The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-08-06
In tha nassenger department similar

In the passenger department slmlla
division is made of fares. The ticket
are assorted according to the despatch
ing station, and they are then compared
with the station report. The business i
somewhat complicated by the fact tina
every company is bound to issue tlcke
from any of its stations to any other sta
ton in, the kingdom. There are, o.
course, many stations between which s
ticket is not applied for once year
The clerk fills out card in such case
and these imprinted tickets require spe
cial looking after by the Clearing House
because they are not stamped with con-
secutive numbers like. those ordinarily
used. This department also takes
charge of the traffic in parcels, horses,
dogs, carriages, etc, which are usually
carried in passenger trains. fIf"'
The wagon or car department takes
note of all movements of rolling stock
belonging to one company over the lines
of another, and distributes the charges
arising therefrom. Five hundred
special officials of the Clearing House
are stationed at the important functions,
and elsewhere along the lines, to watch
the movements of cars and make a
record of the character of their contents.
AS every train passes they note the
number and description of the cars, and
the "natureN of trade" under which
term are comprised the kind of goods,
the date, the names of the sending and
receiving station, and the particulars of
the route, all of which information is
obtained from cards on the cars. At the
same time the station at which any
strange car arrives sends in similar
report, specifying the nature of the
load, the station whence the car comes,
and how and when it is further disposed
of. The department compares these re-
ports, and thus is able to give its owners
a correct account of the course of every
one of its cars from the time it leaves its
own line until it returns to it. The ac-
counts arising from this use of cars are
adjusted quarterly.
In the lost luggage department daily
reports are received from each station,
with an accurate description of the stray
articles. If the baggage found is seen
to be identical with that described as
lost, it is at once returned to its owner.
Otherwise particular description of it
is sent to all stations where similar arti-
cles have been found. As soon as a
stray article is claimed the Clearing
House is notified of the fact; and all
claims for lost luggage are settled by it.
This is the system Mr.. Carlisle adj
vises the Russian railroads to adopt. In
his opinion it secures the objects the adj
vocates of State control are DESTROYS of
and avoids the dangers which
are sure. to follow such a transfer of
power. He enumerates three things
which are requisite in railway manage
ment The roads, must provide for
through travel without change, of car
and without long halts; shippers must
be able to pay all freight charges in
lump sum, no matter what the distance
or the number of different lines used;
and the finding of missing articles and
The settlement for lost or damaged arti-
cles must be made as easy as possible.
These essentials, he argues, are salts
factorily secured by the English Clear
ing House plan, and its success shows
that railway companies can, by an Or
ganizadon among themselves, compass
all the desirable endsait us, is p IS
ernment.-Ne York Sun.