Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-02-04
MARTINsBURG W. vAsATURDAY FEB 4, 1882

road run to ame said he hoped to
die if he knew I asked him if the
general superbndent could tell me,
and he said hdidn't believe they
had a generalperintendent, but if
they had, he Init know anything
more about thOad than the passen
gers. I asked n who he reported to,
and he said obody.' ! asked a
conductor whhe got his orders
from, and he aid he did not take
orders from alliying man or dead
ghost. And len I asked the en-
gineer who hgot his orders from,
he, said he'd Id to see any body give
him orders; Id run that train to
suit himself, he'd run it into the
ditch. Now VI see, sir, | am a rail
road man, and don't care to run on
road that Is no time, makes no
connections, ms nowhere and has
no superinteient. 1t may be all
right, but Pycailroaded too long to
understand it
MAYBE yd went to the Congre-
gational chun, I said7' 80
popular ,ad,' said the brake
man; "an Of one, too-one Of the
very oldest rthis country. Good
road bed uncomfortable cars. Well
managed rod too, directors don't
interfere via division superinten-
dents train riders. Roads mighty
popular but Is pretty independent
too. Yes, dln't one of the division
superintendent down east dlscon
tinue one Of the oldest stations OF
this line tm or three years ago
But it's a mighty pleasant road t.
travel on. llways has such a splen
did class ofpassengers."
s'Did 70, try the MethodistW
said. en
"Now you're shouting" he said
with some enthusiasm "Nice road
eh7 Fast time and plenty Of pas
sengers. Engines carry power Q
steam, anddon't you forget it /; steam
guage shows a hundred and enougl
all the time. Lively road; AM
when the conductor shouts a
aboard , you can hear him to the mex
station. Every train light shines lik
"a headlight. Stop-over checks al
given on all through tickets; ever
passenger pays full traffic rates f
his ticket. Wesleyephouse air htek
on all trains, too; pretty safe roa'
but / didn't ride over it yesterday
perhaps you tried the Baptist ,
1 guessed once more. ~
/" Ah, hap said the brakeman
"she is a daisy, isn't she7 Rive
road; beautiful curves; sweep aroun
anything to keep close to the rive
but it's all steel and rock ballas
single track all the way and not
side track from the round house
the terminus. Takes a heap of wat,
to run it, though, double tanks;
every station, and there isn't an e
gine in the shops that can pull
pound or run mile with less tha
two guages. But it runs through
lovely country; these river roads {
ways do; river on one side and hill
on the other, and it's steady elm
up the grade all the way till the ri
ends where the fountainhead of ii
river begins. Yes, sir, I'll take tt
river road every time for love
trip, sure connections and good tim
and no prairie dust blowing in
the windows. And yesterday, WHIT
the conductor came around for tt
tickets with a little basket punch,
didn't ask him to pass me, but l pa
my fare like a little man-twent
five cents for an hours run and a Ii
tie concert by the passengers throw
in. l tell you Pilgrim, you take tt
river road when you want"
But just here the long whistle fro
| the engine announced a station, al
the brakeman hurried on to the do
shouting:
aZionsville! This train makes l
stops between here and Indianap
lis w-Barlington Ha,ekeye.
A Boston letter to the Baltimol
Sun gives a description of the go
medal presented to Washington |
Congress, and at present in I'll
Boston Public Library. 1t has passe
from one possession to another, an
one ofits owner resided in this Stat
where the medal was hidden durin
the late war.
zone ofthe most interesting reli,
of the Father of his Country and I'll