The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-10
ooLLEGIATEs FAIL IN ToKADA.
A Railway Presidents Experience
With High Priced Brak eman.
From The Nel0 York Tribune.

From the NelU York Tribune.
Why don't college me do well out in Da-
kota? Because The countrv's 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 TO em. We built a railroad out there,
me and Bill Slearey-we're a progressive
Gro sd out in Dakota-one of the fin roads
YOU ever saw. 1t was only 100 miles long,
| aud 100 miles amt much in Dakota, but it
was railroad from top to bottom. We'd
made pile o money, me and Bill, and we
about owned Zero Valley, ami whea
the country beg N to get settled up o
| said we'd give 'em a railroad, and we did
| That railroad cost sight o money, but it
was worth it, We didn't stop at nothing to
maze it first-class ''The Zero Valley and
Iceborough railroad" we called it. Cars all
iulaid and veneered, yellow plush cushions
on the seats, everything tip-tnp. | wa ted
| TO have silver mountings on tie seats, but
Bill wouldn't have that. He's a thiuk kerr
B Il is, and he thought that when the trai /
robbie stopped the train they'd tear the
cars to pieces, SO we let it 20 at nickel
Well, l wanted a regular eastern road,
with brake on to call out he st tions.
ey doa't generally do tat in the west,
you know. Iseut east for brakemen, and
| ordered college graduates, for was
going to have everything & o be t. / had
'em sent ut there all trained UP ready for
the first trip. They was a. fine a looking
set of bows asy you'd want to SOC. When !
got 'en into their blue uniforms, with their
gold buttons and silver badges, they did
look encouraging. was pleased. nov tell
YOU anu / sdiA to Bill the morning we
was going to p II out on our first trip,
bill, tnis is great ultry' we beat tue
World on o eryUni & we tackle"
Bill wasn't cheerful. He amt a feath-
Drained man, you know, and h. don't ften
let his feelings run away with b m. nsv,r
knsw him 10 WI n up over anything but
Injuns. He DID use to get little worked
up over them critters in the early days
Well, he said he hoped everything would
turn out all right, Ut he wasn't going TO
yell before he got oat Of the GODS.
We had a crowd on the first trip. Every
body was there. Everything worked well
when we started. But the thing wan ed
most was to hear the bI ekelnan call out the
sta ion. hat is what | vas waiting for.
had white pc Is put up just where wa ted
hin to open the door ald shout out the
sta ion. l began TO grow ner Gus when
we got near Bee-at-riss. Beatrice ONO
people call it. / don't object 20 that II
they like it, but we always pro lounce it
Bee at-riss out there 10 rhyme with mat
tres, you know; Bee-at-ris We named
IL after Sheriff Bowels little girl. ASH
snid, [ began to get nervous as we got ear
Bee-at-riss. was afraid he'd forget the white
post, and / didn't want 10 have the whole
thlng spoiled.
b Il lie 10 nembsred it, and my heart Just
Jumped when he threw the door open
suddenly. Then That infernal college dude
screamed out: bay -a-tree-chay Bay-a-
tree-chay This station is Bay-A-tree-
chay."
| went into the telegraph office and tele-
grapned down t. Friezdale for the iynching
party A tnat's why you see 50 many
college mems graves out in Dakota, young
man.