The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-06
n Rholenome RerulatIon.

\ A Wholesome Regulations
The authorities Of the Panhandle Rail.
road Company have Issued an order ad-
dressed TO "all whom 1t may concern"
lorbldding oil their employees from enter
ing public houses where Intoxicating
liquors are sold or given away under pen.
atty Of immediate dismissal from the ser
vice Of the company. This order 10 lin.
tied, for the present, as we understand 1t,
TO steubenvllle, sCadiz Junction, Den
nlson and urichByllle.
The issuing Of such an order as this by
"a railroad company may strike some PEG.
pie asa harsh regulation, but when we
! come to consider the nature Of the duties
entrusted to their employees, tho highly
responsible guardianship that dcvolves
upon them, the necessity for tho utmost
vigilance and sobriety in order 10 avoid
DISASTROUS mistakes, we realize the i'm
peratiye necessity for the adoption Of
such a regulation as that oithe Panhandle
Comany. With tho Company II is
mot matter Of morals but Of business.
Experience has taught them that men in
the habit Of tipping Cannot be rolled on
Tor faithful performance Of duty.
as the Baltimore American correctly
observes, the practical men who manage
our lines Of transportation are neither en-.
thusias.s nor "rClormSrs," and when they
lay down q prohibitory liquor law Tor
their employees they are not governed by
sentimental or moral considerations. The
General Superintendent Of a railroad
cares very little whether the wine drank
at tho marriage ieastin Cana was the IN.
ternented Juice Of the grape or some
thing more exhilsrating, butzexpCrience
has taught him that the engineers and
conductors and sgitchtenders and dis.
patchers OF trains who drink wine and
whisky and lager beer, moderately or
Otherwise, cannot be depended on, and he
therefore issues orders directing all tho
men under his Controlto refrain from the
use Of Intoxicating beverages, and makes
the penalty for The violation Of this rule
Instant discharge from the service Of the
company. Il &,
In justification Of the general policy OF
fotbiddlDg railroad employees to indulge
in stimulan,s, the American goes on to
argue the caee thus:
"Thc gentcel moderate drinkers who
think that an occasional glass oil whisky
docs man a-greatdeAl OF good, and who
always carry d fair supply with them
when they travel by rail, would feel very
nervous II they supposed that the con.
ductor'oi the train held the same views
as themselves, aud carried them into prac.
tice. III they imagined that the engineer
had q flask In his tool chest from which
he took occasional drughts to keep up his
spirits and fOrtify himself for his work,
they would get of at the first station and
walt until train run by total abstinence
mon should come along. There are lew
persons who do not know that the men
who run the trains orc prohibited from
drinking, either moderately or immoder-
ately, and tho knowledge Of this fact
gives an increased sense Of comfort and
ssfety to the travelling public"
The Buffalo Express gives an account
OF temperance society organized in that
city last winter, when the crusade excite.
rnent was at It's height, tho membership
Of which is composed entirely Of the en-
ployes Of the Erie Railway. The Division
Superintendent and a number Of officers
Of lesser rank arc active members, and
over three hundred Of the engineers, con-
ductors, brakemen, mschinists andlsbor.
era Regular meetings are held in one Of
the halls Of the city, which are open TO
the public, and the exercises arc Of q
most instructive and interesting charac.
r ter, and afford both profit and amuse.
ment to those who attend.
The officers Of the Erie Railway bear
testimony to The beneficial .Iefiect Of this
common sense temperance society in the
working ofthe road, There is, owing to
the increased care and more prompt at.
tcntion robustness displayed by the men,
greater precision in carrying. out the com.
pllcated system Of operations. The num-
berless little annoying occurrences and
accidents resulting from want Of proper
caution and attention which tho public
do not hear Of and know nothing about,
but which railroad officials arc painfully
cognizant Of, arc now very rarc on the
Buffalo division Of the Erie road.
TINE financial exhibit at the ending Of