Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1916 — Country Station Agent. [ARTICLE]

Country Station Agent.

The country station agent has many duties which make him a busy man, and he needs a little consideration from his customers. He usually does his best to satisfy the farmers with whom he deals daily, in performing his duties. Don’t knock the station agent if he does not give you all of his attention, as he has many things to do- in a day besides taking care of you. We are all human, and if you treat him with consideration his life /will be more pleasant, and undoubtedly he will feel more like putting himself out to satisfy your demands. Don’t ask him to do things for yo u which his regulations forbid. He may violate a rule to do

something for you once, and it is little appreciated. The next time it is expected and insisted upon. The complexity of the work of the station agent is not understood by most people, and their demands upon him are sometimes so unreasonable that he becomes disgusted. Treat him with kindness and he will do better work, indirectly helping you. Many farmers lose their patience with a switching cow or a young horse, and one station agent has said that he believes they would acquire more of this habit if they endeavored to conduct a country station. You may say he is wrong, but give him the benefit of the doubt, and remember that he has more than the individual to satisfy each day, so aim to make his work as pleasant as possible by making allowances.— Chicago Drover’s Journal