Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-13
LOCI. before You Leap.

There IL in al most everything done two
ways Of doing 1t, one chcerfuily and unre-
soryedly, the other grudgingly and condi-
tionally. Mark the complication Of this
in tho course pursued by The two trunk
lines having connection with Washington,
the one direct and the other roundabout.
The direct line, which it is needless to re-
mark is the Baltimore and Ohio, in making
the great reduction on the fare TO Wash
ington f'r the Inauguration, announced no
exceptions TO the privileges accorded the
holders Of such tickets, but TO the contrary
| threw open It's cntiic service, limited cN-
| press AZ we'll as other regular trains 10 the
| low rates. No lying around tho 3. a O.
/ depot waiting for slow trains; no pro
| grammc Of travel rudrly destroyed by re-
! lusing acceptance o. Inauguration tickets
| on fast trains. How strong the contrast
on the other road Whom forced 20 follow
I the lead Of The Baltimore and Ohio i'm
making the reduction in rates, 30 was done
after n Characteristic fashion OF affected
cxclusivcnoss. On thc other road iuaugu-
ration tickets are good only upon certain
trains (slow trains), ior,upon thes9.callod
! limited trains of The wOuld-be rival line 10
Washington, the low-raio train, are not
good and more than this, the straight
| iull-laro ticket is not good on such trains
without extra fares aud compulsory pay
ing for sleeping and parlor-car accommo-
dations, whether wanted or not. To talk
about something, tic indirect line refers
! to New York and the privilege of stopping
of i'm Washington and then going on 10
the metropolis. This can be done by any
body on the tickets issued by any line,
provided the time announced is within rho
limit of the ticket.
The B. K o. is the only direct line into
Washington, and passengers from the
West, who 90 TO the National Capitol TO
witness tho Inauguration ceremonies by
any other line and thence TO New York,
have simply TO doublo the track for con-
siderable Of the distance, or going twice
over the same line, rs against going direct
! by the u. * o. Then, too the other line
dwells upon the special feature IL proposes
to adopt in running solid trains 10 Wash
ington for the particular occasion. That
this is an acknowledgment Of making
special schedule for Washington business,
and that t would be a roundabout route
10 get into that city, is evident upon It's
face. II is fact that solid trains are run
regularly through Washington, between
the West and the East, only on one line,
and that line is tho b. y o. II is fact,
also that the B. ( o. is the only limo in
Washington having and using different
divisions for its Western and Eastern
business, and is not forced, a. j. the other
line, to concentrate al lis trains from all
points Of the compass. forty-odd miles
away from the city, and then bring them
all in on one track. More than this, the
y. & o. Is the only road which can furnish
track room for sleeping Gears, 80 that they
can be occupied during the stay at the
capital. The B. ( O. has provided space
for fifty extra cars within short distance
Of the depot in Washington. with broad
boardwalk, and the whole place illnmlna-
ted by electric lights, 70 Chat there can be
no difficulty in getting about at any time
Of the night.
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