. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . was about to leave and was shakinghands with some of the older employes, theentire office force of more than one hundredcornered him, as terminal agent Hamner andMr. Bausmiths appointed successor, formeragent Biggs, approached him ceremoniouslyand by a flank movement brought him aroundto face the crowd. Mr. Bausmith lookedstartled for a moment, but realizing quicklythat he was the central object and that a demon-stration of some kind was impending, he doffedhis hat and grinned. As Mr. Hamner in a fewwell chosen words expressed the sentiments ofregret a
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . was about to leave and was shakinghands with some of the older employes, theentire office force of more than one hundredcornered him, as terminal agent Hamner andMr. Bausmiths appointed successor, formeragent Biggs, approached him ceremoniouslyand by a flank movement brought him aroundto face the crowd. Mr. Bausmith lookedstartled for a moment, but realizing quicklythat he was the central object and that a demon-stration of some kind was impending, he doffedhis hat and grinned. As Mr. Hamner in a fewwell chosen words expressed the sentiments ofregret and affection that actuated the men andboys who had been working under Mr. Bau-smith and with him, as well as his own personalregard for a valued assistant, the jocular lookfled from Mr. Bausmiths face, and deep feelingbecame evident; and he had to swallow a lumpin his throat before he could tell the boys howsurprised and happy he was, and how fully heappreciated and reciprocated their may also be added that Mr. Bausmith was. F. L. BAUSMITH not the only one in the gathering that had toswallow hard. But some vigorous handclappingrelieved the tension and restored the goodhumor of all present. No greater tribute can be paid to Mr. Bau-smith than to say that he was a man amongnien. Through the medium of the Magazine,his co-workers of the New York Terminalswish him all the success and luck that can becrowded into one mortals life. As we bid himAuf Wiedersehen, the writer knows of nobetter words to describe the feelings of theboys toward Mr. Bausmith, than: On the stage of lifes is the play we see,Let there be not intermission,Even in eternity. W. B. Biggs, who succeeded Mr. Bausmith, isthoroughly conversant with the conditions andwork around the New York Terminals. Hehas been with us for twenty-eight years andhas held various agencies. The boys give hima hearty welcome to his new position and assurehim of their cooperation. J. J. Bayer, who has been a
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