Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1913 — Word for the Section Worker. [ARTICLE]

Word for the Section Worker.

There are at least 400,000 section workers, and over 45,000 section foremen on American railroads today. These men are just as jealous of their good names and of the reputation of their work, and a little more so, I think, than any other body of workers in the country, writes J. O. Fagan in the Boston Herald. They certainly deserve more appreciation than the average, and receive a good deal leas. Not only is this true, but, in my opinion, this track work which I am now discussing is probably the very strongest and best feature in all the realm of railroad labor at the present day. Just at this time it will be well fbr the public to read a little about the duties and responsibility of these track workers. Man for man they actually do twice as much work, both with head and hands, as enginemen or trainmen, and they receive only a fraction as much pay or appreciation.