New-York tribune., 1890-08-07
TINE TO TIE CATSKTLLS.
THE CRITIC OF THE RAILROADS RETURNS TO
THE CHARGE
TO the Editor The Tribune.


TO the Editor of The Tribune.
sir: l was glad to see in last Mondays tribune te
attempt 70 answer my arraisnmcnt OF the Catskill
Mountain service on the West shore, Ulster and Della
ware and stony Glove roads. First, because, ln't ~
the ringing Of the bell on the target annonnc' S0n
have hit the bull,eyc. the cry OF IL shows tha'
my shot told and. secondly, because the weakness
Of his reply demonstrated that was entirely lusthed
in my criticisms. H. complains that was severe
- wa. meant 10 be- II is the only way ~
make railroad official, understand that the public
which gives them their franchises and whose money
pays their dividends and supports these same oh'aI'
and their families, have rights which they must re-
,pcct.
Now. il IS the fact that these railroads are not elha'
to the occasion. great tid' ~ mountain t''e' aN
set i'm and they do not know how 10 handle H. Jhe
traffic into the Catsks is growing heavier ana heavier
each year and Will continue to do 80 rs Sew
Workers find ont what II means 10 have snoh lo'tY
elevations 80 near 20 them where during m" h'''c'
term they can have al the comforts Of cv'hl'd "l,'
combined with the cool bHcing air of mounil'n'' AZ
fordng thc change 80 necessary for tlc N'''" -
those who have air most sf the year. Inc ''''
kill, are destined TO be the great plaoe Tor summer
clubs and summer cottages. Such = tle u'''"l"''"
now begun.
Tho point of INV attack was bad management on
the pnrt OF the railroads, by which five hours ar" taken
to do the work Of fonr The apolosi' OF the r"'u',
IL make the case for them. lie AVS
want 10 travel faster IN explicit laar'iS'' u'
tinctly made the point mnd proved ~ th'' ''lh'
wes thrown away not by slow rurnihG' hl'
by bad management. What IL SAYS j. h''
a defence. it j. confess H. Sav- I" run b''"e'
Wcchawhcn and Kingston IN two hours is "''.'''
"unwi,c." p.esumc hc -polhN by antrHN' N"i
does he mean by "uuw;.c"l In-aiet WHAT T-"'
then had nj. road 10 mpcr the safety oi tn p'''n"
on Thursday of last week BY dong thh' very u"7
Here is the record II another trip, Whrp t''' ''
nv former letter to The Tribune. 1t wnr on tfih'
which II" is pleased b. c,ll fast tran. l'
schedule me- leaving New -Yorl, At 10 - ana ''i'
ing at Tauucr.ville at 3:-5. four hours and i''N
minutes, no doubt .c.ms to 90" officers suH'"h. -
warrant il, being call d n-' train. t'ah NAV
travel rapidly and vet ~ reason of h'd ulni-rH ''
lr a slow train in crttn. there 80 get t"rr
i, the tc, of ~lccr,,. cur fcrHbult Va, to I"'Vr
TO-, II DIT leave a. 1000. The tah wa. b"
.lr from Ncchor,ru 20 IL. ~ >nc'''I'' ln t'''I
Vet - hhcr1l ar" tc-" rilI1H. u ni.' W,,i ~ ,
.ur,. that We cq-lN made the ZIP i"nW N'ehtNh 10
m 10 ta"nc'y " i2I mint. ~ Kin-.,"n w"r moi,
a grace. and tim, Wcfr not n"'sil"--f o'' .nn"l H
,v.u mt. IN 'tA'r vorl> "Ua' ,'i' 'i ''"
% rut TIE tr to klI'cyskI Hotel ~t't 100 .'','
o.t..u' dMomr .c mad" in ;''r 2, "'-' ''T ,,,.
proved TIE rlr1u 'Wf'ai~ td i.. "'''t
.ouo.-c~ that trap - run Hom W'.la""E ,' "','t
tou 90 ONE i"ar and cav '.i" . n.nn,.,' "',n , ,.
1i,lor. errtsini- MT At unsafe ped. tv.r 4 "nn
N..~ A. an object lesson ui WIt 'oNn n" "".' D.
,,, at rn-itr. o." average "a. fuii} -.N ''' A'
l.i.r and ~ np time dd IS" exceed my ~ t''' AN
hol,r T., %, from, Kingston to plV"nicia. I've H
mile. r,,lIr, three -t.p-. We could lave dome u il
.ort, H,c minute. uahu1 u' -'V- a. ,i."3 "3i,
d.,, fb.. nm says DID, rlaI mu.' comm ra'' 1I
,l.-.-' - -ly T. rat lu.t what ara
/ o., ..,.r-. arr, acc lnm,Iatd Dos Ny train. '.u- .,
u...., .cr. %, iIr,l-h trains. n i> . que Ne %
"u.,orm,-latc All rla--'..' hy having one ir'N ''I
,ir r,,r., mile. rltIng nvc stop A. 0u' "i who
] cl.,ru uIruf,~ WI consumed nr"I N'''. .H .N
,r,. ,,ud DO II easily . frt, Hvr minutes. ard np'
fr.Nc. III fa-'cr than w. di
iu uot = pac'ica' rirpad man iut ''Nt ,N ~,
man fn ,,nfrn,elt -',.c ,fllly what .c' uh - pr '
. f,t with prpur~ ma'4 'olout ol tl. 80 'oAi pl-
.,.r. ,,r i, landed tt 'ho k,af"rAl li''r >fti"h
IN s,ur n.u-> rom Ncw ioif. WITH rl-'. - - AZ ~
+ .i'n only. - i''N
w Yprk. Juv 81. 1-'p.