Re: (erielack) March 2--On this date in DL&W History 101 years ago . . .

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Walt, would Mr Miller phrased it Ready, Aim, Fire?

Andy Cole
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From: Walter Smith <wsmith5957_@_hotmail.com>
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Subject: RE: (erielack) March 2--On this date in DL&W History 101 years ago . . .




An outstanding example of "The more things change,
                                        the more they stay the same"
    Perhaps someone on the list can supply the French.......I remember it 
beginning 'Plus ca change.......'
 
    Now if Sammy Miller had been there, his solution would have been - "Fire 
everybody!!"
 
Walt Smith> Subject: (erielack) March 2--On this date in DL&W History 101 years 
ago . . .> From: Pat_McKnight_@_nps.gov> To: erielack@lists.railfan.net> Date: 
Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:30:09 -0500> > From the archives at Steamtown the following 
letter appears:> > D L & W RAILROAD CO.> Office of Superintendent> Hoboken, 
N.J.> C. H. Ketcham> Superintendent,> March 2, 1906.> > P.R. Benton, Louis, 
drillman> > Mr. T. E. Clarke> General Superintendent> > Dear Sir:> > Referring 
to your favor of February 16th, relative to L. Betts, a member of crew of drill 
engine 72, who was found in an intoxicated condition in Hoboken Yard, 1:30 A.M. 
February 14th. Your letter is the first information we received regarding the 
matter and find that instead of this being L. Betts, it was Louis Benton. Benton 
was ordered out of the service on the same date and instructed to report to 
General Yardmaster Foltz. This he failed to do until Februauy 23rd, when he 
called on Mr. Foltz and requested his time, which w!
 as given him. Entry made in his personal record, which reads as follows:> > 
"Released from service on account of violation of Rule "G". "> > Mr. Foltz 
excuse for not reporting the matter promptly was that he wanted to clean the 
case up and get all the information together before doing so. In consequence of 
this, the matter was delayed.> Yours truly,> C. H. Ketcham> Superintendent> > 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> This is document 87 of 87 in a folder entitled:> > 
DL&W RR--General Superintendent Correspondence--12223 (folder 3 of 3): Violation 
Rule "G", Order No. 12 (1904-1909)> > Patrick McKnight> Historian/Archivist> 
Steamtown NHS> 570-340-5193> > We need history, not to tell us what happened or 
to explain the past, but to make the past alive so that it can explain us and 
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