Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07

run to- and he said he hoped to die If be
knew: l asked him if the general super
lntendent could tell me, and he said he
didn't believe they had general super
lntendent,. an1 if they had, be didn't
know anything more about the road than
the passengers. l asked him whom he
reported to, and he said nobody I
asked conductor who he got his orders
from, he said he didn't take orders from
any living men!! or dead And when asked
the engineer who he got his orders from,
ne said he'd like to see anybody give him
orders; he'd run that train to suit himself.
or he'd run it into the ditch. Now YOU
see, sir, I'm railroad man, and l don't
care to run on road that has no t1me,
makes no connections, runs nowhere and
has no superintendent. 1t may be all
right, but I've railroaGed too long to un-
derstand it.''
"Maybe you went to the Congrega-
tional church?" said.
Popular road" said the brakeman.
Gan old road, too; one of the very oldest
in this country. Good road bed and COM
Portable cars. Well managed road, too;
directors don't interfere with division
superintendent and train orders. Roads
mighty popular, but it's pretty indepen-
dent, too. Yes, didn't one of the division
superintendent down East discontinue
one of the Oldest stations on this line two
or three years ago9 But it's a mighty
pleasant road to travel on. Always has
such a splendid class of passengers.
"Did you go to the Methodist church?n
"Now, you're shouting" he said with
some enthusiasm. Mice road, eh!''
Fast time and plenty Of passengers.
Engines carry power of steam, and
don't you forget 1t: steam guage shows
a hundred and enough all the time.
Lively road; when the conductor shouts
all aboard you can hear him to the
next station. Every train light shines
like headlight. Stop-over checks are
given on all through tickets; passenger
can drop off the train as often as he likes,
do the station two or three days and hop
on the next revival train that comes along.
Good, whole-souled. companlonabIe con-
ductors; amt road in the country where
the passengers teel more at home. No
passes; every passenger pays full traffic
rates for his ticket. Wesieyanhouse air
brake on all trains, too; pretty safe road,
but 1 didn ride over it yesterday"
perhaps you tried the Baptistz' I
guessed once more.
"Ah, hap said the brakeman, she's
daisy, isn't she? River road; beautiful
curves; sweep around anything to keep
close to the river, but it's all steel rail
and rock ballast, single track all the way
and not a side track from the round
house to the terminus. Takes heaps of
water to run it through, double tanks at
every station, and there isn't an engine
Iii the shops that can pull pound Or
run mile with less than two gauges.
But 1t runs through lovely country;
these river roads always do; river ON one
side and hills on the ether, and ITS a
steady climb up grade all the way until
the run ends where the tountain-head of
the river begins. Yes, sir, I'll take the
river road every time for a lovely trip,
safe connections, and good time, and no
prairie dust flying in at the windows.
And yesterday. when the conductor came
around for the tickets with little bas-
ket punch, didn't ask him to pass me,
but 1 paid my fare like little man
twenty-five cents for an hours run and q
little concert by the passengers throwed
in. tell you, Pilgrim, you take the
river road when you want--'
But just here the long whistle from
the engine announced station and The
brakeman hurried to the door, shouting:
''Zionsville, This train makes no stops
between here and indianapolis. - Bur-
lingt0n Haioheye.