The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-05
Patience Finally
 Wins
Railroad Workers in
 City Are Happy Men
 Read and Discover Why.

That patience is a virtue is well known. That it has its own rewards is even better known. That It was never. better evidenced than at the railroad station yesterday afternoon is not quite so well known. Never theless, it is true as practically every railroad worker in Bridgeport can testify today.
 Many, many months ago when the country was in the throes of the gl- gantic World War and BrldgeporI was at the height of it's industrlal prosperity, orders went forth along the New York, New Haven x Hart ford Railroad calling for overtime on the part of practically all workers Of course, all overtime would be paio for-at least, as soon as the Wash ington government would function and unravel few yards of red tape
 The patient clerks performed the did the station attaches, the baggage and freight men and the countless other employees. Many worked ten hours a day for seven days a Week; Some worked even longer. o;aa Ana af, the while the pay envelopes retained their usual dimensions, no overtlme ne was forthcoming. ana the 200 or Soo employees literally thrived on fa1th' Hope and Patience. ,..-,-
 The months slipped by into history and a new year dawned but never a sign of the long-anticipated oHer, time" Finally, ray Of suns sunshlne T T ir,fP cred theIT IIS Wn6Il t1lS '" e"i
 hor Board began functioning on the wages and salaries of various gov ernment empIoyes-the railroad at the time being still under government control a;.o,s sions. and Investigations the Board reached a decision that the rallIoao ,e.s.u men should be paid for tneir NIaa vH1a work. And there it rested. Many more months passed away, ana pau ence again constituted the main diet of the long suffering workers.
 Yesterday their extra remuneraton never seemed so far away. 1ndlffer- entIy they lined up as Station Agent Peter Hunt came into the1r midst with the weekly pay envelopes. me impressive The stoica1 expressions on the countenances was unaltered as they accepted the offerings and mum bled their half-hearted thanks to the famous station agents
 Suddenly the atmosphere was rent with a shriek as an empioye waving his envelope wildly in the air dashed thirty-seven seconds, the room was in uproar. Seven young lady clerks were carried to the outer air in a faint. Several of the men were speeches., while others stood help lessly by, dazed by the unexpected turn of events. All work and labor gradually cleared in time as the men and women made their ways to the lower floors and waiting room where they still continued to act as a bunch of Irresponsible schoo1-boys.
 Of course, it all ended in good time. Agent Peter Hunt succeeded in quieting the most violent. and sent them to their homes. The station once more resumed it's normal aspect and everything was again quiet and peaceful.
 What was it all about? Oh. we forgot to tell that. Why, the work CTS receiced their back pay, that's all Several thousand real, hones--to- goodness, green and yellow backs were passed out to them. Every em- ploye of the 1icar- division who par ticipated in the overtime picnic found time and one-half in their envelopes for every minute they worked over 4S hours a week. In several cases the extra remuneration amounted to $500 and $400. and in a few cases to over $500. Others received all tho way from s5 to $500. Everyb ody's happy.