The New York herald., 1871-03-12

shabby monstroslty as the scanty harness hanging
On the horses bones
This is pretty hard line, CONDUCTOR"
'Next thing to suicide, sir'
.You are running on time again, l suppose ~
''There is such thing on this road. We keep
any time we can"
"Are there many men looking for employment on
There have been hundreds all the winter. This
is the rst days work I've had for three weeks, and
i don't expect to make q dollar today
"How Is that thought you were paid two dol
lars day."
$50 we are when we make six trips, but only at
the rate OF two dollars when make lessn
'Then you are really paid by the tripa"
eyes, and have known 1t to take q man seven
hours to make round trip-think Of that, thirty
three cents for half days work to fellow with
wife and an infant"
"How did you happen to be SO long waitings"
"wen, there was an awful lot OF us, and when my
turn came couldn't
STAKE THE STARTER,
80 had to wait for chance"
"And the cnance came this morninggn
Eyes; some OF the oficers OF the road got on this
car last night coming up and caught the conductor
eating peanuts and took him on"
"Do you mean to say they discharged him for
that9'
"Oh, that's nothing. That very cold day we had
two o three weeks ago one Of them q conductor
Jump of the car and run along with 1t to warm his
feet. When he got to the depot they took him ofrn
"How long does it generally take 10 make the six
round tripsf"
about fourteen hours"
"Are the drivers paid the same as you areg''
.Just the same.n
1T must be difficult TO manage
THE BRIBERY BUSINESS ~
'Well, it has got to be managed somehow. There
Is the starter the driver and whole batch OF spies
thar jump and OF constantly Every one OF them
has g0l TO have something. ! saw q young fellow
last week come down to the depot; he said the Su.
perin.endent sent him to 60 certain car. The
starter turned round and told him to go to III; he
would put who he liked on that car. That's the way
1t Is; SO what can man do ?"
u should like to see that young man.
"He's on car No. = today; If you walt that
corner, he'll be down soon.,
Car No. = being the very next the young con-
ductor found and corroborated the truth OF the
story, adding:-'I have been the line about
five months; one very cold day STOOD on the plat
form
AFRAID TO STIR,
as they are very severe about moving away from
your place. until my feet got into such a condition
could scarcely walk; when got on at the depot
warmed myself little at the stove in the office and
when / reached my room and tried to take my
woollen stockings OF the skin and flesh came with
Them almost barring the bone; that laid me up for
some time and when got back mad that difficulty
you heard OF about getting on car: tell you paid
for 1t while was laid up; frequently went
WITHOUT A BIT TO EAT
,Srs ,Sr tnree entire days you see am Stranger
WAS that the only time you were on In five
monthsg'
cir. I arono ar
matches IN my pocket; was going home to get sup.
per when man was discharged for something and
they gave me the car: we started down town, and
dusk coming on went to light the lamps but | had
ONLY ONE MATCH
and that went out when had the front lamp
lighted The Secretary was in the car ana pitcned
into me for not having more matches. told him
how IT occurred; that my days work was finished
when was put on. He said no matter, should
always have plenty with me. He wrote something
on bit Of paper and gave 1t to me to leave at the
Office. When got up 1t was my discharge.
"How much do you average in ~
" Last week got but
FIFTY CENTS FOR THE WEEK.
/ make few whole DAYS, but mad some windows
broken by the pole OF truck, In block down town.
that eat up all had earned"
the carr
They do"
"How many cars are there on this lne?''
.YoG sometimes get bad money, I supposeYn
"fes but not often. When ] first came TO rail-
roading we mad man they used TO call 'Rooster
he got
bad TWO DOLLAR BILL
somehow, and had 1t for a couple OF weeks, waiting
for chance to pass 1t on drunken man or some
old lady; wnen one night, just after dark. a pas
senger got on the front PLATFORM and was little
tpsy and said to the Rooster he was sorry he had
nothing smaller tnan q tive dollar bill Charley
jumped al the chance to make change ror him, and
when he got TO the depot he put In his money at the
Office, and rushing out TO tell the fellows how
lucky he had been. when the clerk called him back
teri and SO II was The poor chap almost cried
You see 1t was
REGULAR PLANT'n
Finding the subject interesting. the Ninth avenue
next visited and things found to be pretty
much In the same condiuon as the 1enth -Four
teen hours a day, sir.n said the conductor 'fOr
two dollars and not a minute allowed you TO eat a
meal unless you can save il on your time Then
every one OF these cursed ieecnes wants something
This line belongs to the same company as the
ayes. They just keep this one going to prevent
any else coming 1t. Cars are run at long IN.
tervals so that the people are obliged TO travel on
The Eighth avenue was next put upon the stand.
"iiow are the hours on this line, conductorY
TAey might be better, Sir, very easily; still, they
not so bad as on some OF the Otners.'
.'What are the wages2"
1.-TWO DOLLARS DAY, ALL ROUND"
"Drivers, toOS'
''Yes, and very little chance TO make them better
This s one OF the economical instltutons they'll do
any thing TO save dollar short time ago, when
the fare was reduced from SIX cents they made
desperate effort to cut down the expenses accord
ingly, and tsck of the bunaloes.n
.What are the bufYaloes ~
"A number Of youths who used 10 meet the cars AT
Fsrty ninth street and take them to Fifty-nInth
street and back to give us chance TO get some am
ner.r
'What were they paid w
'Ten shillipgs day.
allow do yod manage now2i
.weiI, we can generally get man up there 10 10
It for ten cents.n
at seems TO me the conductors are
CONSTANTLY PAYING our
something to somebody
you're just right; they all take hack at us
When MI s. was President Of this road he TOOK
man on one day because his book was short The
man appeared surprised at first but the president
told him II was no use: his book was short and he
was compelled TO discharge him. Being driven INTO
o corner you see ne up and told him that when he
came from the country he had nothing and ms
FAMILY WAS ALMOST STARVING
IN a little town no The river. My wife ana children
SIR says he, were nearly naked and was very lltfe
better myself; now I've got nice !ittle nome well
lurrsbed and carpeicd WITH everything In 1t want