The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-12-29
TELEGRAM.


e E. Calvin, Omaha
The board of directors of the I'm
! ion Pacific, at a special meeting held
today, approved, effective January 1.
1917, plan that has been long un-
der consideration whereby every en-
ploye of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Oregon Short Line Rail
road Company, and Oregon Wash
ington Railroad and Navigation Com
pany, who has been, or shall be on
year in the service, and whose com
pensation does not exceed 100000
per annum, regardless of age or con
dition of health, and without any dis
elimination, shall be provided at the
expense Of the company and free to
the employe, the following insurance
so long as he remains in the service,
subject to the definite regulations to
be issued, viz:
First, life insurance to the amount
or one years fun wages with a min
imum Of s5OO.OO and a maximum OF
S2,50000, the benefits of this insur-
ance to include those retired after
January l, 1917, upon pension.
Second, accident insurance cover
ing total disability resulting from in
juries in the performance of the en-
ployes occupation, consisting of half
pay during disability with minimum
of $500 per week, and a maximum
period of two years, and for certain
permanent injuries resulting from
such occupational accidents, such as
loss of leg or arm, the half pay in
demnity to continue In any event for
periods definitely fixed, the maximum
indemnity for any accident to be ST.
5OOOO
Third, sickness insurance covering
both Illness Of at least one weeks
duration and also injuries resulting
from accidents not occurring in the
performance of the duties of the EN-
ployes occupation, consisting Of hall
pay Wine tiAO SlnPiOSO - OlScADlCG
and confined at home with a mini
mum of $500 per week, and maxi
mum period of fifty two weeks and
with an additional indemnity of half
wages for q further period of 50 |
weeks If 1t appears that the employe
has become totally and permanently |
Il 1fe,eh FOR fa To vi
mum disbursement of 81, 10000 on ac-
count of any one illness or any one !
accident. All the foregoing insur- |
ance and benefits will be payable in |
installments.
'''Tne life insurance Will be payable |
to beneficiaries designated by the |
employees. The plan contemplates an |
with a responsible in |
surance company to issue life and |
accident policies called for by this |
plan, until and unless the railroad |
shall hereafter conclude tc
issue certificates of insurance them
selves to their employees. Circulars
giving full particulars with forms foi
names, ages, benefciaries etc. will l
De issued for the information Of ali
employees as soon as the necessary
ietails can be worked out, but In the |
the insurance will become |
affective January ], 1917, whether the
policies can be issued by
hat date or not. and the life insur /
Lnce Will be payable to legal repre- 1
entatives, if death should occur be-
ore the beneficiar1es are designated
" the employees. While the power to
mend or annul entirely the insur- ]
nee plan is necessarily reserved by |
he board of directors, since it is o I
ew departure, yet we are confident
4 the opinion that It win never b.
ecessary to discontinue It,
"The object which the directors ex
ect and hope to accomplish by thi
lsurance is to afford employees Of the
Tnion Pacific system the satisfac
ion of knowing that so long as they
re In the service, some financia
revision, although comparatively
mall in some cases, has been mad
Or them and their families against