The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-30
UNCLE TEO'S
BEDTIME STORIES
JACK LEARNS ABOUT THE RAIL
ROADS

just Oeen ulpptu III So'l u'h' ''O''
his head to his feet he was one mass
OF dirt and as ne ran in the front
door late for supper Uncle Ted called
to him, We'll, where has my little
street urchin been this timer"
i've been down to the roundhouse
in the railroad yards and I'm going
I to be an engineer too" answered
Jack with great pride.
! 80" smiled Uncle Ted, you're
going to be railorad man? sup
pose they have told you lots of
things about the railroads down
there and what they are trying to do
with them"
Well" said Jack, mir. Jones.
that big fat engineer, told me I'd
better learn all about railroads and
trains because the men who run the
trains are going to fix it soon so that
they will get half the fares and do
just as they please"
Gust as thought" answered
Uncle Ted. Now run along and wash
your face and hands, get your sis
ter and hurry back here and while
you're eating supper. I'll tell you
the true story of the railroads"
Jack wasted little time in washing
and after calling Ruth, the two chill
dren sat quietly. eagerly waiting for
the story.
Now. children" began Uncle Ted,
first OF all must explain something
. about the clubs that the railroad men
5 belong to before telling you about
their plan to own and run the rail-
: roads. You see the engineers who
run the engines. the firemen who
keep the fires going in the furnaces
d under the big engines. the conduc
: tors who take your ticket, the brake
5 men who take care of the red flag
and lights and let the engineers know
1 what Is going on in the back, of thu
trains. and Ill the men who work II
: the railroad shops, fixing broken en-
$ gines and cars. belong to club call
a ed the Railroad Brotherhoods. Thes'
d Brotherhoods or clubs are divided il
{: to four classes, one for engineers
g one for the firemen, and so on"
! But why do they have clubs?
n asked Jack.
% They have clubs so that they ca
decide just how much money the
will get and how many hours the
will work. You see the railroad me
IHTe pdlu ny tn' o'u N""'P""'
who have to pay all expenses of tn
roads. These companies are heade
by presidents and boards of men cal
ed boards of directors. They are r.
sponsible for what the railroads d.
Whenever the men belonging to III
Railroad Brotherhoods want MOI
money or shorter hours, they tie
the railroad heads. II they don
get what they want they have wh'
is called strike. That is, they a
refuse to work until they get ju
what they are asking for. Som
times men from the heads of the ra
roads and men from the Railroa
Brotherhoods get together and NAL
plan that suits everybody and the
the men go back to work"
: Daddy says these railroad hea,
didn't have much to say during u
: war;" interrupted Jack.
: mo. during the war the COVER
: ment ran the railroads and will co
tinue to run them for some time
: until the President says otherwi'
y When the government first start
: running the roads, President wills
put Mr.. McAdoo, who was secreta
|. OF the treasury, at the head OF ;
: the railroads of the country TIL
: Is one reason there is trouble no
: You see, during the war we had
z move our soldiers and food just
fast as possible. President wills
thought the best way was to have t
Government do II. Mr.. McAdoo h