. Information pour les employés et le public; Étant une série de dépliants publiés ... par le système de chemin de fer de Pennsylvanie dans l'intérêt de l'amélioration du service, de l'efficacité accrue, et une meilleure compréhension par les employés et le public des problèmes de chemin de fer . iladelphia le 23 mai 1846.la compagnie a été affrétée le 13 avril de l'année. En 1906, il organise et devient le premier prési-dent de la Veteran Pennsylvania Railroad EM-ployes Association of Philadelphia. M. Ross est entré au service du chemin de fer le 17 juillet 1865, en tant que Messager au bureau du général-Foreman I. W. Van Houten, à l'ancienne Westadel Philadel

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. Information for employes and the public; being a series of leaflets issued ... by the Pennsylvania railroad system in the interest of improved service, increased efficiency, and a better understanding by employes and the public of railroad problems . iladelphia on May 23, 1846.The Company was chartered April 13th of thatyear. In 1906 he organized and became the first presi-dent of the Veteran Pennsylvania Railroad Em-ployes Association of Philadelphia. Mr. Ross entered the Railroad service on July17, 1865, as Messenger in the office of GeneralForeman I. W. Van Houten, at the old WestPhiladelphia Shops. Later in the same year hebecame Ticket Clerk at the West PhiladelphiaStation. For a year from October 1, 1868, hewas in charge of the ticket office in the readingroom in the Continental Hotel, Ninth and Chest-nut Streets, and was then transferred to the CivilEngineering Department. On February 19, 1874, following the abolitionof the Civil Engineering Department, Mr. Rossbecame a Passenger Brakeman between Philadel-phia and Altoona and afterward between Phila-delphia and Harrisburg. He was made ExtraThrough Baggage Master to Pittsburgh on June4, 1876. On October 1st of that year he was madeAssistant to the Night Station Master at the. SAMUEL T. ROSS 1876 West Philadelphia Station, and on De-cember 1st became also Car Record Clerk. On July 4, 1878, he was made Through BaggageMaster to Pittsburgh. Mr. Ross, on February 1, 1882, was appointedTicket Examiner at Broad Street Station, and re-mained in that position 28 years and 3 months.He was also in charge of the gate and train signsin the station. On May 1, 1910, he becameCashier in the Baggage Agents office, and con-tinued in that position until he was retired fromactive duty. Mr. Ross has many interesting reminiscencesof the early days of railroading. One of his firstrecollections, as a very small child, was of board-ing a possum belly car in a train on MarketStreet, Philadelphia, opposite the present site ofBroad Str

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