The Railway agent and station agent Volume 11-12; A monthly magazine devoted to the interests of ticket and freight agents and the traffic departments of the railway service

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...commend itself to every agent. We quote from the constitution: Article Hi. "The Association shall seek to attain these objects, by the details of organization as hereinafter described, by correspondence and personal intercourse between members individually and through the columns of an official organ, by holding conventions of the Grand and State Divisions, by inviting the co-operation of railway officials, by not resorting to strikes as a means of settling differences between railway companies and employees, and by preventing as far as possible, teaching of students the art of telegraphy or station work of any kind, except to regular paid employees of the railway companies." The objects and policy of the association are given in a pamphlet issued by the Grand Division and are as follows: The Railway Agents' Association is an organization of traffic representatives of the railway service, It embraces in its ranks Agents of all classes, Bonded Cashiers and Chief Clerks. Its objects are as follows: To increase the efficiency of the vast army of Agents. To combat the hostile sentiment against railway interest in the public mind in many communities. To impress upon railway managers the necessity of bringing the Agents under the direct control of the traffie department as far as possible. To practically demonstrate the fact that the Freight and Ticket Agents, as the revenue earners of the railway service, are, or should be, the best and most intelligent class of men in the employ of the companies, and that the financial prosperity of a road depends on their efficiency, and thus to make agency work the best paid branch of the service. To establish and operate a Guarantee Company. To conduct an Employment Bureau for the benefit of our members. To prevent...