The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-17
for moving heavy as wen as light and bulky

freight
There is also chance for improving plat.
forms, SO that moving goods from the ears to
lhe warehouses may be an easy matter, without
] the use OF the ordinary trucks
Another thlng that interferes with the rapid
handling Of freights is the location OF the doors
o. treiyh ears midway b tween the ends Or
d.natily this Is the proper place for the door
ana is Preferable for a single door. But II a
car Neto so constructed that goods could DO
loaded III any part Of It's length ii would GER
laitly eS mote convenient than with the central
al'f This might be accomplished by construct
ms the earwlth system of slide doors the en-
ure length of its sides so that a car might he
loadei IN sections, aud much sooner than n
ioadei from he middle. This would also facil.
ltA,e unloading. Appliances for loading and
un!oa htg goods from platform cars are nearly
satisfactory, but may be improved
ms - an exciting field Tor the inventor but
usGy American inventor would reach the Iop
lst him produce station Indicator
llat VIII Inform railroad passegers where
they are when they. arrive az
Stau2n How wei tho human machine fails to
~ ms Is wen known by every railroad traveller
rot brakeman To speak the name of a station
SO mat any human being can understand IL
seems TO be one of the lost arts, aud Il remains
,oi lhe inventor 70 produce a substitute to per.
lptnl thls duty This has already bsen accom-.
pushed SO far as "braklng' is concerned Now
ley US have reliable station Indicator.
lheh There IS want of humaue invention 70
prevent people being caught in frogs and
sWl,cheS, guard rails, etc Hundreds OF people
are Killed or MANNED every wear by baing
caught IN the boot Jack portion OF fioss and
m,ld last aud run down by cars aud locOmotlves
mn rms trap Is peculiar one person slides his
Il is held in horizontally whiic
the Railroads prevent his ,,niny
his foot vertically, and before he can extricats
hlm.ell ne Is amsugled corpse slme devices
nave Deen irled TO prevent these horrors. INT
none IS effective. II willnot do to I'LL this space
WIN any tlgid sui stan CO, for tho wheel hanges
must nave room Some yielding Substance. as
spring, may he made TO nh the space SO as IN
sseep The ieeteut of the trap and yield to he
hvogcs Wv
Who is this pomrous-looklng NAM Heisa
passenger agent He is very much like alawyer,
,or he gets living by telling lies sbont every
nouy roai, his own road included. Hecan build
his mind than either Jay Gould or Vanderbilt.
Does ne eat doushnuts for breakfast aud crack
ets Tor cinner To save money for the company
on, no, my dear The company paws for a
hHSstp lsai, Just The same; but he
living IN his expense account He
works for the Best Railroad In the Country.
he always does. There is no other road ihat
runs through such peculiar climate. In win
yer 'hele Is great deal of verdsnoy on his line
out IL is mostly in the passenger cars; and in
midsummer, when passengers by other lines are
| orolllng in the heat aud sulfocated by dust his
passengers are comfortably lollng back In cnSh.
Toned sests with light overcoats on. Ills road /,
Stone ballast steel rails, patent couplers and
! buffers, runs all the way in the shade. coudnc.
tors ana braken en- eagerly watching for a chance
to mold crying baby or briuga gla S of water 10
q good looking lady, aud when the train reaches
its destination, instead of hurrying back 10
get home, they wait around until the
passengers are all bestowed safely away
In buses, carriages or other trains. Other
roads may claim to do this but Il is not
So His is the only line. Ask him and he will
tell you so, What Is that scar on his cheek II
vas where he was wounded In the service of his
company. He was lacking up card Showing
| an enlightened public the advantages of his
iine) and in his hurry to get the card M he
| threw the Hammer back too lar, and II struck
him Oh the cheek, knocking of that piece Did
| II dent the hammer? | think not, my child, as
they make these hammers extra hard. If Won
should buy ticket from him, and find you had
10 ehange cars about fourteen times more than
he told you about dom swear at him when Won
ger back, Just go up to him and tell him YOU
are going out again. but don't like his line. He
VIII explain II all, and ii you enjoy good ro.
nance you will get IL. II would be nice to be A
passenger agent il you did not have to tell tho
truth ut all times.