The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-25
WILLARD MAKES
APPEAL To MEN
B. and o. President urges Employees 10
Exert Special Effort in Relieving
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Notices. explaining III" many hand'-
caps heGettinc the Transportation ~
freight and appealing 20 tho men !" "N-
ert A special effort in r"-cStahltShinS a
normal basis. have hc"u received by al
local officers and employees ~ Tho Bal
timore and Ohio railroad company.
from Daniel Willard president Of the
company.
\ COPY Of the notice follows:
During the pas, ton weeks. owing
70 the fac; that a large Humber Of the
men employed IN the shops were on
strike. the Baltimore and Ohio COM
pauy has been obliged 20 CurtaiI It's S"r-
vice to a considerable extent Much
through freight. which ruS,omar'lE
would move over the altimore and OHIO
rails. has been diverted 10 other lines.
The pressure for coal since 'hr end -;
the strike Of the bitumir"uS coal miners
has also added to "ur d'ficuit'cS. ana
made il impossible % fully serve SHY
rers located on the limos If til" Et'''-
more and Ohio. and At som" places dc
uenden; wholly upon ;hiS Company 20"
transportation. Nevertheless the shin
ners nave shown great patience und"t
trying circumstances.
Now that tho Baltimore and "ht"
men have returned 20 work. the public
will expect an immcdiat" resumption
Of normal operation. This Wiz. Of
course. be impossible. II" matter now
hard We may try 10 meet the require
uentS of the situation. We cannot ~
A few days recover what was lost IN n
period ~ more than two months. fo"
ever. by a united effort and with n 40
termination on the par If ~eEo'FH'"i
connected with the baltimore and hAi"
system TO restore normal conditions A.
the earliest possible moment. IN order
that We may give 10 III" publ" IN" S"'-
vice II has a right 70 expect. n rr"arH-
ah'v rujck recovery can. WITHOUT d"ubt
be made.
Big Task
The officers and men un"" whom IN
unusual burden has fallen dhr'NE th'
strike have undergone a great strain.
Tho Management realizes this and an-
preciates tho efforts and sacrifices they
have made. TIL" mon who hav" boon
Idle have experienced u loss !" waC"'
e1ual relatively perhaps :" til" severe
loss which Tho Company ha> sustained
in cor e0uence If tn" St"ik". T. regain
tho business which u"'r"rl lily and norm
alt belongs I" the iia't-l"r' ana 'Hi'.
20 handle the business which has boon
held haCk but vii, now move. together
with the increase which wc must l'"''
for due TO a IeS>"ucd coal pr"lurt!"'
during the past SPINNER. = a task
which We must nov uuit"dly attempt
To perform. 1t * a big task. hut on
which believe We can accomplish and
ac,omniiSh quickly = there is Il GEM
inc spirit Of ro"nera'i"n among all con-
ner,cd with ,hr Baltimore and Ohio SER
vice.
For the reasons above m-N''nn"5.
tho Baltimore and ONO Mir1-om"rt
appeals TO all Baltimore and Oh" en-
plNyeS for "A special effort. for a li'tle
additional energy aud enthusiasm. x
possible. in order that W may Com5
pack quickly 70 a normal bass and be
able 10 give 10 our patrons and the nub-
lie generally the Kind oC ~sorvic" which
they are accustomed - expect and rS
ceive from this COMPANY"
The Baltimore and ohio Railroad
Company.
DANIEL WILLARD.
President"