The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-09-14
ASKS FOR A TRANSFER.

Morris CASTILLO, station agent at
the local depot, this week asked for a
transfer to some other station, and
his successor, M. l.. Reed, who has
been holding down the office at Re-
public. was expected to arrive Thurs
day evening to assume charge of the
Oroville station.
There is hardly an individual in
Oroville and the surrounding country
who has ever had business to trans
act at the local station who will not
sincerely regret the retirement of Mr..
CASTILLO. He came here with the con-
struction of the railroad across the
valley, opening an office in the bag
gage room on February "a, 1907, and
has been constantly on the job. with
the exception of brief vacation, ever
since. The public has always found
Mr.. CASTILLO courteous and accommo-
dating in his official capacity, and
personally most congenial and pleas
ant gentleman Even though his place
will be filled by successor who has
the reputation of being a first class
office man and a pleasant gentleman.
the old station without the face of
Morris Costello framed in the ticket
window will hardly seem the same.
Mr.. Costello has taken this step on
account of the breaking down of his
health. wholly due to the strain placed
upon him by close application to work
and an apparent studied disposition
on the part of those in authority to
foster new assistants without expert
ence upon the office to be broken in,
which always adds to the responsible
ties of the agent. The business men of
Oroville fully understand and appre-
ciate the amount of work that has
been performed by Mr.. CASTILLO during
his long service. Almost any time and
all the time from a. m. to II p. m.,
the sturdy agent is to be found on the
job. The writer, during the past nine
years, has had ample opportunity to
observe Mr.. CASTILLO at work and can
truthfully say that he has never seen
pany or corporation. We do not be-
lieve any railroad in the country has
upon its pay rolls a man in any ca
pacity who has put in more extra
hours during long term of service
than Norris Costello. Were he paid a
fair wage for the extra hours he has
given to the road gratuitously, Mr..
Costello would be on easy street to-
day The Great Northern may have
swifter men in it's employ, but not a
single one that has been more faithful
or truer to his trust than Mr.. Costello.
When he goes out from here Mr..
Costello may not leave railroading
for all time, but if he does. he will still
have to his credit continuous service
in that line covering nearly 35 years.
For fourteen years or more Mr.. Cos
tello was connected with the Northern
Pacific system. Twenty years ago or
more he secured a position with the
Great Northern, and has been with
that road ever since. After his long
experience as station agent he Is one
o. the best posted and most competent
men in that position. Methodical,
CdIelul anu InOTOuSH, Ills
record so far as we can learn, is most
creditable.
What has contributed in no small
measure to his breakdown in health
is the effects of an accident Mr.. Cos
tello met with many years ago while
railroading. He was caught under the
wheels of car and and the flesh of
one leg, from the knee to the ankle,
was stripped from the bone. For time
it was feared that amputation would
be necessary, but the protest of the
patient prevented that mutilation. The
leg was saved, yet the wound never
did entirely heal, and to this day it is
a source of pain and inconvenience.
What Mr.. Costello's future inten-
tions are, or where he may be trans
ferred if he elects to remain in the
railroad service, or where he may
locate, is not known. For one, we
trust that Oroville will continue to be
his home. At this time we wish to
express our thanks and appreciation
for the many courtesies this office has
received through his hands, wishing
him no end of good fortune wherever
his lot may be cast.