. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . aph operator, and at this time he wasbound from his home to California. Hehad stopped off to see Uncle Jim, on alittle visit, and it was Uncle Jim whoinduced him to take service with the P. & C.) About five months later Sammy waspromoted to the position of transportationtimekeeper, handling time reports and mak-ing pay-rolls for all engine and train crewson the P. & C. These were the days whenhe put in about 18 hours each day in theyear. This position he held for about tenyears. In 1884, he acquired a knowledge ofstenography and typewriting, and Road-m
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . aph operator, and at this time he wasbound from his home to California. Hehad stopped off to see Uncle Jim, on alittle visit, and it was Uncle Jim whoinduced him to take service with the P. & C.) About five months later Sammy waspromoted to the position of transportationtimekeeper, handling time reports and mak-ing pay-rolls for all engine and train crewson the P. & C. These were the days whenhe put in about 18 hours each day in theyear. This position he held for about tenyears. In 1884, he acquired a knowledge ofstenography and typewriting, and Road-master W. T. Manning persuaded Sammyto come with him. This was Sammys firstwork in the M. of W. Department. In1885 the office was moved to Pittsburghand Sammy went along with it. In 1894the M. of W. Accounting Department wasconcentrated at Baltimore under the lateMajor Johnson, and Sammy, with chiefclerks from other divisions, was movedthere. In November, 1901 he came backto Connellsville as chief clerk to .the divi-sion Samuel S. Marsteller When the present system of divisionaccounting was inaugurated, Sammy, stillon the job, was placed at the head of theMaintenance of Way Bureau, DivisionAccountants Office. This position he heldsuccessfully until July 31, this year, whenhe was retired. Samfny was and still is one of the manyloyal Baltimore and Ohio employes, andhis efforts and loyalty have not gone byunnoticed. Here we have a shining exampleof patient industry, well and opportunelyrewarded, and it is hoped by his manyfriends that he will live many years andenjoy his period of retirement. On August 10, a surprise party wastendered Sammy at his home in Connells-ville, at which were present about thirty-five guests. The evening was enjoyablyspent, refreshments were served, and ahandsome purse was presented to only out of town guest was AssistantAuditor of Disbursements S. W. Hill,Baltimore, Md., through whose personalefTorts the special consideration was givent
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