Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1902 — OPPORTUNITIES IN RAILWAY BUSINESS. [ARTICLE]

OPPORTUNITIES IN RAILWAY BUSINESS.

With the object of encouraging the railroading ambition of village and country young men, the Chicago an- 1 Alton railroad has recently estab llshed an employment bureau. The reason for this step is the great and steady demand for young blood in the service. With the exception of service with the .government, a great railroad offers the widest field for congenial employment Indeed, the qualifications which a young man must possess, and the examination which he must pass, to secure entrance Into the railroad service, are stronger than the test made by the government. Having successfully passed these, a young man can feel that there is a sort of covenant between him and his employers to the effect that he Is satlstory material to fill the position which he Is given, and may reasonably expect advancement. In the matter of promotion, ability and merit are, of course, first considerations, but seniority is always considered, all other things being equal. The old day of personal relationship and politics has passed; the railroad field lies Invitingly open to the young man with ambition and energy. Speaking generally, If a young man is physically strong, morally clean, has average capability to work and think, and, above all, firmly believes that railroad work will prove congenial, my advice to him is to enter the employ of a railroad company. If, upon the other hand, a young man realizes that he does not possess the foregoing essentials, he would better keep out.—J. H. Barrett, General Superintendent Chicago and Alton Railroad.