Show youngster gets tips on railway rai uway proxy s skills CHICAGO seldom does a young ster get the opportunity for the kind of advice that came to 15 year old eugene knol of BI blue ue earth minn eugene had wanted to be a railroad president ever since he can remember A high school freshman he has his heart set on that job now he has taken the first step in that direction he was assigned in school to write a paper on what he planned to do in adult lif eHe needed expert advice so he wrote to C H buford president of the milwaukee railroad the letter finally found its way through all the intricate channels in a huge railway office to the desk of president buford buford said later he read the letter with a nostalgic feeling it had been years he said since railroad presidents received letters from boys with that ambition ambition fading he recalled that at one time it was the mark of a typical american boy but today buford sal said d that ideal seems to have disappeared in a world of atomics and jet planes buford was glad to write the letter he said and took considerable time from his duties he was on the spot so he thought about 1 it t tor for a long time then sat down and outlined the steps he believed brought him to the top job this is his advice 1 keep strong and physically fit this is a must for railroad men 2 no young man can succeed in an line unless he is scrupulously asly honest conscientious and considerate of others develop confidence in yourself but dont be a smart aleck 3 industry and operation cooperation co are important teamwork is as essential on a railroad as on a loot football ball field dont be Ali miserly 4 learn and remember the value of the dollar dont be miserly but get value received for what you spend and dont squander either your own or your amplo employers money 5 cultivate and develop a pleasing and friendly personality 6 finish college and perhaps a technical or professional school specialize in some type of engineering accounting business administration law or some other field it is possible to achieve the presidency through any of these lines 7 spend your summer vacations working on a railroad you must know a great deal about all of railroad work 8 when you get that vacation job get a letter of recommendation or go on your own sell yourself to your employer tell him that you are not afraid to work and that you are ready to start 9 when your preparations are finished go after your permanent job the same way you went after the vacation job from then on its up to you the railroad president concluded 1 I sincerely hope that your ambition may be achieved and that some day when I 1 am not around those of your generation will read the annual report of a large railroad signed by eugene knol president |