The New York herald., 1871-03-12

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so now can AFFORD 70 work for two dollars day If
you'll keep me on ~
add he let him remain ~
"Oh yes; he was good man and understood nu-
'Do you often get bad moneys'
OLD PAR sxrrn,
had lot some time ago and fellow got on his Car
one evening and .sassed the Old man good deal
Tor two dollar bi that he handed to pay his fare,
Pap stuck him with four bad quarters aud says to
ck the nex sy WM WS ySn tSe Fur savs
Pap Oh, come, thaps played one might do, but
YOU can't run that skin on me, mister. I'll change
one OF 'em for you but you'd better rlde on the
other lines for the rest.' There's
THE WORST OF THIS LIFE;
q fellow may blackguard you as much as he likes
and you can't say word"
'You must be polite to everybody. certainly
| cranky they'd make the hair stand on your head
sometimes. On bad day, II you don't happen 10
let them down exac.ly on the spot they want & 70 60
| times and
SWEAR UNDER THEIR TEETH ~
| EYES, sir, swear. Last Sunday night there was o
| finely dressed woman got on with me at Canal
was was very null. Some % the Snucks' got on the
front and boned' her watch but she didn't notice It
give me some O. the fancest swearing ever heard
for letting him come on and steal her watchf just as
"What Is the rule at the depot In the case OF q
compaintw
There's no rule about It, II any one makes
| complaint against You or sends III the number OF
! your Car, away ysu go; that's
CRYING SHAME,
| TO discharge man ut minutes n0tice for some
thing he doesn't know anything at all about, with
| oIt The least satisfaction" 4....
.Ins Ihsy don't wars tell you what the charge is"
"i've noticed the police riding on the cars good
ION some Of the lines they do but on most OF them
they DON'T The captains all 'deadheads on this
| line, and they amt satisfied with that; they must
nf fntt nm
| too. I've seen some o. them policemen too lazy to
walk two blocks from their beat to the station
house, and, getting the salaries they do they can't
AFFORD 10 pay i've cents for ride But it's the Old
| story OF
'GREAsING THE FAT SOW
Every one must do all he can to make these public
servants comfortable as possible and not expect
them TO do anything for It, II the least disturbance
to help yOu-the moment he finds out It's rev, he
disappears as quickly as possible
| "ls 1t difficult to obtain appointments on the
carss',
makes THIS business what i is Al election times
Mr.. Gihooley or some other politician will get lot
Of men on who seem TO
| HAVE THEIR HANDS BrRDLInED
all over-they'd take the car and horses too II they
could: Then they've just made haul when they re
put on. Sometimes they'll 60 the rounds OF all the
lay on for speli until another good thievins job
comes along"
.'Are there any Of these men on ncwYn
mo, we're mostly the old conductors here now,
the rate Of two dollars day. fne men on this line
complain bitterly at the hours ana the severity Of
the management. They are at times
DEPRIVED OF WORK
FOR the slightest cause, and often without any
On the Sixth which Is one OF the best roads IN
the city there are eightynve cars and two sets of
day and night which makes the work compare
lively easy for the men, who are paid by The week.
The Broadway and University place men are
"SwELLs OF THE ROAD"
and they are undoubtedly better and more CON-
forably dressed than their less fortunate coyereS,
although me wages are no better-two dollars
day-while In bad weather they are subjected to
THE TRIr HORROR.
conductor on this line told me, one ght a few
weeks ago he was going down Wooster street,
when, Just below Houston, man jumped on and
and went into the car, which was empty. Immedi-
ately after another jumped on the rear platform, IN
a most excited state, and swung himself backward
and forward watching The man inside narrowly,
while he kept on swearing and mutterng to himself,
thought he was; he isn't. fxed him We'll enough, i
tOo.' whats the matter, sir p? said the conductor
"Do you see tnat man in there? He's got $4,000
Oh him.
he's been in with my woman for two hours, ana had
three bottles Of wlne fixed 'em for him, and he's
! all right yet. That man amt drunk, d-n himn AS
he watched the innocent looking countryman in
| side unconscious Of danger the idea came to his
mind that the prey was quietly stealing away from
him. which threw him into the widest excite ment.
alarm, he said 10 the conductor, 'If / could only
see one OF my pals we might do the job nerel
IT'S AN INTERNAL SHANE
to see that fellow going away with all that money
hlm. You might go out IN front with the driver.
fix that / could bust lamp and 20 for that
Hoosier IN two mlnutes? And as he developed the
vilainous plot the scoundrel seemed to lose all
troll over himself but, fortunately for the conductor
some passengers just then got on the car and the
assassin was obliged to remain quiet but he did not
give up the chase The man got of at Barclay street,
followed cautiously by the thief.
Meeting conductor, who had temporary breath
ing spell for some trinng misdemeanor and assun-
broadway
road, the question was put
"How mucn can you make week T'
"Well If you fix 1t to get OH our line the first
week or go You can make over four or five dollars;
but after that, as soon you get
UP TO THE WAY OF 1T,
you can generally average from ten to twelve"
"Over your wages ~ iyiih look OF scorn).
look here you'd better not go on the cars II
you're that sotn
''How are the hoursT'
''Pretty long. Some men on that road work as
much as sixteen hours q day.
The Bleecker street line pays two dollars day. as
The Fourth avenue where the fare is more than
on any other line IN the city, the trip system exists
In all It's wretchedness.
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A JOURNEY,
six trips making days work One Of the con.
ductors on TINS line had his into down town
by an express wagon during the recent storm and
severely damaged. The driver was taken Oh for a
week and handed the dill paid for repairing the car
company to collect 1t, but returned empty handed.
The conductor was then taken OF for a week. but he
also failed to show the justice OF his claim TO the
express company, and carries the bill about with
him. hoping something may turn up' to refund
him the money the company is deducting from his
wages.
Do the elegantly dressed ladies who travel up and
down these lines ever think. as they naunt about
that perhaps
HUNGER is GNAw1NG SAvAGELY
al the stomach OF the quletlooking man on the rear
platormS He has q wife and, PERHAPS little ones
cooped up In miserable garret he loves dearly
as you are aoated on In gllded boudoirs, and many
pang his saddened heart receives when he leoks
on the
sUrERFLuITY OF LUXURY
in his ana thinks Of the absence OF necessities IN
his own poor home.
On the Third avenue the time Is about thirteen
hours day; the average wages are from two and q
half TO three dollars, depending on the length OF the
trips. Four Journeys TO Harem-that Is, eight times
over the distance IRON the HERALD building Har-
lem brdge-constitute q days work.
A conduc.or, replying to an inquiry. said, ~ get
thlrty-seven and half cents Tor this trips my sup
per cost me twenty-five. Now, what have left to
take home to my family ~
How many In family have youS'