The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-02
R.R. EMPLOYEESARE|
BUSINESS BOOSTERS
Active Club Organized At
Meeting Held Thursd y
Evening Jan. 26
TO COMBAT TRUCK LINE
G. N. and N. p. Have $4,000
Monthly Pay Roll in Sank
Centre

Northern and Northern Pacific
railroads in Sank Centre are some
what exercised over the advent of
the Raymond Brothers Truck lines
into Sank Centre.
This is quite natural as there are
about 80 men employed in this city
by the two companies. They figure
that if there was an abnormal re-
auction in the amount of l.. G. L.
freight shipped in and out of Sank
Centre from and to the Twin Cities
it might eventually mean the les
sening of the number of men en-
ployed in this city.
Last week vague rumors were
in circulation that some of the
railroad employees were about to
inject a boycott against business
men who used the truck line for
less than carload lot shipments.
Monday the Herald interviewed c.
H. Childs, Great Northern station
agent, relative to this proposed
movement and Mr.. Childs unhesi-
tatingly stated there was no such
thought in the minds of the rail
road men in Sank Centre.
At meeting held Thursday eve
ming attended by FL of the en-
ployees steps were taken to organ
ize the Railroad Booster Club of
Sank Centre. Mr.. Child was elect
ed chairman of the organization
and F. S. Parker, station agent of
the Northern Pacific was elected
secretary. The following report of
the meeting furnished the Herald
will be of interest to Sank Centre
citizens: r#~-
A meeting of the Railroad en-
ployees of the G. N. and N. P. in
Sank Centre was held at the Great
Northern depot Thursday evening
Jan. 26. At this meeting it was
decided that something should be
done to keep the freight business
moving via the railroads, rather
than by truck, ION account of the
consequences of the decrease in
railroad revenue in the city, which
would mean decrease in railroad
employees in the city. 1t was voted
that some organization should be
formed to enable the employees to
give the best possible service in all
departments of the railroads using
this good service as well as all
other legitimate means to keep the
business moving via the rail route.
The organization that was form
ed will be called THE RAILROAD
BOOSTER CLUB UF' SAUK CEN
TIRE, formed for the purpose of
appealing to the business men to
patronize the railroads in prefer
ence to enable them to hold the
number Of men that is now en-
ployed here. C. H. Child, agent of
the Great Northern, was elected
chairman and F. S. Parker, agent
of the Northern Pacific, was elect
ed Secretary.
A committee of five members
was appointed by the chairman to
confer with the business men to
get their views on the subject and
explain their position. This COM
mittee will report to the Booster
Club at their next meeting to be
held at the call of the chairman.
Twenty one railroad men took
part in the meeting, some being
out of town on their respective
runs could not attend.
1t was shown that about $4,000.
90 per month is being earned by
80 employees who live in Sank
Centre. 1t was also shown that sew
eral railroad employees who live in
iMelrose are spending a part of
their earnings in Sank Centre.
This is expected to be a perman-
ent booster organization.