Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-05-31

The Young Mems Christian Association
has accomplished much good throughout
tire length aud breadth Of the land. No
braifch III The Association has garnered
more plentiful! harvest however than has
the Railroad Branch. YNe good Influences
that have surrounded and good examples
hat have been set the employees OF She
Chesapeake Ohio Railway by the Y. NJ.
&. ~ workers have done wonders in I'M
proving the morals Of the men.
The thousands of delegates, members and
friends of the Christian Endeavor SOri.tv
who will go over the Chesapeake and Ono
road next Julyen route to Washington to at
tend the National Meeting will have ample
opportunity to study the practical work
ings of the Railroad Branch of the Y. NJ.
g. \. at Cincinnati. Covington, Ky, Hand
ley dhf Hinton, W. Va, and at Clifton
Forge and Gladstone, Virginia.
Back about the year 1851 or iNS1, the EN-
tIoveS Of the e. 4 o. were Furnished with
a reading nom and sitting room at Hinton,
w Va, by the Cd.npany. The quarters
were comfortable, there Wcra good fires
sandy, for the men to warm by, ana nm
abundance ~ newspapers and magazines
were always to be iG;:"5 as wen as numcr-
Gus games such as checkers chess and
dOminOes.
Previous to the opening of these rooms BY
the Company when the train men came In ou
a run or had CLAY over at Hinton they went
% tho saloons because there was no place else
where thep ectild go aud have the advantages
of heat for wai'i;.ii ana light by which 20
read thepapers. This was pat.icuisrly true IN
Gie tine ETsn tsrt tnSg h GTn1 Gss aSeS
stayed around the 5ctrhn. and lost sleep
which they should have had IN order to
have been in proper condition to perform
their duties. The Improvement in the men )
morals after the opening of the reading ana
sitting rooms at Hinton was very marked
Of Ia
were turned OVER 10 the Y, NJ. G. A, aud
/ lunch room, bath rooms and other com
forts and CJuveniences were added. \
stuall monthly fee Hns charged the men
which thh9 c'teerfully contributed.
When NJ. b. ihRails took charge OF the
Chesapeake & Ohio road as president ho
every tSsssitAs? w and in behalf Of the
Chesapeake & Ohio company ftaranteed TO
the Y. NJ. c. a. ant deficit that might arse
from the expenses of keeping up the rooms
at Hinton, or those that might be estab-
lished elsewhere along the lines. S,,eepinS
scoms vers aided 10 the building Mt Hin
ton, atd tic C5Trrlps erected or furnished
quarters at Cincinnati Covirgtohi Ky I
Handley, w. Va, and Clifton FORGE ard
Gladstone, Va. The quarters were all made
as attractive as possible for the men. They
were put in charge of officials of the Y. NJ.
Z. \. and the good work has gone steadi-
IN on.
The tralu-rneh no longer frequent the
saloons, they arc altSaSs n the hest possible
mental AMI physical condition ana pre-.
pared To discharge their duties in so PROMPT
and efficient manner that passengers trav-
cling over the Z. X %. are sure to receive
the best possible care and attention and are
as safe as at home.
The Chesapeake & OhiO's passenger
cquipmeiit is the vcrv hest to be obtained
by the most liberal expenditure Of money
The dining car service is known as the best
in the world.
The q. Il o. passes through a territory
not only noted for its beauty OF scenery, but
IA with historical incidents of two wars
.' bIttleiields of the last one hciug still
bic. Hot Springs, '..tnrat E5ur-
mond, Newport S,.s-. l.af.f.
charlottesville, ana J. aOI.'s
Ut BEAUTY and Interest are. foot l.. d O.
lines. The regular maintenance OF the f"st
schedule IS due to the proficiency and alert
ness Of tire trainmcn and this is due To a
very great extent to the efforts of the Rail-
road Branch of the Y. NJ. G. n.