Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-13
PICKED UP BY THE WAY.
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD IN THE
TOWN AND VICINITY.

Matters of a Local Nature Commented
Upon and Placed Before the Readers OF
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Paragraphs May Interest You.
In conversation with some
of the d. S. & S. railroaders |
find them just little uneasy
regarding the roundhouse and
dwellings the company is erect
ing at Roam junction. The
prevailing idea seems to be
that an order will be issued to
the employees before the next
snow gets here, and the sub
stance of that order, they
think, will be to compel every
ID. 5. Il S. man to go to Roam
to live. Looking at the matter
from the railroad company's
standpoint it is paying move.
The men will be all together,
and in case of emergency can
be called upon with but little
trouble. There will also be a
saving in the running of trains
every morning and evening.
and in several other ways the
ID. 5. q S. will gain.
Like everything else, how
ever, there are two sides to the
question. The railroaders do
not unanimously approve of
the plan by any means, and al
though it is not likely that the
ID. S. q S. officials will consult
the employees in the matter, vet
their interests should be con
sldered. More than one of
these men have made their
home here and accepted work
on that road under the impress
sion that they could live in
Freeland. Now, if this expect
ed order is issued they must HE
themselves to Roam or relin-
quish their jobs. l have it
from good authority that there
Will be some vacancies on the
ID. 3. & 5. when the men are
asked to go to the Junction.
1t is whispered around town
that the cases brought against
the police force for illegal ar
rest, ETC., is the work of GER
tain parties who would not like
to see their names in print in
connection with the trouble.
Our Polish friends who have
caused the arrest of the force
may be in earnest and feel that
they are doing right. On that
point l have nothing to say.
When a man thinks he is right,
give him credit for going
ahead, but it is nothing to the
credit of the parties who are
patting both sides on the back
posing openly as the bosom
friends of the police and then
giving the Poles their assur-
ances of support. When man
dips his fingers into other peo-
Pies business he ought to
choose his side and stay there.
1t is amusing to watch these
little intrigues from a disinter-
ested point of view, but it
makes a fellow feel like talk
ing right out in meeting when
the sly folks act and talk as if
their little game is not known.
Ihls town is not quite big
enough for anybody to be with
you and against you without
being detected.
l met Harry e. Sweeney, of
Drlfton, the other evening.
He had just returned from the
Worlds fair and was enthusi-
astlc in his praise of the great
exposition. Mr.. Sweeney tells
me he will likely take another
trip to Chicago about October,
and | believe that month is one
OF the best to visit the fair
The report of exhorbitant prices
for living and sightseeing that
have made so many people
tlmid of venturing on a tour to
the White City are not true.
The rates for meals and lodg-
ing are no higher than in any
other city and in some instan-
ces great deal lower. Mr. S.
says two fellows can leave here
together, spend a week in Chi
cago, live as good as they do at
home, see everything that is
worth seeing, and unless they
spend their money injudicious-
ly it will not cost them a cent
more than S45 apiece.
I heard many people kick
over the discrimination in the
rates of railroad fare from
to MahanOy City last