Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1912 — EMPLOYES MAY BE DROPPED. [ARTICLE]

EMPLOYES MAY BE DROPPED.

Leaks Discovered On the Monon’s First Visit of Pay Car in Years. Lafayette, Ind., August 22.—President Fairfax Harrison, of the Monon railroad, was in the city yesterday with the first Monon pay car that has been over the road in twenty years. For many years the Monon has been paying its employes by check, and the employes had mot been notified of the coming of the pay car. It was discovered that men Who had been dead for years were HtlH drawing wages. Three such cases are reported in this city, and seyeeail cases are reported on the Michigan Qty and Air Line dlvislorT.

The sending out of the car also brought to light that a number of tlhe employes were ih the grip of money lenders. It is said that as a result of the initial run of the pay car several heads of local and other departments along the road will be dropped. Mr. Harrison would not confirm any of the rumors, nor w r ould he depy them. Each employe of the road in this city had to go to the car in person to draw his money, and the wage leak was discovered. Every man who applied for fids money at the car had to prove that he was an employe of tlhe road. The dead man list for the month amounted to more than $290, and it is said that three men whose wages have been paid regularly have been dead for several year. The car was in charge of men from the auditing department of the road at Chicago.

The car left here last night after paying off employes, to finish its trip at New Albany today. Mr. Harrison was accompanied on the trip by a number of other officers of the road, and it is thought they will return to this city to discover the men who have been drawing the wageis of the three dead men. Officers of the road said the day of paying employes by check had passed, and that from this time on all money will be paid from the car, which will run once a month.