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

Out tHt oiu
The Lehigh Valley and Central en-
ployes are in anything but a 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, Bakeslee 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 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 til,
general offices.
Bethlehem's grasp on the general Of
fees has been short-ived. The echo of
their rejoicing over Mauch Chunks dis
comfiture had hardly died away when an
edct goes forth which turned the tables
on our brethren in the holy land down
the valley. They are forced to give M
the offices to Philadelphia, and the pal.
atial new building adjacent 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 offices
from this place. But what's the us, ?
The decree of the Combination Cyrus
has gone forth, and that settles it for
the present. We lack words to express
our regret. All that is left us resolves
itself into the melancholy task of joining
"All the Bethlehems' in common
wall.
Mauch Chunk is an unfortunate town
After many years of careful husbandiny
aud Partially, the offices Of this corpora.
ton were fully founded here, and gave
manent rs the road itself. But when
the Packers were gone, and a new
Pharoah ruled in the corporate land, i,
was not long before ruthless hand
made them follow the court of the
powers that be to "Al the Bethlehems'
land. We groaned over this. Brt oul
groans were of no use. Were not the
waters" of "All the Bethlehems" better
than those Of Maucu Chunk? So the
offices went to "All the Bethlehems."
Again new Pharoah is crowned in
the land. This time he happens to live
in Philadelphia. He is no regarder ol
persons Or places The ruthless decree
goes forth. The offices must follow his
court. The few that are left in the
81 itzerland" 20 to the City of BrotherlS
Love, and the many that are luxuriuusll
located in "AlI the Bethlehems" musl
follow suit. No wonder we groan; no
wonder "the Bethlehems" groan!
We cannot he consued by the apo
thegm, sic transit gloria muhdi. And We
won't lie. But it would be some sincere
consolation if, in the near future, the
avenging anger of an outraged consttu
tlon should say, Thus far, and no
farther!'
In he meantime, we take our medi-
cine like little soldiers.