Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1912 — PROVIDING FOR THE VETERANS [ARTICLE]

PROVIDING FOR THE VETERANS

Almost All the Country's Railroad Systems Now Maintain Pension Departments. Nearly all of the larger railroad systems throughout the country now maintain pension departments for the care of superannuated employes or those who, having served the corporations loyally and faithfully, are rendered incapable of work through illness or accident The directors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad some time since set aside a fund for this purpose, with the result that approximately six hundred former employes of that company are at present receiving compensation from this fund. The oldest pensioner on the list is John Lyons, eighty-five years of age, residing in West Haven, Conn., who, when retired, had served the company continuously for fifty-nine years. In the list of 19 pensioners, including machinist Lyons, whose combined ages aggregate 1,302 and time in service 842 years, we find the names of conductors William W. Harder, of New Haven, and C. P. Davis of Hartford; engineers J. W. White, of Dedham, and Charles A. Sampson, of Taunton, Mass., who served in the company forty-nine and forty-eight years, respectively, previously to retirement; former agent George A. Crocker, with forty-one years* service to his credit, and many others equally as well known. The oldest section foreman on the list is J. E. Perkins .of Stoughton, Mass., who served the company fiftyfive years previously to his recent retirement, at the age of seventy-five. Since January 1, 1912, thirty-two employes of the rail and boat lines of the system have been granted pensions, whose combined years of service total 1,254 years. This includes Engineer John W. White, who served the corporation forty-nine years; Charles A. Sampson, fortyeight years; Towerman John H. Farrell, forty-two years; Engineer Lewis S. Monroe, forty-three years; Blacksmith’s Helper F. E. Hobart, fortyseven years; Switchman Thomas J. Spencet, thirty-seven years.—Railroad Employee.