Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-14
THE RAILROADS.
That Complaint Against the
Santa Fe.
General Freight Agent Hynes
on the Subject.
A Kick About the Santa Fe's Medi-
cal Department.
Mr. Hynes Is Not commandments
tional City Railroad Men Com
plain = Excursionists
Arrive.

81 haye nothing to say to you,' said
the usually genial Mr.. Hynes, the gen
eral freight agent of the Southern Cali
fornia road, to the HERALD's railroad
reporter yesterday. "Who told you
that story about Mellen filing COM
plant against us on the 90-cent orange
rate? You won't tell? Well, whoever
it was had no right to talk. No, 1 tell
you won't be interviewed about it
at ALL
"Will you say it's true?"
No, sir, WON'T"
"Will you deny it ?"
"Young man, when say have moth
ing to say why do you keep on? Now
it's no use. would like to know who
the meddlesome fellow was who gave
you the story, but as for my talking
about it don't propose to give you any
statement"
''Supposing it is true that the COM
plant is filed, what then ?"
"Well, if you suppose such a case,
you can suppose the rest. Goodbye"
"But do you anticipate much trouble
in disproving the CHARGE"
81 haven't said there was any charge,
have L? Goodbye"
''But, Mr.. Hynes, you ought to-"
''Say, if you keep on trying to tangle
me up when l have told you l will not
be interviewed, I'll boycott you;" and
the reporter gave up and discreetly
withdrew.
The news printed in yesterdays HER
AID about the complaint said to have
lnI .et &t,A 10
| General Traffic Manager Mellen of the
| Union Pacific was the first intimation
| the outside world has had of the latest
row in the Transcontinental association.
The HERALD's information can be
banked upon in the absence of any Off
cial denial as being accurate.
WANT TO KNOW WHY.
There is come low, but distinct grum-
bling among the railroad men at this
point over the present status of the med
/ ical department of the Santa Fe rail-
way, and as time goes on promises to be-
come grand roar, says the National
City Record.
The employees of the railway are
taxed monthly stipend, according to
the salaries they receive, for the support
of this department, but they are no
longer getting proper medical attend
ance. Last year they had a medical
diepensary, open every day and evening
at regular hours, and q resident ply
| sician who administered to their aches
| and pains and upon whom they could
| call day or night, and who was near at
hand to visit them in any emergency.
But recently o new order of things is
in force. Under the present arrange
ment this medical work is done by a
contract doctor in San Diego, and the
manned and sick mustgo over there and
receive attention. Besides the compul-
sorry loss OF time necessary, il certainly
/ can be of no benefit to the sick to make
that long journey, perhaps in drizzling
! rain.
There being a rumor that DIR. Buxton
had been appointed surgeon for the rail-
way company at this place, a reporter
called upon the doctor for information,
who kindly showed US the letter he had
received offering him the position, and
his reply. The correspondence is self
explanatory:
[The correspondence shows that Chief
Surgeon n. II. Morrison offered DR..
Buxton of National City, the position
of railroad surgeon in exchange for an
annual pass and no other remuneration.
DIR. Buxton afterwards learned that
there was now no money left in the
medical fund to pay man at this point
and, as he did not feel that he could
afford to give his time to it and neglect
his own patients, concluded he would
| give way to the younger men in the
profession, who had more time and
needed the practice and experience.
The railway boys are anxious to know
what becomes of the money they con-
tribute. Does it go in fat salaries for
for the head surgeon and his satellites al
Los Angeles? Does it go for SNOWY
offices, roller-top desks, easy, stuffed
chairs and style at headquarters, while
the poor sick boys at National City are
obliged to crawl in their weakness ovel
to San Diego for medical treatment?
How are the men to know there is nc
money in the medical fund? Why dc
not the proper officers furnish state.
ment OF receipts and expenditures