Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31
Cleaning Out the Old Force.

Cleaning Out the Old Force.
The Lehigh Valley and Central en-
ployes are in anything but peaceful
state of mind, as there is no telling how
soon any of them may lose the positions
they have held the larger portions OF
their lives. From Bethlehem to Mauch
Chunk this is especially noticeable, and
the Coal Gazette comments upon it as fol-
| lows:
The people of the entire Lehigh Valley
will not be likely to applaud the latest
move made by the Reading combination.
| When the announcement was made of
the appointment of John Taylor as Gen
eral Traffic Manager of the new system,
there was general rejoicing, and subse.
quently when it was learned that Super
intendents Goodwin, Blakeslee and
Mitchell had been retained, the public
breathed freer. The word had gone
forth that nothing would be done to in
jure any towns along the line of the
leased roads, and the combination asked
for a suspension of public opinion. The
people of the Lehigh Valley were about
getting back into the old order of thing,
when they are startled with the an
nouncement that the Lehigh VALLEY
| offices are to be removed to Philadelphia
! before April l. 1t would seem from this
that the managers of the deal were not
sincere when they professed that no
community would suffer through it, an
now that they have some show of keel
ing the unholy alliance together, the
natural order of things is coming about
one of which is the concentration of tln
general offices.
Bethlehem's grasp on the general Of
fees has been short-lived. The echo OF
their rejoicing over Mauch Chunks dis.
comfture had hardly died away when an
edict goes forth which turned the tables
on our brethren in the holy land down
the valley, They are forced to give NJ,
the offices to Philadelphia, and the pal
atial new building djacent to Fountain
Hill" where the favored few are
gracious enough to dwell, will soon be-
empty, and Bethlehem's greatness as a
railroad centre will have passed away
If we were inclined to lamentations,
we might sigh out Il great many over the
removal Of the Lehigh Valley Office,
from this place. But what's the us,
The decree of the Combination Cyru,
b m forth nnI tInt G.,
, the present. We lack words to express
our regret. All that is left us resolve
itself into the melancholy task of ioinin,
+ "All the Bethlehems" in a common
wall.
Mauch Chunk is an unfortunate town
After many years of careful outstanding
and partiality, the offices of this corpora
ton were fully founded here, and CAV,
! promise that their fixture was as per
manent US the road itself But whel
the Packers were gone, and a new
Pharoah ruled in the corporate land, i
was not long before ruthless hant
made them follow the court of tin
powers that be to "All the Bethlehems'
, land. We groaned over this. Brt GU
groans were of no use. Were not tn,
waters" of "A the Bethlehems" bette
than those Of Maucn Chunk2 So tn,
, offices went to "All the Bethlehems."
Again a new Pharoah is crowned il
the land. This time he happens to liv,
il in Philadelphia. He is no regarder o
persons Or places. The ruthless deere,
II goes forth. The Offices must follow hi
Z court. The few that are left in the
! s" itzerland" go to the City of Brotherl
IS Love, and the many that are luxuriuusll
= located in "Al the Bethlehems" mus
y follow suit. No wonder we groan; IL,
. wonder the Bethehems" groanl
We cannot he consoled by the apo
, thegm, sic transit gl0riG mURdi. And Wt
won't he. But it would be some SINGER,
., consolation if, in the near future, tn,
avenging angel of an outraged constitu
tiun should say, Thus far, and II,
i fartherr'
r In he meantime, we take our medi.
} cine like little soldiers.