard came to Bal
timore in 1910. Since he has been the
guiding spirit of the road two meetings
have been held at Deer Park, the last
in 1918 with the chief executive as the
presiding officer. There wasn't much
hilarity at these assemblages. Each
man went there in serious frame of
mind and listened attentively to ad-
dresses made by Mr.. Willard and other
officials of the company.
But the high officials did not monop-
ollze the time in speech making. The
man lower down was expected to get
up and tell his superior what he thinks
of this or that phase of the company's
affairs, whether operations could be
improved or whether different lines
could be followed in going after bust
ness. 1t is said that many of the sug-
gestions made by the subordinates have
been accepted and applied by their
superlors with surprising results.
The Baltimore & Ohio has recently
launched campaign to improve sanitary
conditions all oyer its entire system.
A pamphlet has been issued and dis
tributed among the thousands of en-
ployes, containing articles on railway
sanitation written by DR.. E. M. Parlett,
who is connected with the safety COM
mlttee of the road. In this pamphlet
the company says:
1T is desired that the Baltimore &
Ohio be recognized for a strict OBJ
servance of sanitary principles and it is
hoped that the employees will cooperate
with the management in every possible
manner to bring about condition that
can be pointed to with pride as an
exhibition of the attention given this
Important matter, which will better
provide for the comfort, convenience
and health of patrons and employees.
Our stations, yards, equipment. etc,
are constantly under the scrutiny of the
travelling public, who must suffer
through our neglect and ignorance when
we permit unsantary conditions to
exist. The average taveler's opinion of
a railroad is usually formed from the
appearance of passenger coaches, yards
and surroundings of the stations and
the sanitary aspects thereof, or lack of
them. These conditions, or lack of
them, having the faculty of attracting
the keenest sensibilities of the critical
traveller, so that it behooves US to live
up to them for proper and good reasons,
economic and aesthetic. for their i'm
portance cannot be overstimated.
IF the public is quick to condemn
it is likewise on the alert to applaud
any innovation of the artistic in the
way of safety devices or added comfort
railroad may marguerite"