. . a certain lord asked themanager if he belonged to the hotel. Of course his lordship tookthe manager for a waiter. No. 5 had been a decent clerk in an accountants office, butto be launched from that to the position of general manager of was too much for him. He soon got into drinking morning he came to me in a half-inebriated state and said : Mr. Pennington, I find the men are not sufficiently respectfulto their superior officers. Come with me and well give them alesson. The first man we met was my foreman, Bo
. . a certain lord asked themanager if he belonged to the hotel. Of course his lordship tookthe manager for a waiter. No. 5 had been a decent clerk in an accountants office, butto be launched from that to the position of general manager of was too much for him. He soon got into drinking morning he came to me in a half-inebriated state and said : Mr. Pennington, I find the men are not sufficiently respectfulto their superior officers. Come with me and well give them alesson. The first man we met was my foreman, Bob Snape-The manager said : Look here. Bob, whenever you see me, , or any superior officer of the company, acknowledge-the same by touching your hat—thus, taking off his own hatand making a bow to Bob. This farce was played for a couple-of hom-s on a public wharf, in full view of a number of the towns-people, who went off in a roar of laughter. The poor fellowsterm of office soon expired. In time, directors found that it was necessary to have men. Sketches and Further Bertiiniscences. 119 of ability and general experience to manage their railways ; thatthey were as important as generals in an army or Ministers ofState; that they (the general managers) had the power to makeor mar the trade of a country ; and that the blunder of a manager,through his self-will, ignorance or folly, might result in the lossof tens of thousands to the company he served. The directorsthen began to select for general managers men from the ranks,particularly from among the freightmen—those who had to buildup dividends and engage in the battle of hard work, such as theEboralls, the Cawkwells, the Allports, and others of the sameclass. CANADIAN GENERAL MANAGERS. As Canadian railways commenced at a much later period,directors had the experience of time to guide them, and thusescaped the infliction of inefficient managers. I think all whohave watched the progress of the railways in the Domi
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