. American engineer and railroad journal . can Machinist who has evidently had avery unsatisfactory experience. To succeed in any work oneneeds to be adapted to it, and a period of probation wouldpermit of selecting candidates who are worthy of the train-ing. The pension system has been in operation on the Pennsyl-vania Railroad for about two years. A recently issued state-ment shows that there was an amount authorized to be paidto retired employees, aggregating during 1901 the sum of$292, and this, added to allowances paid during a total of $536, These disbursements a
. American engineer and railroad journal . can Machinist who has evidently had avery unsatisfactory experience. To succeed in any work oneneeds to be adapted to it, and a period of probation wouldpermit of selecting candidates who are worthy of the train-ing. The pension system has been in operation on the Pennsyl-vania Railroad for about two years. A recently issued state-ment shows that there was an amount authorized to be paidto retired employees, aggregating during 1901 the sum of$292, and this, added to allowances paid during a total of $536, These disbursements are met byan annual appropriation of $300,000. Since the creation of thepension department. employees have been retired andpensioned. Of these 217 died prior to December 31. 1901. Outof the total number who were retired 248 were in the 65 to 70-year class. At a cost of between $15,000 and $20,000 the Boston & Mainemanagement has again gratuitously supplied its employees withnew uniforms. 84 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD Chofing Iron. Wrought Iron. Fig. 1.—Cast Steel End Sills for Tenders—Boston & Maine R. R.
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