LaVerne The practice of law is very hidebound too. After all, we believe that you should decide each case the same way as the last case! But with the respect to the railroad, their ways worked and th
In 1951 I was promoted from yard clerk to a clerk position in the Traffic Department for the Milwaukee Road at Milwaukee. This would be the first step towards a sales position. After about 4 or 5 mon
LaVerne The practice of law is very hidebound too. After all, we believe that you should decide each case the same way as the last case! But with the respect to the railroad, their ways worked and t
How about "...and oblige." I can remember the General Passenger Agent dictating any number of letters and most of them ended with "and oblige." In the Passenger Department of the Q in Chiacgo all sec
I have a little "file" comprised of an exchange of wires and messages regarding a little problem on the Rock Island, but it could have been on any RR...I'll get it over here and quote a few examples.
John Mitchell....for shame in saying each case should be settled the same as the last one... Don't you know that "EACH CLAIM MUST BE DECIDED ON ITS OWN MERITS" That was the standard response to any i