. Information for employes and the public; being a series of leaflets issued ... by the Pennsylvania railroad system in the interest of improved service, increased efficiency, and a better understanding by employes and the public of railroad problems . e men w^ho have just been added to theCompanys Roll of Honor paid more attention to duty than pushing the time-clock. The list includes Enginemen, Car Cleaners, Switchmen and Con-ductors. The retired employe longest in service went to w^ork at the age of 12as Water Boy, and he quit as Engineer. Somewhere in his long andhonorable career he got th
. Information for employes and the public; being a series of leaflets issued ... by the Pennsylvania railroad system in the interest of improved service, increased efficiency, and a better understanding by employes and the public of railroad problems . e men w^ho have just been added to theCompanys Roll of Honor paid more attention to duty than pushing the time-clock. The list includes Enginemen, Car Cleaners, Switchmen and Con-ductors. The retired employe longest in service went to w^ork at the age of 12as Water Boy, and he quit as Engineer. Somewhere in his long andhonorable career he got the idea that employment means more than draw-ing wages. This man is Cyrus J. Hershberger, of Altoona. He spent 44years at the throttle, to which responsible position he advanced in eightyears from W^ater Boy. —From the Philadelphia Knit Goods Bulletin, February, igi6. G. H. SNYDER LENGTH OF SERVICE, 51 YEARS G. H. Snjder was born in Montgomery County,Pa., on June 12, 1850, and was first employed bythe Railroad on March 12, 1865, as Laborer inthe Maintenance of Way Department, Philadel-phia Division. He became Fireman in June, 1873. In July, 1880, Mr. Snyder was promoted toEngineman, and continued in that position untilretired from active
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