New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-05


certain impression on the managers Of this
Public opinion does make itself he,rl 49,. '"Hc.
ooard-room and concessions arc granted in.t 'He
as the board perceiyes that the ,r,,'a "on
stand the old abuse no longer. A ,,Ia LII
board resembles Mr.. Tennysons co,cor,"''"p
science. II moves, but slowly, sogiy croen,'. VI
from point to point The English bave ,, '"
faster than the French There IS no cons,rv,,i.D
no cis in@iacin the world ike that Of French rs;,
| directors. The Chemn de Fer DIN y,
over which passes all the English traffic. via c.
| and BonlOgne, Is largely Owned and ent,relv .
| troied by the Rotbsch!lds. The Rothschilas az
very eminent family and in many ways est,p.il'
But they manage a railway as they negotiate To-.
| with single eye to making as much money ON, -
It as poss bic. The public TO them i, simpIy = Co.,
| TO be MIXED.
| A story was current some time since which ILL.,.
rates well enough the Rothschild theory NJ ,.;I
way government. When the Pullman car frat mai.
its appearance in Europe-or 1t may have been a..
Mann car-the directors of the Chemn de Fer a,
Nord were invited by the agents OF this invention
to take trip from Paris 10 Calais and back Tbon
did so, and agreed in prasing the comfort ana
convenience of the saloon and its belongings tn.
agent ready with proposal to run these car.
on the line on the usual terms. The dlrectors 70
cor
tain number for certain time at the disposal Of IN.
company without charge. They refused not lea,
peremptOrily.
- But why ~ queried the agent.
Because" was the answer, if our public eve
became aware of the possibility Of such improve.
ments they would force MS 10 adopt themD
And to this day no Pullman or other saloon carl
to be found on the regular express trans Of tbis
ROthschld railway. Pressure has been but mn,
the directors from the English side in this and other
matters, but they strong enough to Resist press
of this sort because they have monopoly. All
the fast traffic from England to Paris must pass
over their line, and every proposal which doe. not
tend 10 increase their next diyidend-still more am
proposal which threatens 10 increase expenses with.
ont increasing profits-is scoiled at. The cousdera
non that It would promote the convenience of tba
public is to which the ROthschid railway mind
Is inaccessible.
On the English side there IS no monopoly. Two
lines compete for the travel, but they are working
at pre- sent under an agreement, which. happily Tor
the public, does not work without friction nor *.
clude every form of rivalry. The chairman Of the
Southeastern, Sir Edward Watkin. is known 70
believe that the public have rights which rail-
way magnate is bound to respect. He once de-
clared publicly that his only duty was TO his stock
Chatham and Dover Company, said a few words al
the recent stockholders meetng, from which 1t may
be inferred that the existing arrangement mas not
last forever. It will be good day for rhe public
when it comes to an end. 1t would be a better IL
means could be found to set up third lge buttbat
cannot be. And believe both Mr. FORBES and Sir
Edward Watkin have tried to induce the French.
men to run faster trains. In many other matter.
they are all at one. They perpetuate irconve.
niences with the same smiling Indifference and
they keep up the prices.
Notwithstanding all this. man who wants 10 20
to Paris quickly, and avoid five hours Channel
pa sage, must go by of these two lines-yla
Dover or via Fokestone. The other two-by New.
haven by SOuthampton-are for sluggards. That
by southampton and Havre may be left out of ac.
count-lt is matter of twenty-iOur hours or moTc
The Newhayen and Dieppe route attract.-by the
device above mentioned and for other reasons more
large number of passengers. You
may try it Once--most things are worth DONG once.
Twelve and thirteen years ago | made the trip
twice. spending both summers in D.eppe. make il
again because | want to spend not 4 summer but
week in Deppc. l don't that the line is any
better or worse than 1t was. From the beginning
7ou that you of the great routes of through
Express traffic. There IS n clumsy lei,uTeliness
bout the whole business which is amusing enough
+ you are not in hurry. At this season thu
business done is very considerable Victoria sta.
ion. the Lond on terminus, was crowded on Saiur.
iay morning but the same staff was present to
landle the traffic IN ordinary tunes For regis.
ering luggage, which is practically compulsory,
here is one Office with one wicket, one clerk and
ne porter to a1ix labels. Every piece Of luggage
must pass thr ough this one mans hands How
luc h was left behind | can't say 1t took ms
wenty minutes to get my own ground through th,
ne horse mill, and it then wanted one minute Of
he hour fixed for departure. The fifteen Minute:
re waited after that were probably devoted &c
,ther peoples luggage. The train was not long
ne-eight carriages, with perhaps 100 passengers
{ is about fifty miles to Nowhayen, aud Were
wo hours in doing it longer than 1t takes to cover
he ninety miles between London and Dover. 0nceai
,ewhaven we waited an hour and quarter fd
he steamer to start. The Newhaven Hotel il
wned by the railway and it is ingeniousy ar
lnged that IN order to reach the steamer YOU pass
trough the hotel, and close to a refreshment bar
here you may aggravate the horrors Of YOU
oming malady ty buns. sandwiches. and beer II
lese don't tempt you, the door of the cofee-room
awns to the n ght, and there the list of luXuIies
narged by cold ribs of tough beef. ham. fowls, tea
nd cotfee-the bill of fare to which successive
eneratIons of travelling Engiishmen have brought
appetltes and an unquestOnlng cOnNc
ion that it is the best the world affords. Nobody
as in hurry; it seemed perfectly understood that
II the people in d hurry had gone by other routes
he train stops at some distance from the steamer
ach trunk is carried by porters 100 or more ysfd
ON the van TO tie dock. The passengers may
reich their legs IN taking the same walk. looked
my fcllow-yoyagers with curiosity to see what
,rt of people choose to go TO Paris by Newhayrn;
renchmen whom their own c0untrymen wolid
al petits bourgeois, English provncials. personally
)nducted tourists. and commercial travellers maze
p the majority. One or two families were coming
Deppe for the summer. | ventured 10 ask oneoi
he Paris party why he journeved by this line " Be-
luse they said il the shortest" answered ne,
1t her sharp also like a man yexed with himself
,r having been imposed upon.
The steamers are advertised as the largest aho
ost powerful in the Channel. They are neither
lt they are decent boats. not over clean, alI
uch lacking in smartness. 1t IL characteristic Q!