The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-12

the engineer where he got his orders
from, he 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, Pm a rail.
road man, and l don't care to run q
| road that has no time, makes no con.
neotions, RUNS nowhere and has no su-
perintendent. II may be alright, but
I've railroaded too long to understand
it."
"Did you try the Methodist"
said.
"Now you're shouting" he said
with some enthusiasm. ''Nice road
Ell? Fast time and plenty of passen-
gers. Engines carry a power of steam
and don't you forget it; steam-gauge
shows hundred and enough all the
time. Lively road bed; when the
conductor shouts all aboard you can
hear him TO the next station. Every
train.lamp shines like a headlight.
Stop-over checks given on all through
tickets; passenger can drop off the
train as often as he likes, do the sta
ton two or three days, and hop on the
next revival train that comes thun-
dering along. Good, whole-souled,
companionable conductors; amt a
road in the country where passengers
feel more at home. No passes; every
passenger pays full traffic rates for his
ticket. WesleyanhOuse air brakes on
all trains, too; pretty safe road, but |
didn't ride over it yesterday"
Maybe you went to the Congrega-
tional church," / said.
Popular road" said the brakeman;
can old road, too; one of the Oldest
IN this country. Good road bed and
comfortable cars. Well managed
road, too; directors don't interfere with
division superintendent and train Or
ders. Roads mighty popular, but it's
pretty Independent, too. See, didn't
one of the division superintendent
down east discontinue one of the old
est stations on this line two or three
years ago? But it is mighty pleas
ant road to travel on: Always has
such splendid class of passengers.
perhaps you tried the Baptist ?"I
guessed once more.
"Ah, ha," said the brakeman, |
"she's daisy, isn't she? River road /; |
beautiful curves; sweep around any
thing to keep close to the river, but !
it's all steel rail and rock ballast, sin>
gle track all the day and not side
track from the round house to the ter
minus. Takes heap of water to run |
it. though; double tanks at every sta
ton, and there isn't an engine in the |
shops that can pull a pound or run a
mile less than two guages. But it !
runs through a beautiful country;
these river roads always do; river On |
one side and hills on the other, and
it's a steady climbup the grade all the |
way tiilAthe run ends where the foun- |
tain-head of the river begins. Yes |
sir, I'll take the river road every time |
for lovely trip, sure connections and |
good time, and no prairie dust blow
ing in at the windows. And yester-
day when the conductor came around |
for the tickets with a little basket !
punch, / didn't ask him to pass me,
but l paid my fare like a little man
twenty-five cents for an hours run, and |
little concert by the passengers
thrown in. l tell you, pilgrim, you |
take the river road when you"
But just here the long whistle from |
the engine announced a station, and
the brakeman hurried to the door,
shouting:
"Zionvillel This train makes no |
stops between here and indianapolis"