Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-12
He HeOptinnistic
Philosopher

me know, as want always to be in good
standing with the best labor paper l
have ever seen. The Bulletin renews
my acquaintance with old friends fire.
quently, and am always pleased to
note their activities. Glad to see The
Bulletin is progressing so well and
that the labor movement of Denver
keeps on the upgrade"
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"THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED"
policy doesn't prevail in the railroad
service under Director McAdoo. Even
Pullman porters, who now receive
wage independent of tips, have gained
knowledge of courtesy and service
never displayed under private manage
ment. Here's a copy of a letter bear
ing on this subject, written by State
Labor Commissioner Morrissey this
week after his return to Denver from
trip to Washington. It's sufficiently
apropos to have place in this column,
and is as follows:
Denver, Colo, Oct. 9, 1918.
U. S. Bureau of Complaints and Sug
gestions, Federal Railroad Ad
ministration, Washington, d. C.
Gentlemen: Permit me to command
to your favorable consideration Sam
Lewis, 5344 Federal street, Chicago,
Pullman porter.
He was on Burlington train No. g.,
Chicago to Denver, leaving the former
| city $3.50 a. m, October 6, in charge
of the car named Benedict.
Lewis is a past master in the art
| of handling the public. He saw to it
| that the window sills were constantly
washed of all dust, brushed the floor
gently at intervals; wiped hand rails
leading to the steps of the car, and in
| general, looked after every minor de-
tail, which goes to make for the COM
| fort of passengers.
| Lewis was so gentle in his work that
even the babies cried for him, and it
was rather an unusual sight to watch
| him coddle the Youngsters and get
away with it, much to their liking. He
was full of smiles at all times, and
while he did not move as one who
had won gold or leather medals in a
| 100-yard foot race, like our old prov
erbial friend, the bed bug, he got there
just the same and without wings. The
performances of our subject were in
such striking contrast to the porter
who was on my train from Washing
ton to Chicago two days previous that
| could not help noticing the vast diff
ference, and adopted your suggestion
of commenting or criticising employees
who are now under your jurisdiction
in the federal administration.
Yours very truly,
w. L. MORRISSEY,
Deputy State Labor Commissioner.
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THE BULLETIN is RECEIVING
praise from many sources for the
manner in which all war activities of
| the city, state and nation are being
supported in these columns. Last
weeks issue contained an editorial
captioned "Shoot Your Dollars and
Fight the Huns" boosting the Fourth
Liberty loan among the wage-earners
of Colorado. In a letter from Will
McPhee of the McPhee & McGinnity
Lumber Company, manager of the
mems division in the drive this week
he says: "Your editorial in The Labor
Bulletin of October 5 was certainly a
'smasher' My congratulations or
pressed the thing we are all working
for"
CONGRESSMAN EDWARD KEAT-
ing of the Third Colorado district
writes the o. p that he expects to
get a 'furlough" and return home
HeAt "eeh W oPeh mo ~"iP iP"'SH
reelection. He was renominated in
the primaries over John A. Martin by
large majority. Guy Hardy OF
Canon City is the Republican candi-
| date opposing Keating. There are
twenty-six counties, some of them
larger than the states of Delaware
and Rhode Island combined, in the
Third district, and it is some task
for candidate TO cover them. As
r chairman of the Labor Group in Con
{ gress, Keatings candidacy takes on
the atmosphere and interest of la.
: Dor candidate at large in the United
States. His reelection, however, ap-
pears to be well assured.