The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-06-06
LITTLE TRAVELLERS.
Children Intrusted to the Care Of Rail-.
road Men for Long Journeys,

mo children shipped without par
ems This is the rule that railroad
coLoanies are thinking Of adopting to
put astop to the apparently increasing
practic, Of consigning children to the
mercies "train conductors to be car
ried perhap' half way across the con-
tinent and tined over to friends at
the destination. Once the conditions
rf railroad trav, were such that to
send child in thi.t fashion by rail was
to lose the child iAnine cases out of
ten. But railroad m.boas have de-
veioped' and with tl<s development
parents and friends ha a thouoht it
safe to put tag on the.. I;,tle ones
and send them off upon the Iopo}v
travels On railroad and by stet.nshp
these travellers go. and it was only We
other day that three tots arrived at
Castle Garden, way-billed to Texs
but with not soul with them to of,r
protecting arm.
The Pennsylvania railroad ds.
courageS this practice said Assistant
Passenger Agent Pile The care snd
responsibilities are too great. But
Notwithstanding the obstacles thrown
In the way, consignment o: children
stlll come to US, and, of coure, we do
our best to look out for thm. It is
not uncommon for Door peopl, to come
10 us with children that they want de-
lvered in the far West along Or linos
or on line with which we onnect
Sometimes they are Old enoun TO be
lntrustcd with tickets and such money
as they may need on the way, hut this
Is not always the case.
"hen the youngsters are verysmall
the practice is for friends to pay lown
TO us the entire expense connected
with carrying their precious frerht.
We then start the child on his way. and
telegraph to our agents along the line
to pay over such and such an amount to
the child wanderer as it may be needed.
1he conductor looks out for the t,av-
eler5 meals, and so the journey is
made comfortably and safely. But as
l say, this is tedious business, ind
we don't like to undertake it. 1t vas
once a popular practice to turn o,er
children bound on long journeys to ,he
Pullman Palace Car Company, but now
1t also fights shy of the business"
Said an official connected with the
passenger department of the Philadel-
phla Il Reading railroad: Our con-
ductors are quite frequently asked to
look after children that travel without
purents or friends. Built is generally
only short trip. The instances in
which we turn over these minors to a
connecting line are very rare, indeed.n
The most notable cases of long Jour-
neys for friendless little ones are met
with in the immigrant homes, Poverty
Will drive parents to run great risks,
and they will send over from the old
country their children to travel across
water and land to friends in the new
country of the West. Perhaps for
months they will not hear OF the haps
Ind mishaps of the journey, trusting
% interest OF strangers and the faith.
ulness OF railroad officials to speed the
rip. Only a tag fastened about the
leck or to the button-hole shows the
destination.
Stranger, be kind to this ere pup,
And always keep him right side up
These were the epigrammatic direc-
ions that carried a poor cur to the end |
If his journey not long ago. But when
imilar tactics are tried with human
reight, the railroads are inclined to
esist and rebel against fulfilling the
ffice of a travelling nurse. -Philadel-
'hia Record.
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