PREFER TOTAL ABSTAINERS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5454, 24 August 1901, Page 2

PREFER TOTAL ABSTAINERS.

Frank D Gannon, Third Vies President and General Manager of the Southern Railway, wrote: We have a rale which prohibits the use of intoxicating liquors while on duty, and which also provides that the habituti use of, or frequenting places where they are sold, is sufficient cause for dismissal.

We. of coarse, prefer total abstainers over moderate or other drinkers iD giving employment to new men,

Rio Grande Says "No" D C Dodgo, Second Vice President and General Manager of the Bio Grande and Western writes:

The use of intoxicating liquors by employees while on duty is strictly prohibited, and is deemed good and sufficient cause for dismissal from the service. Tho same rue applies in mtttsr of intoxicants used while not on actual duty, if at »11 discernible iv the proper performance of duty. In the employment of new men, all other conditions being equal, the total abstainer is given the preforencs.

Not Tolerated m thr Easterh IttlNOlS'

The following was leceived from W J Jackson, Assistant General Superintendent of tho Chicago and Eastern Illinois; Our rale read as follows • "Intoxication, or the habitual use of intoxicating liquors by employees h strictly forbidden, and will bs sufficient cause for dismissal from the service of the company. Total abstitence in this particular, and in the use of opium or other narcotic drags ia necessary to safety in operating the road, and employees is any capacity who frequent gambling houses or places where liquor is sold will not be retained in the service."

This is one of the most; important rules, and is the first under the heading of' Special Instructions, 'and is rigidly enforced. We will not knowingly tolerate our employees using intoxicating liquor.

HO CANTEKN ON THB CHICAGO AND ALTON Mr 8 M Feltoo,* President; of the Chicago and Alton, replied ,* • Any conductor, trainman, engineer fireman, switchman, or other employee, who is known to use intoxfcating liquors or frequent gambling places, or other places of low resort, either while on or off daty, will be promptly and permanently discharged from the service of this company Heads of departments, subordinate officers and foreman are hereby instructed to see that these rales are strictly enforced at all times.

NO LIQUOR FOR B AND 0 MEN Mr F D Underwood, Second Vice President and General Manager of tbe Baltimore and Ohio Railway, replied : The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has a rule forbidding the use of intoxicating liquors by employees. A violation of this rule subjects the violator to discharge,

SAME RULE OF WHEELIEG AND LAKE Erje. Mr E Biickensderfer, President and General Manager of the Wheeling and Lake Erie road, wrote as follows :

We give you an extract from our rales regarding the use of intoxicating liqaorifcby the employee? of this railroad :

"The QBe of intoxicants Jyj employees while on duty is prohibited. Their habitual use, or the frequenting of places where they are sold, is sufficient cause for dismissal, 1'

Ie is oar practice to hire? abstainers ; we will not employ a man who drinks if we know it.