New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
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PHILOSOPHY ON. THE REAR PEA1FoaA.
THE UNHAPPY CONDUCTOR AND THE ENORMOUS
PROFITS OF STREET RAILROAD.

THE UNHAPPY CONDUCTOR AND THE ENORMOUS
PROFITS OF STREET RAILROAD.
eyes, conductors lot lie anything but
happy one" said an intelligent member OF tho craft
leaned on the break handle and poured his woes into the
cor of sympathlzing passenger. I've been at this
business nearly four years. and I'm physical and
moral wreck Ny knees stiff the veins are swsled
big az your finger and II takes three or four trusses to
hold me together why don't you come to church with
your family says the priest Sure and how can " says
7, when work eighteen hours day, seven DAYS In
week Then everybody thinks we are thieves because
they SEQ young fellows with nobody depending On them
knocking down fares. We might just as well have thu
money long get the reputation Tor all see We
can't get day of for anything less than death In the
family KILLED Off all lmy relations long ago. You've
got be hand twenty minutes before your car starts
and sign time book, II man gets around at nineteen
minutes and half before the hour. No you DON'T says
low is thrown has work his way up through
all the substt utes before he gets q car again."
"why do they work you so hard II they only pay by
the trip and have plenty of substituted" asked the
90 they want old hands and steady ones You see
after mans been rlnnng about 50 long they gauge him.
below that TIERS the old boy to pay good man will
turn 10 $50 day day in fair weather sometimes hen
than Si5 or $Is and they TO lay 1t to his green
TO- he forgot ea 5%sn he fr
all the that may be he put 1t IN the wrong pocket
green hands Now Il was to run three or four doars
behind days like this I'd get the g. b. or be pat
hard tack for a week. Hard tack Is what we call
ing two trips day at twenty-five cents trip But 1t
makes good days work, for one Of them is at m.
and the other at midnight Hard tack Is the diet for
wrong doers OF all kinds. Now that fellow ahead Of Is
loang He's laying back to pick up my fares, and his
own too he's two minutes beb time and II the sp0tter
should come along hed get put hard tack fol- three
four days to brace Linn up.
"Thcn the public tries TO too Only the last
trip lady dropped quarter the floor In trying
give to me- so rang the fare and gave her twenty
cents change meaning to pick the rack when the car
was empty and get the. money. Pretty soon an Old
duGer comes along, spots IT, gets out his knife and
gentleman the other end OF the ear begins 10 wink
ferociousy nc me. and nod his head toward the Old
codger till finally that the quarter has gone and
catch Then went up TO him and SAID Diu you pcs
up that quarter, siri
% what II / ddf says he
"'Nothing, only Its mine said j.
"'How do L know that said he. ., ~ a,
"'Pll leave 1t this gentleman, repeating al mo
1.-THE quarter belonged to the conductor said the
gentleman. ,,a.o =. LONE os = ,ou,,.,
snarlcd the old codger. Then went for him. could
see the quarter ia HE hand and ala MT take me long 70
get him down the seat and grind my knuees Into his
fist until opened IL and grabbed the CON- How he
did swear and shake his fist he got OF and waited for
How much does it cost a day to run car and how
many are there the line ~ asked the passenger his
mind reverted to the $50 taken In as receipts
Well its c good ways under $40. | know. Our
wages came to about 81. They haven't touched the
track for two years Inc car cost W. wnsn
a; our of the expense goes Into the stable
for there are about 500 men working there
and a fine lot OF horses. In all there are some 200
Which makes clear daily income OF at least 2ooov
remarked the passenger he nwardy resolved 70 sen
his stock and put his money into uorSe RAILROADS.