The Denver star., 1917-05-26
AS To Our Railroad Men.
BY REV. ROBERT L. POPE, Presiding Elder Of Rocky
Mountain District

Mountain District.
DeaTM Mr.. Editor
Having been engaged during the past eight months in
experimenting the above named district which makes 1t
nexesasy avel 5000 miles ninety days
have railroad in light before witness
In the first place struck with the comparatively
large number in this and then with the
cency which they served With the exception OF the
dining the Santa Fe all roads coming into Denver
the dining walters and all the principal
roads we'll represented and cooks
OF all the Pullman porters of Cut
off this OF revenue and wreck hundreds OF
substantial homes you also wreck our churches lodges
and every other enterprise. While positions of engin
and conductor barred against still
the Negro approaches having monopoly dining
service and train service than in other walk
in lfe the Pullman service excepted he has complete
monopoly there And it is highly interesting that
this condition does not obtain the result of mere
cden obtain because others do not desire to
serve in capacities but it obtains because
peey oudstance others the character of service render
For years others have sought to share with
the benefits accrung the Pullman service say
supplans them but have mseraby failed In single year
this company turned down upwards OF 1000 white appl
can repeat that is purely mert-inate acquired or
perhaps bothhat has gwen the raceths masserYn eaS
f9d
cent magazine article entitled The Commodity OF Service
said The sole business Of hotel is please his
guest The chief and the thing that
the travelling public and will cheeruly and adequate
lv pav for Service The Negro trainman has
this secretone and this fact IS responsible
for hi. service on the being demand we'll
good support these places him. This kind of service is
paying service to the race No porter or
medumy proficient needs receive less support
than Soo per month in dull seasons
There is story which runs on this wise A drummer
Who after havn served dining in a
satisfactory by sury waiter of another took
his purse silver dollar threw of the win
dow while saying the That is what intended
for but what missed because of rudeness
praise worthy fact that there seldom arises occasion
to pitch dollars of dining windows when
in charge Of the OF all said that the
lew fastidous, and just the other day hen
heard Of relate how he extracted need oi
praise from Of his guests who was Jew.
In travelling thru sections, often finds that he
needs a railroad guide but when of is duty
of the will be the only guide
will need He beat the world announcing the
and transfer points On of the Denver trains the
Negro porter easily the popular member of the
One hear him call in his distinct we'll rounded
musical andng voice, ut is against laws
this incorporation to sucases and heavy the
The next stopi Denver Don't forget
YOUR umbrellas parcels vauables without
being impressed that he knows what he knows If he
ed half interest his could make
ments with greater emphasis
The railroad cement has been so favorably impress
d with Negro that determined effort being
to suppant foreign labor the yard and section by that of
our race This very evident the Union Pacific Burlng
ton and Colorado & Southern. However, must be admit
ted though with that along this line has
been made very very slowly for the that
will stay the job. The European has facilitated
the solution of economic problems in hitherto
hinkabe much that need no longer seek employ
ment but employment will seex him. The first duty of
every member of the who without employment is
good employment and his second duty s when
landed in good position. hold fast to IT, In ways
than one times of refreshing from the Of
fine Lord and happy will be it clearly recognize the