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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-06
A WORD TO THE BOYS

Step on her, boys, give this old engine of ours
more gas. Let's take the hill on high and show
the world how this "old baby" can bowl along.
Say, Old Timer, what laugh we would have
handed any one who would have told us in 1910
that Our old "ratte-bus" would turn out to be
painting "twin-six" by 1922
The Chiefs at the wheel and where he steers
we know is right. The road has been bit rocky
while back, but we kept going just the same;
now let's take the hill on high
The hill we made out at the Ice Palace OH
January 3Oth when promised Our Chief to
come through. Let's show these doubling
Thomases that when the Chief said "me and my
men" he knew what he was talking about. That
his men knew and that they will produce.
Take the ham off your backs; don't come in to
work like an old COW ambng around the pasture
lot, with nothing more to do than to spend the
day. Make the job mean something to you.
well done, Old Top!'
Give the best you've got every day-all day
Do little thinking how best you can produce
the most benefit for the job, yourself and the
of it, every inch of it?" If you don't, admit it to
yourself, and find someone whom YOU know
knows-then ask questions.
In. the same spirit give your brother on the
road boost-dont knock-lift up, don't pull
down. Build |! !!
This job is your bread and butter-our bread
and butter. Make it good job. Make it pleasant
for yourself and the other fellow, with smile,
please and thank you.
Say! Did you never notice what lot of
sunshine blows into job with little courtesyl
It's marvellous what smile will do. Makes
rainy day look like the middle of June. Makes
a cranky, crabby old fellow into live wire, and
you know we're all live wires.
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And on the other hand, organized labor peren-
nially fighting for ever higher wages at the same
time determined to lessen production by giving
the least efficient service.
The public, meanwhile, as purchaser and con-
sumer, complainingly paying the exorbitant bill
produced by these warring factions Dissatisfied,
of course, but poweress 20 remedy what it
knows to be wrong
These are the factors with which we must deal
in seeking remedy for the parayzing influences,
which today grip capital and labor Greed, in
justice, ignorance, faulty leadership and dema-
gogic agitation, are yet others.
Philadelphia, in 1e1O-Strike-rid dernora-
lied, helpless, hopeless, founderng: A pitful
spectacle, the worlds masterpiece of the wreck
er's art.
With $3o,ooo,ooo pad-n capital at stake, the
stockholders of P. r. T. wallowed in welter of
despair. The property had been allowed to run
down, the power supply was antiquated and
inadequate the equipment obsolete and in
wretched condition. Credit had no existence in
point of fact. The public was intensely hostile,
the press antagonistic and the employees threat
ening yet more strikes.
the worst that there was, and so offered me the
opportunity to prove what labor could be led to
do in the making of new values.
Philadelphia beckoned, and shoudered the
task, requiring only that be allowed to select my
associates, and myself define the business policy
of the Company, which was then made to include
Increased wages in recognition of cooperative
effort.
229o of passenger earnings was consumed by
former management in wages of motormen and
conductors. With this as start, an agreement
was made with the men that wages were to be
increased to the extent made possible by their
cooperation
With the 229o fund established as a wafc
barometer, wages were automatically raised from
23c. at the outset to 43c. within the first seven
years of this undertaking.
We all remember when other cities rubbed
their eyes and wondered how it was done. 22fo
went to the men and wages rose The cores
ponding advance in the remaining 1870 went to
rehabilitate P. r. T.
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Let the sparks hy-give the old baby more gas,
we've got hill to clmb-we must back the Chief
We simply have got to "come through" that's
all! Think of what it means-better times better
homes. better lvings, more for the wife and kiddes
more for ourselves
Do you ever think of the relation of job to home
What it means at home to have the best Job in the
word-and we can make this just that.
Let's 60 boys. The hill is a long one and hard
one, but we've simply got to get over-so down to
work we must get.
Cut out collisions of every character kind and
cahber-save power and light because they save
lue, and fuel is money.
Shut off on racing around the world without
regard to schedules spacing. We must serve
the public-thats our misunderstanding trolley car
rides. The more we sell the more we make And
that's what we are here for.
We've got the greatest little old engine in the
world, but she has to be overhauled and tuned up
every once in a while-so don't get out OF tune
Wires that hum and go rattlety-bang are out of
tune ana VIII have to be Strengthened out cut off
and nobody wants to cut off,
Let's get going now, never mind the spring tonics
lets 60 Pretty soon the base ball season opens
the picnic Will be on us again and lot of other
items OF interest that will need great deal of added
energy. We simply have to get the spring house
cleaning over before that. We must do away with
the drawbacks of winter and get flying start to
come through in 1922. Come, now all together
Give her gas!
The Chief fought our fights fighting Our fight,
and will continue to do it. We promised to support
him. Now Let's Do 1t.
No matter who hits at him or where the blows
come froH1-Remember our promise at the Ice
Palace, January 3Oth.
ALFRED c. KELLOGG, Motorman $3.50,
EmPloye Representative.
Frankford Depot.
February %, 1922.
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SERVICE TALKS will now be the medium
through which the interest of P. R. T. stockholders
will be encouraged, their criticism and suggestion
invited, and their services solicited in all matters
where their advocacy may be used to increase
P. r. 7. usefulness and popularity.
Think what it will mean to have these thousands
of stockholders all actively pulling for P. r. T.,
constructively crtcising when we fall short, and
encouraging us when we do well The influence of
the brain and energy thus brought to our aid de6e,
calculation.
This entire situation is quite without precedent.
know of. no other organization where the commit
nifty of interest between employe management and
owner promises so much. In this respect as in
others, breaking into ground entirely new.
We are going to do wonderful things, from now
on, in showing what Men and Management, when
unhampered, can do in getting results. Every man
will do his utmost not merely to help earn the
cooperative wage dividend, but also to prove that
cooperating labor, here in America. can beat the
world
The super cooperation required of Men and
Management to produce the promised result for
1922, is a foregone conclusion. The p R. T. divi-
dend of so will therefore be earned and paid as will
also the cooperative wage dividend to employees
P. R. T. capital stock with so dividend, earned
and regularly paid will become the stock of invest
mcnt. par excellence, since with every employe
stockholder financially interested in the welfare of
the property this stock will offer greater security
to the investor than that of other concerns which
may have greater net income but are periodically
confronted with the possibility of strikes
! have no hesancy in saying that when labor
here agreed to underwrite capitals return of so on
P. r. T. stock. it did something that capital itself
has never been able to doc The significance of this
will become more apparent as time goes on.
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Suggestions made by the men that savings be
Withdrawn and used for the purchase of P. r. 7.
stock, cannot but meet my disapproval, nor do
think that any of the plans suggested by the men,
looking to the purchase of P. r. T. stock. by
monthly contributions from their wages, should be
given further consideration.
10000 shares of p R. T. stock have been pur-
chased with monies drawn from the surplus OF the
Cooperative Welfare fund. This was the act of
the whole force in unison, as everyone individually
signed the application to make the purchase.
The Cooperative Welfare fund is made up of the
slO0 month per employe paid in by the men and
the 90 paid in by the Company. The surplus
invested in 10000 shares of P. R. 7. stock will,
with the go dividend. produce $4,000 per annun,,
which, added to the regular monthly payments of
Sl0o from the men and $l.0O from the Company,
should be sufficient to meet current insurance,
pension and sick benefit costs, and in addition
produce a surplus sufficient for use in emergency.
Men and Management have been welded closer
by the recent controversy. which has given to the
public much better idea of what we are doing, and
has strengthened us in many ways. 1t has estab-
lished direct contact between the management and
the stockholders, through the agency of the men in
their appeal for proxies We now feel that we are
working for men and women whom we know and
who know us; people who have genuine interest
in our efforts to serve them, who appreciate what
have done in the past and aims for the future.
Stockholders have already sent in sufficient
proxies to insure continuance OF Mitten Manage
ment, but we want every stockholder to now come
in and help make his own property more valuable
We are willing to 60 long way to secure the
support of all P. r. T. stockholders, perhaps even
to the point of asking those, who cannot cooperate,
to dispose of their holdings to those who can.
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problem at Buffalo, where serious labor disturb
ance was impending. Here, indeed, was presented
the first real opportunity to test the soundness of
my theories respecting the handling Of men, and the
true relation between capital and labor
To the astonishnent of old-school adterents. the
men responded to my first talk and forsook the strike
dea They speedily caught the drift of things, and
during the five following years Our relations were
pleasant to the point of cordality.
In 1905, accepted the task of Strengthening
out the tangled situation in Chicago. Capitals
investment was then tottering dangerously, and the
whole situation was none too promising. Labor
was 1909 organized and in open rebellion.
I recall that the Chicago newspapers were so
pcssimstic that they dubbed me-"Morgan's
Napoleon who came too late" It was to be an
interesting experience and further test of my
rapidly developing theories.
Six years Of ceaseless effort set Chicago on its
feet. Meanwhile pursued my experiment in the
fascinating field of humanzing industrial relations.
Incidentally, the property prospered, and capitals
ing with me to closer harmony.
Then, as now the issues at conflict were sharply
defined, and seemingly impossible of reconciliation
under oldschoo methods of approach and treatment.
On the one hand, capital, eternally seeking to
hire labotat the lowest possible figure, much as it
goes into the market to buy material or equipment.
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Since talking to the congregation Of Our men and
women at the Ice Palace last month, have felt the
need of more intimate conference with this body
the elect of the elected of our great system
I believe we can best sense the Importance of
what we are doing by getting at the root-origin Of
our undertaking, the reason for its being and thus
better prepare ourselves to bear Our full part in
pushing forward to the greater successes yet to
Throughout the past decade the employees of this
Company have proven themselves worthy Of respect
and confidence. So we'll have you proven to me
your ability to stand by in time of trouble and to
carry on unfalteringy to the end,t am mpelled
to now tell you how happened to come to Phila-
delphia, and why.
Twenty-six years ago this spring gained recog-
milton by winning savagely contested car strike in
the City of Milwaukee. Twelve hundred men out
of work. with families homeless and children hungry
showed me at what fearful price such victories
are won.
The five following years, in direct charge as
manager, showed me what fair treatment could be
made to do in securing the faithful following of
men.
The combating of old-school prejudices and the
awakening of new consciousness was slow work.
admittedly. Pioneering always is Them as now,
the selfish, the uniformed, the reactionary, each
sought to pefpetuate stagnation by sitting progress
In 1900, was called to take oyer similar
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THE WILL TO BIGGER THINGS


cemmusss The broader particularly
unprecedented
locking i.sres" for the ALL Hhlhs The Psdsnts address
follow. fEdaor] s-',
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31
New W age Edict
Stiffens Foes
OF Rail Board
Move for Abolition of Body
Gains Revived Impetus
Following Repudiation
Of Living Standard
Roads Join in Attack
Companies and Unions MAY
Unite 30 Use Ruling RS
Club Against Tribunal

IRON ire Tri5ane's Washington Bpreus
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.--Declaration
Of the Railroad Labor Board that tho
living wage" advocated by the rail-
road unions is impracticable and that
If carried out the theory would "wreck
every railroad in the country will
greatly intensity hostility toward the
board and strengthen the movement for
its abolition. This became apparent
to-day. Not only did Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
of Labor, come out with bitter az
raignment Of the board, but talk in
other quarters indicated that the rail.
roads which favor abolition Of the
board would turn the boards utter
ances to their account and there would
result powerful effort to get rid OF
the body, with both railrosds and labor
Joining the assault. Such combine
tion, it is obvious, would have much
weight in swaying Congress.
Senator Cummins. chairman of the
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
1se, VINO IL now IN iowa, mas repeat
edly declared for living wage" and
for writing it specifically into the law
He holds that the law now implies a
living wage, but that 1t, should bc
specifically stated. Before he left
Washington he said he would endeavor
to get legislation calling for Giving
wage" SO that no question could be
raised about it.
Indications are that despite the
boards declaration. if the Labor Board
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31

s25,ooo; o'Connor assumed that by that
time Reidl had the money with him.
and said SO. Riedl says he offered to
let him search him, and then suggested
that he had $500 or 5000 with him
and that he was welcome to that. if
1T was for his own use. Then O'Con-
nor uttered threat.
you will be sorry if you don't put
that money up" he said. "rhcy will
cripple you within twenty-four hours
Just as quick as they got you in they
Will get you out"
o'Conncr warned Riedl that it would
be of no use to fight the Board of
Estimate. Riedl demanded O'Connor
tell him who the money was for.
Why" said O'Connor, ACCORDING to
Riedl, "you know you did not get that,
franchise just because you were Louis
Riedl. They did not know YOU. Some
body had to push you up"
says, for who is it? What is the
idea? He said, 1T is not for Red
Git is not for Red Mike? A
IT is not for Red Mike says, "Mayor
Aylan Z" says, "Why don't Won tell
me for who it isl" He says, "You
know good soldier doesn't ask anv
questions; he just goes and obeys or
oelf' ~ says, Il wouldn't obey an
order Like that for anything.'
For the Zig Chief.
Q.-Well, did he say that it was for
any public official? Ale did not
exactly say. lie said it was for the
Big Chief krow it was not for
him
Q.-Did he identify the Big Chief"
as man who was in the public sery
ice? Ale did not say exactly. 7
asked him and I said. you don't mean
it is for Joe Guider?" Because know
Joe Guider too we'll. and he would not
go to work and do thing like that.
He said, "They have nothing to do with
that
O'Cornor gave Riedl final notice,
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31
S25,0oo7' He said, Eyes, that is the
thing that is going to cover YOU up"
Refused to Re Shaken nou,,

s2s,ooo~ He said, 'Yes, that is the
thing that is going to cover YOU up"
Refused to Be Shaken Down
Riedl says that on his decision not to
pay O'Connor anything the latter went
away. II kept stalling him." Riedl
said. The day before he expected t.
begin to operate the busses O'Connor
hunted him up, Riedl says, in Rocao's
cafe in Franklin Street, and brought up
the money matter again.
HE said that what he had said about
the money was no Joke and that he
meant it," testified Hiedl.
u said" testified Riedl. II cant make
you out. II you need couple of hun
dred dollars for yourself you know YOU
can ask me any time and will give II
to you, but coming around and asking
he for $25,0o0I can't see it,"
Q.--There had beaa some publica-
tion in the newspapers that morning
that YOU had million dollars or more
back of you on ,his bus proportion >
A.-Yes, sir.
o..-And he called that to your alton
tion? Ayes, sir.
Q.-And whit did lie say about yovr
having a million dollars back Of YOU
and what you ought to do? Ale
said. WELL, you ought to go to those
fellows and tell then1 is necessary
to so and bring that money up in order
to get this thing started right. Other
wise. he said, you will be having lot
Of trouble.
Q.-And still you did rot agree 10
put it UP and he asked you for another
meeting. A-No. | says, Dan, will
meet you later on. left him there.
He Kept on nagging mo about it. but
dian't have any further talk with
HIM ] wanted to get away from him.
Says He Was Threatened
Riedl testified that O'Connor made
an appointment with him at a cafe at
the corner of Nassau and Beekman
streets and again asked for the
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31

s-~-- ~""t
ate the busses as he had undertaken
to do.
Riedl testified that o'Connor came
TO hlm during the first strike on the
q. X. 7. and talked about bus trans.
poftation. Riedl was experienced in
handling trucks and bussas. O'Connor
said that on account OF the strike the
installation of bus service would be
fine thing for the city. Riedl wanted
TO Know about permanency Of opera
tion, and O'Connor took him to the
office of Joseph Guider, Commissioner
of Public Works in Brooklyn. Guider
pressed MIN TO lend hand in trans
porting passengers. He secured New
Jersey and Connecticut and got fifty
or sixty buses and drivers.
Riedl said that second strike fol-
lowed the first one and that Mayor
Hylan. Guider and others requested
hin, TO reinstate mis- bus service, which
he did, putting 225 buses to work,
Then came the abandonment of street
car lines in Manhattan, and Mayor
Hylan turned third time to Riedl
working through Gu;aer, who sent for
Reidl to come to his home Guider as
sured Reidi that the term of the per-
NIT would be long enough to make the
operation of the buses profitable, and
on that assurance Reidl went ahead
with his plan, spending his own money.
All Wanted "To Get In
eco ahead and start or this and
leave the rest to me-" said Guider.
Then along came O'Connor, as soon as
the Board of Estimate mad favorabiv
passed or 2iedis permit.
We've got as far as this. You had
better hurry mp with the organization
of your company, so that we can ali
get in on it," O'Connor said, accord
ing to Riedl. Riedl said he demurred
at organizing company until he had
the permit and that O'Connor made it
plain that he and his politica, asso-
eiates wanted stock in the company,
and in that connection Ricdl said he
mentioned the name of Fennelly, AS
sistant Commissioner os Public Works
in Brooklyn. Riedi said that as soon
as the permit was issued 0'Connor
came around and wanted conference
with him. They met in Rocco's down
town cafe. The testimony follows:
Q.-What did O'Connor say? A.
O'Connor said, "Well, now, you've get
| it in black and white that We got it
tUTVuSh. iON uOil I nave 70 worry over
there" Then he said, What about the
company"
o.-What else did he say to you?
Ale said, You know thing like
this is worth n lot of money" | said,
"Wcll, what 90 you mean about being
worth Il lot Of monev?' He said, "Well,
you know it is worth 100000 to any
body" ] said, Dan, don't think you
have read the franchise they gave ME
/ or you would not say it is worth
100000. 1t is only ten days permit
! He said, 'T know ali about it." / said,
"Then what are you talking about it
being worth $1o0,o0o?" He said. az
don't say 100000, but it is worth
$4,000 any time l said, "Have you
found out that under the franchise, the
way it reads. it would not be worth a
nickel to me? | would not start on il,
even. They have ten-day clause.
They can throw me out in ten days, and
if go to lot of expense and spend
lot of money! have gone to lot of
expense already. and what is the good
Of it?" He said, "That is where the
trick comes in, in that ten-day clause.
You can cover that up" said, "What
do you mean, cover it up, with the
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31

rols over food with hospital oficiais
were denied by DR. A. +. ChronqGesE,
head of the institution.
Scott was suffering from ncuroa
but was frequently allowed to 60 out
alone. lie had been TO a motion Pc
ture show in the afternoon. On re-
turning, when he WAS half way to the
fifth floor he toppled over and crashed
to the ground floor.
lie was Immediately treated by DIR.
Lieberson and nurse, but after re-
naming unconscious for twelve hours
died
Scott lived ut 4ed West Fifty-eivhtf
Street He was native Of Scotland
and served overseas in Canadian
contingent during the war. His near
est relative is sister in Broobiyu.
He had once been discharged from sse
hospital as cured, but a recurrence OF
his malady brought him back.
Hospital 81 was recently under fire
for alleged mistreatment Of veteran
patients, but was given clean bill
Of health by the investigating com-
mittee.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31


the new law. policies having been writ
ten as early as 1919,
q. Greenberg testified that he was
suspended : while driving bus and that
~ ne got back on the Madison Street line
aLter =. Is going with Alderman stapleton
70 Big Tom" Foley's district club and
teiiIng them that he had seven votes
i IA ms family. After getting back, fol-
owing I, another suspension, he changed
"a ms insurance from the firm of Fox &,
FOX to that Of Sinnott & Canty. and he
Is still on that line. -
mayor Hylan issued statement yes
,1rerday in which he characterized the
transit Commissions investigation of
m ehe BUS scandal as ''farcical," and said
that the people who are enjoying the
ousses at b cents ride are satisfied.
no amount of political press-agent-
ing between now $ad Election Day can
a'stert the PUBLIC mind with regard
70 the McAneny- -Shearn trac-
tion junk plan" said the Mayor.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31
$4,000 Br,iI,e
Asked, Swears
Bus 4 ronloter'

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New-York tribune., 1922-10-31
Secretary DaUis Does
Steel Mill Trick Agais.

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct 30
secretary of Labor James j.
laws, who started In as d boy
"a the steel mills Of Pennsylvania.
graduating as n puddler and later
as rolling mill man, donned
overalls again to-day, handled d
pair of tonge and took his place
as q heater at the rolls in the
plant of the Youngstown rolling
mills here to-day.
Secretary Davis was visiting
the plant as the guest of Superin-
tendent James r. English, with
whom he worked ais boy.
Jim, ] was just wondering if
you could do trick in a steel
plant now.' said English.
jim, of course | CAM replied
the Secretary, and he did the
trick The little knot of work
ers around the rolls cheered.