Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-06-25
LITTLE ONES TRAVEL ALONE,


road Nen for Long Journeys,
NO children shipped without pa
rents This is the rule that the rail.
road companies are thinking Of adopt
ing to put astop to the apparently in
crossing practice Of couSigulng chill
drpn TO tie ulercics Oilruin conductors
10 be carried perhaps half way across
the continent and turned over Ia
friends nj the destination,
Once the conditions OF railroad travel
wcro such that 10 send a child IN this
fashion by rtiI WAS TO lose the child IN
nine cases out OF ten. But railroad
methods have developed, and with this
development parents and friends have
thought il safe 10 put n tag on their
little ones and send them of upon
their lonely travels. On railroad and
by steamship these travellers go. Three
tots arrived at Castle Garden waybilled
TO Texas, but with not a soul that knew
them 10 offer a protecting arm.
THE Pennsylvania railroad dis
courages this practice" said Assistant
Passenger Agent Pile. THE are and
responsibilities are too great. But not
outstanding the obstacles thrown in
the way, consignmentsof children still
come TO us, and, of course, we do Il
best to look out for them. II is not
uncommon for poor people 10 come to
us with children that they waat de-
livered in the far west along our lines
or on n line with which we connect.
Sometimes they are old enough TO be
intrusted with tickets and such money
as they may need on the way. but this
is not always the case.
When the youngsters are very
small the practice is for friends TO pay
down to us the entire expense con
nected with carrying their precious
freight We then start the child on
his way and telegraph TO u agents
along the line 10 pay oyer such and
such an amount TO the child wanderer,
as it may be needed. The conductor
looks out for the travellers meals, and
so the Journey Is made comfortably
and safely. But, as | say, this is a
tedious business and we don't like 10
undertake il. Ii was once n popular
practice TO turn over children bound
ON long Journeys 10 the Pullman Pal
ace Car company. but now il also
fights shy Of the business"
said an old official connected with
the passenger department q! the Phil
aGglpaid and Reading railroad: Our
conductors are quito frequently asked
to lU0I ate, children t.Iut travel with
out parents or friends IutIt is gen.
orally oulya shUtt trip IUemstancgs
in which We lGrn over l.r-g Minors
to u connecting line arc very rare III
decd.
The most notable csvo5 90 long jour
nCvs for ir.CuUiC,s LITTLE ones are met
with in the Immigrant homes. Pow
erty will drive parents to run great
risks, and they will scnd over from the
old country their children to travel
across water aud land To friends in the
new country OF the west. Perhaps for
months they will not hear of the haps
and mishaps of the journey, trusting
to the interest OF strangers and the
faithfulness of railroad officials to
speed the trip. Only a tag fastened
about the neck or TO the buttonhole
shows the destination.
Stranger, be kind to this ere pup,
And always keep him right side up.
These were the epigrammatic direc-
tons that carried a poor cur TO the end
of his journey not long ago. But
when similar tactics are tried with hui
mar freight, the railroads are inclined
to resist and rebel against fulfilling
the Office of a travelling nurse. -Phila-
delphia Record.