The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-09
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To me comes the brakeman, am. seat
ing himself OH the arm Of the st..ii, says !
II went to church yesterday"
"YesT ! said, with that interested
infection that calls for more And
what church did you attend7 T.
(which do you guess r he asked.
"Some Union Mission Church =
hazar,lcd
Nav" be said; Il don't like l., Iun
on :hese branch roads very much.
don't often go 10 church. and sbcn 90
waRt 10 run on the main line, where
your run is regular aud you 20 on
schedule time AID don't have TO wait
on connections. don't like 10 run on
branch. Good enough, bat | don't
like il"
''Episeorali' = guessed.
Limited express" he said, "all la,lace
carr, and - extra for seat; fast time,
and only stol~ 1T big stations Nice
line. but too exhaustive for brakeman.
all train men Ia uniform, and conduct
ors punch aud lantern silver plated and
no train boys allowed Then the pass
engcrS are allowed to talk back at the
conductor; as,si il makes them too free
aud easy. M. | couidii't stand the
palace cars. Nice road. though. Don't
often hear &c a receiver i.s-ing appointed
on that line. S.nne mighty nic,. people
travel on it, too
"Univerzalist 2" | guessed.
''Broad gauge" said the brakeman;
'does too muci, complimentary business
| Every lody travels on lass. Con
duetor doesn't get fare once ia City
miles Stops at all lag stations, and
won't run into any thing bat u nnion
depot. No smoking car on the train.
Tra;n orders are vague through, aud
train men don't get along well with the
passengers. No, don't go to the Uni
verSalisi, though know some aufully
good people who run on that road
''Pre>byterian Z ] asked.
Narrow gauge, eh T. said the brake
man; pretty track. strai.. ht AS "a rule.
tunnel right through mountain rather
than go round it; spirit-lcvel grade; pas
sensers have 10 show their tickets be
fore they get on the train. Mighty
strait rosd, but the cars are a little mar
row; have TO sit one in seat and no
room in the aisle to dance. Then there's
no stop over tickets allowed; got 10 -,
straight through 10 iha station you &c
tickete'i for, yoH can't get ON at all.
When the ears full, no extra coaches;
cars built at the shop to hold just SO
many and nobody else allowed ON.
But you don't often hear Of an accident
on that road. 1t runs right up 10 the
rules"
'Maybe you joined the free think.
ersf' said,
Scrub road" said the brakeman,
"lirt loadbed and no ballast; no time
card and no train dispatcher All trains
nun wild ana ever engineer makes his
own time. just as he pleases. Smoke il
you want to; kind of go-as-you- please
road. Too many side tracks, and every
switch wide open all the time, with the
switchnan sound asleep and target lamp
dead out. Get on as you please and get
of when you want to. Don't have tc
/
isn't expected to do anything but amuse
the passengers. No, sir, l was offered
pass, but / don't like the line, ]
don't like to travel on line that has nc
terminus. Do you know, sir, asked a
Division Superintendent, where that
road runs to, and he said he hoped tc
die If he knew. l asked him if the
General Superintendent could tell me,
and he said he didn't believe they had
a General Superintendent, and it they
/ had he didn't know any more about the
road than the passengers. / asked him
who he reported to. and he said mo
body ] asked conductor who he goi
his orders from, and he said he didn't
/ take orders from any living man OF
: dead ghost. And when I asked the en-
gineer who he got his orders frona, hi
said he said he'd like to see anybody
: give him orders; he'd run that train ts
suit himself, or he'd run it into tn,
Q ditch. Now, you see, sir, I'm railroad
man, and don't care to run on a roaC
that has no time, makes no connections
runs nowhere, and has no Superintend
ent. tt may be all right, but I've rail
roaded too long to understand it, =
r "Did you try the Nsethodistp said
"Now you're shouting" he said wit
some enthusiasm, Nice road, ehl Fas
time and plenty Of passengers. Ell
gineers carry a power of steam, an
h don't you forgot it; steam gauge show
!, hundred and enough all the tim,
i Lively road; when the conductor shout
'all aboard you can hear him at Ii
: next station, Every train lamp shin,
/ like headlight. Stoa-over checl
: given on all through tickets; passenger