. The National Civic Federation review . st. A roadmaster cannotbe everywhere on a division 150 miles long, so it isleft to each track or bridge mans sense of honorand his regard for the lives entrusted to his care tosend him from the comforts of home out in the darknights storm. I need hardly remind you, gentlemen, that everylife in the train, from the engineer in the cab to theporter in the rear Pullman, is in the hands of theemployes of the M. of W. department. The mostexperienced engineer may be at the throttle, themost careful conductor in charge of the train, themost skillful despatcher
. The National Civic Federation review . st. A roadmaster cannotbe everywhere on a division 150 miles long, so it isleft to each track or bridge mans sense of honorand his regard for the lives entrusted to his care tosend him from the comforts of home out in the darknights storm. I need hardly remind you, gentlemen, that everylife in the train, from the engineer in the cab to theporter in the rear Pullman, is in the hands of theemployes of the M. of W. department. The mostexperienced engineer may be at the throttle, themost careful conductor in charge of the train, themost skillful despatcher send a correct train orderto the most faithful of operators, but all the careand skill of all combined will not save a train fromdestruction if inefficient or unfaithful men havecharge of the tracks and bridges. A careless in-spection of the track that fails to detect the scarce-ly perceptible break in a rail, a little left to chancein the repairs to a bridge, or a lack of watchfulnessof a current wearing away the foundations of a pier,. A. B. LOWE. and, in spite of the utmost care of the most ex-perienced engine and train men, disaster will surelyfollow. These facts tell forcibly of the arduous characterof the work, the danger to health connected withits performance, the great responsibility resting uponeach employe, and the consequences which wouldassuredly follow even apparently slight neglect ofany of our many duties. Believing that I have statedthe case fairly, I think I am entitled to claim thatmen on whom such great responsibility rests shouldneither be selected from the lowest grade of societynor be the poorest paid employes in the railway ser-vice. Each year as heavier locomotives andcars are being introduced into the service, aseach new schedule asks for a still faster trainservice than the last, the responsibility andhardship of the service increases, and asthe responsibility and hardship increases certainlythe pay should increase proportionately. And if areduction o
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