Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-05

Having discussed previous
now come 70 Pull Retirement AZ
ter Thirty Years Of Railroad Ser.
vice. We win repeat for smpha-
sia that one does not have 70 have
worked for q single railroad 10
qualify, nor IL u necessary 10
have only ons kind Of JOB. II you
were q red cap, station porter.
dining car employees o. Pullman
porter; n you were an employees
IN ons or all Of these railroad de-
partmsnts, you are eligible after
IS years Of age and 80 years OF
service for full rstircmsnt bens-
fIta.
For an employee who today IL
90 years Of age and who has
worked In the Railroad industry
for 30 years and who wishes 10
retire ~ Of this day with fun rs-
tiFement benefits. some things he
should have done long ago. such
a. tIl established by document
his Ttghtfui age; ca established
the fact that he had connecting
status" with . railroad on August
n. 1884. Now he should have had
. prevailing seniority with q car.
rieF. either working or on . fur
Tough, To ascertain your retire.
ment credit the Federal govern
msnt chose the wages you were
receiving during the third quarter
Of the year Of 1884. those months
being July. August and septem-
Der Of the above mentidned year.
applying this average 10 all years
you claim a. service years prior
10 1884.
Let's suppose you were . dining
car employee working at the craft
or on . f'lriough August n, 1884.
The prevailing wage on that date
was 500 per month. OF course for
the three months In the third
quarter OF 1884 you earned two
hundred and ton dollars; this. OF
course, will give you . monthly
average Of $40, This then IL what
the Railroad Retirement Board
viii use for your average earning
for years you claim prior 10 1884.
Since 1894 an accurate check has
been kept by the government on
all railroad employees.
Now We have found out what
John Doc" Retirement Board
monthly average was before 1884.
In 1899 the u, =. Supreme Court
declared the monetary feature Of
the Retirement Act unconatitu-
tionaL Congress then abridged
the gap 1884. 1898 and 1889 with
the same provisions ~ Get up for
years prior 10 1884 Now your $40
per month average IL extended 10
cover these three years
Every year In July railroad en-.
ployecs receive through thsir en-
ployeF . complete earning record
covering months, years and the
amount earned the preceding year
together with the total amount
earned since 1899.
To qualify for 30 years Of SER
vice a. o. today hecesaitatea the
government 10 allocate TO your
credit the average monthly sum
Of so or the meaSly sum Of $40
per year (Romembsr this was
the average wage Of railroad sub
seTiberu 10 this paper before the
birth % Local Biel.
To get your fun 80 years In.
~ years Of very low waEes must
BE- credited TO you This fact
brings down your annuity 10 a
starvation Lowell Al $40 per year
FOR 10 years YOU get Sib,i2o ere.
at Fur the remaining n yrars
through June 30, 1919 your earn
alngs credit with the Retirement
Beard ShoHld b. tis,sTt, to,alinE
for your 80 YEARS Of service q
wage credit Of S3t.Oaa. THIS gives
q Honthly wage average Of So
Applying the Retirement Board
formula TO this monthly a. below,
gives one HE lifetime annuity;
at% Of $50. ..,.......u.9o
isT Of ttA,...,""u.. ~