The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 25, 1908, Page 7, Image 7
Salaries of Southern's Officials.
A Correspondent who Doubts
that any Reduction will be
Made?His Reasons.
Special to The News :
Washington, D. 0., Jan. 23.?
You have a real appealing
editorial in your Saturday's issue
of The News, that is, gra i
fying from the standpoint of a
railroad official. Yes, the theory
is all right, but who knows
that it is actually a fact that the
"President, Vice-president, and
other officials" of the Southern
Railway have been reduced in
their salaries ten per cent?
Perhaps you do not kuow, but
let me assure you that it is a very
hard matter for an individual to
find out just what the officials 01
the Southern Railway receive as
salaries. They do not appear on
the office pay rolls?the fact is
they are paid by vouchers, private
vouchers?and no one whom
they do not wish to know can
tell whether their salaries have
been reduced or increased.
They have however reduced
the clerical forces tea percent,
?I hose poor devils who actually
do the work?and whose salaries
are rare'y enough to exist on, to
say nothing of a few comforts or
luxuries which the average man
enjoys. These poor fellows are
forever payiug for thedishonesty,
stupidity and tavoritism of the
vamptres who suck tlie very lite
blood of their existence Is that
"Reform of the right kind?"
There are over one thousand
employes in the general offices of
the Southern Railway in Washington
and I do not believe that
you will find one man in the
service, actually contented with
his surroundings and invironments,
who would not gladly accept
a place elsewhere at less
money even, in order to be rid of
the grind and the unfair methods
practiced by some of the officials.
What we all want to see is a
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"square ueai iu bvoij iii?u,
that is a foreign phrase to the
management, of the Southern
Railway. What I have said I
know to be facts, from actual experience.
The local newspapers
here published articles in December,
relative to a cut in the general
office forces, both in salaries
and men, and both were vigorously
denied by the officials who
were interviewed, but neverlhe
less, the reductions came about
in less than a month from the
time the denials were made.
Of course every one expected
the order *yhich was issued bj
President Fiuley to include the
high officials to prevent the de
moralizntion of the forces in the
general offices, but is it an uctua
fact that the officials, the higl
officials from, and including l're
sident Finlev down to the small
est office boy, suffered in equa
proportion by this presidents
order ?
1 do know that the latter wa
reduced, but there is an air o
uncertainty ubout. the former.
The following is the editoria
in The News reforred to in th
foregoing communication :
|The Southern Railway com
puny has set a good example t
THE LANOAf
other big corpora'ions. Usually ?
when it is found necessary to '
reduce expenses a cutis made in |j
the p*y of the poor, hard-worked ?
employe5',but I heSouthern begins ^
at the right end when it prunes ?
the large salaries of its president v
and other lea ling officials. That's ?
reform of the right kind.]
A Cure for Misery y
"I have found a cure for the misery i
malaria poison produces," say a KM. N
James, of i'Ouellen. S. C. "It's called I'
Electric Bitters, and oorues in BOce-it I
bottles. It breaks up a case of chills
or a bilious attack in almost no time; j;
and it puts yellow jaundice clean out
of commission." i'liis great tonic ?
medicine and blood purifier gives re- ?
lief in all stomach, liver and kidney J
complaints and the misery of lame
back, bold under guarantee at J. F. [
Mackey Co., and Funderburk I'bartii
acy.
Cashier While Asleep Open- |
ed Safe lor Thieves.
Jackson, Miss., Dispatch :?
A unique confession was made to j
A. F. Thomasson, cashier of I he
First National Bank of Hattiesburg,
by James Harper attd W.
T. Smith, bank robbers, brought
back from Seattle, where they
were caught after a long chase.
Harper says the bank cash er
walked in his sleep. He and
Smith watched the bank for se\"
eral nights, according to their
confession, and frequently wit.
i mi '
u?-3i~wu i. imjiiiubsuu enter wim tue
aid of his door key. They never
dreamed that lie was not in full
posFe?sion of his senses until they
saw him under an electric lUlu
with his eyes closed. Then the
robbers say tu?-j conceived plan
to enter the bank with
Thomaspou and to gag him if he
came out ol his trance.
They declare that Thornasson
gave them the combination to
the safe, which they looted, and
that they left, leaving Thomaeson
a leep in the bank.
Ilar.k Foolishness.
"When attacked by a c< ugh or a
cold, or when your throat is sore, it
is rank foolishness to lake any other
medicine than Dr. King's New Discovery/'
says C.O. Eldridge, of Empire
Ga., "1 have used New Discovery
seyen years and I know it is the best
remedy 011 earth lor cough and colds,
croup, and all throat and lung troubles.
My children are subject to
croup, but New Discovery quickly |
cures every attack." Known the
world over as the King of throat and
lung lemedies, bold under guarantee
at J. F. Mackey Go. and Funderburk
Phaiuiacy. 60c. and fl.Oi). Trial
hottle free.
Tar Heel Loses $600 in Gaffney.
Gaffney special in Charlotte
Observer: Mr. B. B. McLurd ,
a stock dealer lrom Reapsville,
N. C., who has been making
s headquarters at Bobbins' stablos
in Gaffney, lost an overcoat a
' lew days ago which contained
about $000 worth of notes. Mr.
5 McLurd took off his overcoat to
feed his stock, leaving it hanging
on a nail, and when he looked
' for.lhe garment discovered that it
1 had disappeared. In the meantime
Herb Smith, a negro boy
who was employed af the stable,
| had left the stables to go out on
a trip. ftir. MCLitird, suspecting
that he was the thief got a po?
H liceraan an<l went to Herb's
place 01 residence; where they
found the coat, but no trace ol
the notes. Herb was taken be
1 fore the mayor, who gave him
e 30 days on the gang. It is sup.
posed that the negro either ?e1
creted cthe notes or destroyed
0 them.
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Annual Meeting of Ker- Rock Hill to I
shaw's Prosperous Bank. Divis
At ^meeting of the stockhold
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ers of the Hank oi iversiiaw neiu .uock nut necc
last Tuesday Messrs J. M. Car- Newell, the eflicie
, son, Robt. S. Floyd, J no. T. ent. of this divisio
Stevens, L?roy Springs, K. A. go by the Souther
, Thioa, J. M. Hinson, L. 0. Hough Hill division is r
(1. C. Heath and E. I). Blakeney been consolidated
; were elected directors. Subse- leston division, w
. quently the directors met and was. A prominon
i elected John T. Stevens, presi cial said on Sa!ui
dent ; Leroy Springs, vice presi- pretty certain Mr
f dent; T. B. Clyburn, cashier; be provided for.
, D. I'erry Dye, Teller. Mr. K. D Tlie consolidati
i Blakeney is the Bank's attorney. Hill division wit]
. A semi-annual dividend of four division becomes (
. per cent, .Inn. lfit. was declared. 1st. Mr. Newel
The bank is in good and pros- will remain h<
perous condition. date.
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jose Southern Barn and Cotton Burned,
ion.
Monroe Journal: The barn of
Mr. Alvia Baucom, who lires
>r<l . Mr. D. VV. ftbout ^ miles from Monroe,
>nt superintend- near Qoose Creek and New
n, has been let ga|em ijue> was burned at, 4 o'n,
and the lioek c|oc^ yesterday morning. In the
to more, having fltme8 fiV0 bales of cotton belongi
with the Char- -n^ ^jr gaucom were lost; a
here it formerly borse, belonging to his son-in,t
Southern 0111- ^ Long, and
day that it was muc^ ()f}ier 8tujf. A1 r. Long hap.
Newell would p6ue(j be spending the night
there and thus lost his horse.?
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,ou oi too uock ^,^ie jqbs waH 8evore, perhaps
i t he Charleston $500. The origin ot the fire is
elleetivo on lob. unknown1
rrA his force ....
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