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Show I Courtisy One Of Railway's Asstts According to offlcals of the Oregon Short Line railway this road has proven the theory that courtesy Is an asset. About two years ago the company com-pany posted framed' notices in all Its offices Instructing employes to be courteous to patrons of the road. The notices said that railroads need-k need-k ed to mako friends, just as do other lines of business, and it was the duty du-ty of erery employe to make" now customers cus-tomers and retain old .ones. Employes were Instructed Mo answer an-swer all questions politely,, no matter how foolish the queries, and to ever show a spirit of courtesy to all 'with whom they came In contact In their line of duty. "Courtesy has certalnlyipald," said D. S. Spencer, assistant, general pas-scnger pas-scnger agent, of the Oregon Short Line. "Politeness has proved an asset In 1 the railroad business. The' Harrlman lines use tho merit system with its employes. And courtesy counts the same as other points. Just the other day a Salt Lake man and his family were leaving for the coast. He had three tickets, for himself, wife -and daughter. When he entered the train the conductor thought he had given but two tickets and was trying to sneak the girl In without paying her fare. "The passenger Insisted hj had three tickets and the rallroatl' 'man' contradicted him in no polite terms. Finally the conductor found the. trnv-" trnv-" eler had given him three tickets." The , passenger wrote a complaint to headquarters. head-quarters. The trainman was given ten demerits, a reprimand and a warning that If such-a-breach of-discourtesy was repeated he would be discharged.'.' Robert Anderson has gone tq Kp lada where he. has Interests. n the lumber business. The Merrill Lumber compapy of llrlgham have Just closed the deal with the Promontory-Curlew Land Co. for a section of ,flne. land near Promontory Prom-ontory station, and will at oiice begin be-gin to Improve the land. Elder William C. England. Avho has been .laboring in the British mission 'for the past twenty seyon months returned re-turned home Thursday evening. Elder El-der England looks hale and hearty ' t and reports the last two years as the - pleasantest unit of his 'life. |
