The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-14

The Erie Railroad and Sunday Train.

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Mr.. EDIToR:-
From paragraph in your paper headed "Be moi
righteous overmuch, your readers are led 10 under
stand that there is Sunday milk. train" run
ming on the Ere Railroad to Goshen This is not
so. The citizens of New York who receive this
milk thought 1t necessary that the milk should be
delivered on Monday, the same as otner days, not
on Sunday, as some pretend; tor the Goshen milk
has always been delivered in your city on Sunday
morning since the road went into operation, but be-
cause certain men choose to devote one day In
seven "to hide the damnng deeds' of the six, there
tore your citizens must do without milk on Monday,
and the Goshen farmers must go TO work on Sun
day and churn their milk, or else throw 1t away and
! give up the business
| / here endeavor to state the matter just as il
exists, and not as would wish it TO be, for have al
ready given my vote against the Sunday train, pro-
vlded there ia no other work done on the road on
the Sabbath-but the present cry about 'the laws Of
God and the moral sense' is only another yarn oil
the "ppe layers, and is intended to distract the at
tention of the friends of the Erie Railroad from
| other matters OF more Importance to the eastern
division This fmsy affair is readily seen through.
MIR. James Bowen, now ycleped President OF the
eastern division, writes letter through the sex
press 10 H. G. Seymour, ESQ, whom he (Mr B }
styles superintendent, &c," IN which Mr.
authorises Mr.. TO run an extra train at 1
o'clock, A. NJ, Monday, !. e. midnight Now, IN
order get this "exra train ready, the work Is il
done on the Sabbath-the milk procured, the train
arranged, the agents and aborers employed, neces-
sarllv preventing them from enjoying the quiet OF
the Sabbath, besides deprvng them OF their rest at
night, and that at extra expense to the company;
whereas the train run at proper and season.
able hour, unnecessary labor would be performed,
the train would be ready on Saturday night, the
milk procured early on Sunday morning, the train
run through without extra labor, and allowing all
concerned slime" for religious worship as the
''law" directs
1t is really humlliating that all this mischief and
Encouragement should be allowed on the road
merely to suit the anatlcal notions OF three or four
supercilious hypocrles, and through them to cover
and cloak the designs of bad men. All this holy
horror comes with good grace from these men when
it is well knewn that the trains have been repaired
every Sunday, both a, Piermont and Goshen
"writeTs" have also been employed on the Sabbath
at the offices in Wall street and Piermont TO trans
act the business OF the company and more than this,
informed by the residents on the line, the
work was carried on on many of the sections wholly
regardless of the Sabbath, more especially those
sections Ramapo; all this, too, under the super
vision OF these meu who now express SO much
righteous Indignation
Mr. Editor, we would ask your attention to the
letter In the " Express"-it is a remarkable dOCu-
ment, and is signed by the same man who signed
that other remarkable letter to Col. Webb, which
told about the burning vengeance OF discharged
servants by reason OF disappointed hopes" NC. But
TO the letter. II purpOrts to come from the assgnees
Now would like to know who these asslgnees
are Some time since the public understood that
- Campbell, Hezekiah G. Seymour, and Ed
ward Miller, Esq. We also understood that Mr.
Bowen had resigned, or was expelled from all con-
nection with the Company. 1t these things We're
so, can you inform us by what means he has again
been made sole ruler Of the Csmpany's destiny? In
his letter to Col Webb he assumes the prerogative
of President of the Company, and IN the second let
ter is chairman Of the assignees. Who are the as
signees? Who, and what is this man that dictates
with so much authority the affairs OF the Company
Again, supposng that an editor knows every
thing,'' can you inform the public whether there
has been any detailed statement OF the business on
the Eastern division? 1t is usual railroads and
other public works to report the state of affairs
nually. This road has been in operation nearly
three years. the receipts about 100000, and we
have heard of no report. Why is this
While you on the subject please inform US II
there has been any report since February 3rd 1911
In pamphlet issued from the Office IN Wall street,
Goth April, 1912, Mr.. James Bowen, then President
of THE Company, informs that annual report
was being prepared. Has that report yetbee made
public?
Mr.. Editor, try and throw some light on these
dark proceedings. BY the way, you promised some
weeks since, through your financial columns, to lay
the manner in which business has been transacted
on this road before your readers. We hope you
will do so, for ii those who control the proper
ty of the Company at Piermont are determined to
oppose the farther progress of the work, then the
true friends of the Erie road should take immediate
measures to have the charter of the Company modi-
fed, to enable them to inersect the New Jersey
road at Paterson. This will end the petty squable
about pipe laying with these political jugglers, who
have now held the entire work suspended for three
years. We have also the best authority for saying
that those interested the line will "grade" that
portion OF the road between Paterson and Ramapo
Respectfully, New YORK AND ERIE.