The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01

cept by the trapper and fur trader To-
day more than 172 600 miles OF steam rail-
ways are in active operation within its
borders NEARLY one-fourth that of the en-
tire world giving employment to nearly
100000 persons, representing a money
investment of more than $4,000, 900, 900,
and giving a gross earning of over 81 O0O,-
100000 per annum. The 4-wheeled
ooen car, with its box seat for the
conductor, and the tiny engines of five
ton weight have grown into an equipment
of 80 600 passenger, baggage and mail
cars, 1876 600 freight cars and "a 900 en-
gines; while the little group of travellers
who tifty-eight years ago, with fear and
trepidatiOn tried the experiment of being
whirled along at the extreme speed of
thirteen miles an hour upon the newly
invented railway have multiplied until in
1892 they numbered COO. 900 GOO. The sis
terhoOd of states extends from the ST
Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico and from
the Atlantic TO the Pacific, while the pop
ulation has increased to more than $4,000
600
There is plenty of opportunity in our
railroad systems of to-day for young men
to WIN fortunes. ] will cite some exam
pies of men / know who have achieved
success in railroading.
was out last fall making political
speeches, They instructed and amused
large audiences but did no good One of
the places which I visited was Ithica, n
Y. Before the train started the next
morning ! went up for an inspection of
Cornell University. l found there the
best plant for the teaching of mechanics
which have ever seen. The theory was
perfect, the processes were perfect.
IA oh
had every appliance which would send
out boy who could build a locomotive or
an electric motor and do everything re-
quired where skill of hand and accuracy
are needed. Prof Morris, who is at the
head of that institution, said: "Mr.
Depew, feel that you are my superior
officer l am an old Central man"
How did you get herel" | asked
Il fired on the New York Central.
stood on the footboard as an engineer on
the Central. While a locomotive engineer
/ made up my mind to get an education.
believing that mechanic could go any
where if he had a good education. /
studied at night and fitted myself for
Union college, running all the time with
my locomotive. | procured books and at
tended as far as possible the lectures and
recitations kept up with my class and
on the day of graduation / left my
4OCOLhoIlNe washed up, put on the gown
and cap, delivered my thesis, received nv
diploma, then put away my diploma, put
the gown ana cap in the closet. put on my
working shirt, got on my engine and
made my usual run that day"
Then knew how he became Professor
Morris.
a man cannot be too well educated, no
matter what position in the railroad he
may occupy. We have in the offices of
the Grand Central depot, thirty young
men who are graduates of Yale and Har-
ward. They are getting, on an average.
S36 per month, but they are coming to
take places as heads of departments. and
they will ultimately reach positions of
profit and power in the railroad as they
demonstrate their efficiency and ability.
Some forty or more years ago when the
queen Of song, Jenny Lind. was in this
country, She stopped in Albany to give
concert. Early in the evening a telegraph
boy called and handed her a telegram