New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
WHF COLLEGE MEN FAIL IN DAKOTA.
THE PRESIDENT OF A RAILWAY TELLS HIS Ex-
PERIENCE WITH HIGH-PRICED BRAKEMAN.

PERIENcE WITH HIGH-PRIcED BRAKEMAN.
Why dor't college men do well out In Dalota ?
Because the counrys too big for 'em; they can't
fill UP the room out there I'll tell you one reason
why the natives don't take 10 EN-. We built a
railroad out there, me and Bill slcsrey-werc a
progressive crowd out in Dakoaonc Of the finest roads
you ever saw. II only hundred miles long. and
a hundred miles amt much in Dakota but 1t
railroad from top to bottom We'd made pile o.
money, me and Bill, and about owned Zero Valley,
and when the country began to get settled up We
said we'd give 'em a railroad, and We did. That
railroad cost sight o. money, but it worth It.
We didn't stop at nothing 10 make 1t first class.
The Zero Valley and Iceborough Railroad" called
1t. Cars all nlad and veneered, yellow plush cushions
on the seats, everything up-top 1 wanted to have
silver mountings on all the seats, but Bill wouldn't
have that He's thinker. Bill Is, and he thought
that Wien train robbers stopped the train they'd
tear the to pieces, VIC let 1t go at nickel
Well / wanted a regular Eastern road with brake
men call out the stations. They don't generally
do that in the West, you know. l sent East for
brakemen, and ordered college graduates, for I
was going to have everything the best had 'em
sent out there all trained up ready for the first trip
They was as fine looking set Of boys as you'd want
to see When I got 'em into their blue uniforms,
with their gold buttons and silver badges, they did
look encouraging l pleased, now I tell you,
and said TO Bill the morning we was going to pull
the first trip BILL this is great country we
beat the world everything we tacke.'
Bill wasn't so cheerful He Amt feather Drained
man, you know, and he don't often let his feelings
away with Him. never knew him warm
up over anything but Injuns He did used to get
little worked up over them critters in the early
days Wen he said he hoped everything would
out all right but he wasn't going to yell before
he got out o. the woods.
We had a crowd the first trip. Everybody
was there. Everything worked we'll when We started
But the thing wanted most TO hear the brakeman
call out the station. That was what was waiting
for. had white posts put up just where wanted
him 10 open the door and shout out the station
began to get nervous when got near Bee striss.
Beatrice" some people call It. don't object to
that If people like ii, but we always pronounce 1t
Bee at-riss out there to rhyme with mattress, you
know Bee-at-riss We named 1t that after Sheriff
Bowies little girl AS l said began TO get nervous
when we got near Bee-at-riss l was afraid he'd
forget about the white post, and didn't want to
have the whole thing spoiled.
But he remembered II, and my heart Just jumped
when he threw the door open suddenly. Then that
Internal college dude screamed GU Bay -tTee-chay
Bay tree ebay this station IS Bay tree ebay
/ went into the telegraph Office and teiegraphed
down to Friezedae for the lynching party And that's
why you many college mems graves out IN
Dakota, young man.