. American engineer and railroad journal . w pen-sions on employees are the New York Central, the Rock Islandthe Pennsylvania, the ButTalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh, the Chi-cago and North Western, the Illinois Central, the Santa Fe, theUnion Pacific, the Southern Pacific and its affiliated lines, theLackawanna, the Baltimore and Ohio, the Atlantic Coast Line,the Reading, and Jersey Central. Under the plan of the railroads, the service of a man who isto receive a pension must be continuous. There are, however,certain exceptions to this. When an employee is disabled, forinstance, or receives a
. American engineer and railroad journal . w pen-sions on employees are the New York Central, the Rock Islandthe Pennsylvania, the ButTalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh, the Chi-cago and North Western, the Illinois Central, the Santa Fe, theUnion Pacific, the Southern Pacific and its affiliated lines, theLackawanna, the Baltimore and Ohio, the Atlantic Coast Line,the Reading, and Jersey Central. Under the plan of the railroads, the service of a man who isto receive a pension must be continuous. There are, however,certain exceptions to this. When an employee is disabled, forinstance, or receives a leave of absence, or is suspended for discipline, or is temporarily laid off on account of a reduction inforce, this is not considered a break in the continuity of ser-vice. Only by voluntarily leaving the company or by being dis-charged for good cause does an employee disqualify himself fora pension. One of the most important results of the pensionpolicy is that it encourages long service and thereby increasesefficiency.—Raikvoy PERSPECTIVE VIEW OK FRICTION DRAFT GEAR WITH MINER.\TTACHMENTS. A CENTS WORTH OF ELECTRICITY. At the average rate for power paid by the ordinary consumer,says Harpers Weekly, a cents worth of electricity will operatea 12-inch fan for 90 minutes. Will operate a sewing-machine motor three hours. Will keep a six-pound electric flatiron hot 15 minutes. Will make four cups of coffee in an electric coffee percolator. Will keep an 8-inch disk stove hot seven minutes, or loni{enough to cook a steak. Will operate a luminous radiator eight minutes. Will bring to a boil two quarts of water or operate the babymilk warmer twice. Will make a Welsh rarebit in an electric chafing dish. Will operate a 7-inch frying pan 12 minutes. Will keep a heating pad hot two hours. Will operate a griddle eight minutes. Will run the electric broiler minutes. Will run a massage machine nearly four hours. Will keep the dentists electric hammer and drill going 9
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