New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-12
SUNDAY RAILROAD WORK

The New-Yorli Sabbath Committee have coll
ccrd from correspondence with l2 railroad companies
lnree amount OF valuable and Interesting statistical
Information the extent Of sunday railroad work In the
ust issued together with extracts from letters OF the
Posmas;erGenera aud the Presidents of the prncial
railroad companies bearing on the subject We present
Of the facts which are OF general interest TO the
TIitg EXTENT OF SUNDAY TRAVEL AND SUNDAY WORK on
l2l RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Number OF companies which run no sunday passenger
which run SUNDAY passenger freight aud cattle trains,
5) number OF Sunday passenger trains run Dy hese ~
trains run by the above companies, AZ.
one railroad officer estimates the total number OF men
nj go o6O In our large cities thousands OF
poyed in running the horsecars aud are deprived OF
their weekly and the privileges OF worship 10 the
scSDAY TRAINS or NETWORK RAILROADS
Morris aud Essex Railroad runs one Sunday milk and
freight train; total number OF daily trains during the
week TO- Central Railroad OF New-Jersey Ave sunday
Week iays. "a per day. hudson River Railroad four
Sunday trains two trains each way total number
Harlem Railroad, 10 sunday trains, mostly local
total number Of trains on every weekday. 49, New;
York aud New-ilayen Railroad, Sunday mail ana
passenger train total number Of trains on weekdays, ~
New.Jerscy Railroad and Transportation Company,
sunday trains number Of trains Ia the week 20 per day
exclusive OF local trains. Camden and Amboy Railroad
sunday trains; number Of weekday trains, 10 per day
Ncw-Nork and Erie Railroad, Is sunday trains; total
number of trains week days, IS Long Island Rail
road sunday trains number Of trains 10 per
~ sunday trains: number of weekday trains is 49,
AM SUNDAY TRAINS PROfTTABLBf
Tho question whether sunday trains a source OF
profit was answered by 10 companies IN the Affirmative
by rs i'm the negative; tho rest left IL unnotced. The
answers Justify the conclusion that ms rule Sunday
trains are directly indirectly unprohable especially
II the and tear o men and material be taken into
account.
The General superintendent of the Morris and Essex
Railroad writes: can only suggest that Sunday work
a. a rule. does not pay" The Boston and Providence
Railroad Secular work on sunday n profitable 10
neutrality-suspicious. or individuals" The Cleveland
Toledo. and Ere aiload sunday trains are run ut q
loss except as forced 10 run them IN competi-
ton" The Paul and Pacific Railroad First Division
"what shalLit PROFIT man n he gain the whole world
deusburgh Railroad " Never be 10 any road, for
both men and machinery need u day OF rest
l.. J. Flenmng, the superintendent ana Chlet Engineer
of the Mobile aud Ohio Il. H.. Z" Nv experience, eN'
tending through third OF II century In the manage
OF railroads is, that cessation of labor ON SUNDAY
produces n good moral effect upon the employees ana
iaborors" W. w. Card. superintendent of Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati, and ~ Louis K r. In my opinion, sunday
trains and sunday work OF all kinds should be dscour
aged II IN dcmOrRlizng, and men engaged SIX days OF
The week need Sunday for rest" H. Is. Philips, Pres
dent OF Michigan Southern aud Northern Indiana H. H. ;
1--WE are satisfied that deayng all moral consdera
OF tho company allow our employees the rest
OF the Sabbath. IL Is our intention To reduce
our Sunday service To the lowest possible amount
h, J.. Drake President Of Minnesota Valley Railroad
u all business matters and employ mcnS tho rest Oh
the seventh day is needful for the mental moral anu
physical necessities Of man" Frederick watts PRESIDENT
nothing highly cOnduces To the health anu WorhnS
powers OF the employees than their rest from aoos Oh
Sunday. And in my Judgment there is corresponding
advantage TO the Company itself" r,
These and other testimonies or experlenceu alt"au
managers tend To show that irrespective Oh ua ~ Gnu
giOus considerations general reduction Oh ouhuhS Ial
road work To the measure OF drcl HteeS"V, "ouu no
advantageous to the companies. Ihe uo'umeht con
oludos with moderate yet earnest plea III .Vo oi su1h
reduction on economical moral and patriotic grounds.
Han,y Word Reccber writes But DcrhaDs