Show PENNSYLVANIA ROAD PAYS BIG PENSIONS J V Wilson WIon aged 73 79 years a veteran elfran of the Lake Shore Michigan Southern railway called at the office of the Ute Pennsylvania system yesterday He Is Ison Ison ison I on his way to California on a long visit On April IS 16 Mr Wilson lIson was retired from I service with the Pennsylvania system on a liberal pension lie He is very proud of his hla I railroad service and says that during his years as fireman and engineer I he noV never had a R serious or was as reprimanded He carries a clipping giving a II record of the pension work According to 10 the figures more than n 2000 QI bf of the road were wera er receiving pen pensions stone the first of this year The pension service en was started In 1300 1900 since when the company has bas paid JM d out in pensions the sum aum of nearly three and million dollars Th TIt total paid in pensions last year far was Wall All of or the thero road ro d no matter of or what whal rank receive pen pension pension sion slon allowances on relatively e equal IURI terms For every ever year of or service rendered a re retired tired is paid 1 per cent of or his i dally daily average e salary lar for Cor the ten rears ears Im v preceding his retirement A to total total tal tat of toen were ere retired d on pensions In Inand inand and II men that year who were al already already already ready on the pension list died diM The aver average average age age Ale pensioners of or is 73 years and 3 months while the oldest on the list liet attained the age ase of or 3 9 32 in 1008 I |