New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-03
TOM COLLINS sPENsIoNED BY
&C. N. w. AFTER ~ YEARS
SERVICE.
FELLOW EMPLOYEES SHOW.
KEEN APPRECIATION OF HIS !.
GOOD QUALITIES.

railway Is on the retired list. On
Ithat day he retired from active service
land is now, after AZ years of active
Erailroading, on the pension list Of the
Northwestern line drawing stipend a
Sufficient to keep the wolf from the
Edoor. Tom feels hardly old enough
to sit down idly and hold his hands in,
his, lap. and it will be some trial for him
to keep away from the cab in which
he has been riding so many years.
Ebraving the perils that railroader's
| life brings with it. 1.
Words of Appreciation.
With his retirement came words of
appreciation from his superiors. c..
Coleman, the master mechanic, writes
as follows: 1t is unnecessary for me.
to write to tell you how much / APP,
preciate the splendid service you have.
always given to this Company and also.
the friendship and loyalty you have so
freely given to me personally at all,
times.
ct is the steady persistent loyal
service practiced by yourself and Others.
of the old employees of this company.
that is the backbone Of the railroad.
The. one bright spot in our business
is that as men grow old in the service
as a rule they become more conserva-
tive and loyal to not only the Company
that pays them their wages but also
to the foreman and officers directly
in charge of them.
II sincerely hope that the evening
of your life may be full of peace and
happiness and that you may live many
days, to enjoy the pension granted you.
"Be sure and calm any time you are
passing thru :Winona and you will
always find the latch string OUT
Under date Of July 29th Supt. M j j.:
Boyle wrote his friend Thomas as
Follows:
We have Just been advised that.
effective next Monday, you are to be
placed on the pension roll OF the
company.
aWhile it is true that you have we'll
earned the rest and vacation you are
about to receive, nevertheless, I am
really sorry to see you leave the active
service. Our relations have been SO
pheasant and you have been such a
loyal and faithful employee that it is
not difficult to understand why I feel
as do.
From personal knowledge I know
that you have served the G.. & N. w.
well and faithful for many years and
I know very well that you have done
everything possible in the way Of as
sisting me in the performance of my
own duties.
Tt is all appreciated and will never
}be forgotten. I; hope you will have
an enjoyable time and 1 trust that the
future will bring you much Joy and
happiness
Lengthy and Varied Career.
i. Collins has had unique and varied
career as railroader. He was barely
4 Is years old when he took his first job
as fireman on railroad running out Of
i Ontario, Canada. Next he worked
1 for the Wabash, then on railroad in
j Texas. From there he switched to q
4 railroad in Wisconsin which is now q
part of the Sault Ste. Marie system
He came to the Northwestern in 1881
as a full-hedged engineer and has beer
!; with them ever since. For the past
10 years he has made his home here il
i New Ulm.
Il In Many Wrecks.
i 1t is but natural that any one wht
j has been in the service as long as Ton
Collins, should have experienced many
4 accidents due in the earlier years to The
lack of safety devices which are nov
, universally in use. None of tn.
wrecks that Tom was in were due tt
i any negligence on his part. He say.
that he always observed the blocl
, system and never failed to carry ou1
, the train dispatcher's orders, and as ];
consequence has nothing on his con
! science.
Looking at Tom you would no
J, suspect that he has at different time
!, been badly battered up. One acciden
laid him up for g months. It was a
that time that he suffered severa
broken ribs, a broken hip and broker
! Eleg. The bone Of the leg was so badl,
.Esplintered that the surgeon in charg
] thought for time that it would becom,
necessary to amputate the leg. Tn,
1 Last accident occurred about tire,
! lyears ago. AT that time escapin,
Confined q 81 Rass . !.