. The street railway review . s account it is best to explain the release to the claimantbefore witnesses (who should also attest it), or to make himacknowledge later before them that he executed it of his own freewill understanding its nature. From these suggestions one may deduce that the method bestadapted for the handling and settling of damage cases is to beprompt, thorough and careful, with a liberal use of sound, commonsense. Whether a case should be speedily settled, or not settledat all. is a matter which must be decided from the peculiar cir-cumstances which it presents and not by an
. The street railway review . s account it is best to explain the release to the claimantbefore witnesses (who should also attest it), or to make himacknowledge later before them that he executed it of his own freewill understanding its nature. From these suggestions one may deduce that the method bestadapted for the handling and settling of damage cases is to beprompt, thorough and careful, with a liberal use of sound, commonsense. Whether a case should be speedily settled, or not settledat all. is a matter which must be decided from the peculiar cir-cumstances which it presents and not by any fixed rule. As ageneral thing, however, it is well to settle all cases where theinjured parties are inclined to be fair, according to the meriteach case contains, and fight all cases in which the claimants arevery unreasonable or where fraud is apparent. This rule carriedcut with the right spirit will prove a valuable policy for any a case is settled, let it be done with due consideration of ^tlicet %lWai\%vlew* 751. WILLAKD J. HIMLD. Willard J Hield was bextraction. His early traCollege and Madison Universiol iSHj and at once entered th( ng\ jnesville, Wis., May ly, iSbJ, and is of Englishs received in the schools of Janesville. in BeloitMr. Hield went to Minneapolis in the sunimeinploy of the Minneapolis Street Kailway Com- pany. He successively filled the positions of office man, book-keeper, purchasingagent, store-keeper and cashier until the strike of H8g, when there were somethrilling experiences in the various capacities in which he acted. During the timeMr. Hield was in charge of the steam line to Minnehaha Falls and Lake Harriet,he was severely injured Ini^ihewas appointed superintendent, and later gen-eral manager of the Minneapolis system, and when this was consolidated with theSi. Paul Street Bailway Company he became general manager of both systems. justice, and it it be fought, let every effort be made to fight it inthe fairest and most efficient way pos
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