The news boy., 1896-05-23
A Noble work.


The gUung Mems Christian Association
has accomplished much good throughout
the length and breadth Of the land. No
branch Of the Association has garnered
more plentiful harvest however than has
the Railroad Branch. The good influences
that have been set the employees Of the
Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway by the Y. M.
q. A. workers have done wonders In i'm
proving the morals Of the men.
The thousands OF delegates, members and
friends Of the Christian Endeavor Society
who will go over the Chesapeake and Ohio
road next July en- 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. M.
G. A. at Cincinnati: Coyington, KY, Hand.
ley and Hinton, w. Va, and at Clifton
Forge and Gladstone, Virginia.
Back about the year 1881 or 1882, the en-
ployes of the G. & O. were furnished with
reading room and sitting room at Hinton.
w. Va, by the Company. The quarters
were comfortable, there were. good fires
ready for the men to warm by, and an
abundance Of newspapers and magazines
We're always to be found as well as numcr-
Gus games such as checkers, chess and
iomlnoes.
Previous to the opening of these rooi.r by
the Company when the train men came In of
q run or had to lay over at Hinton they went
to the saloons because th q, e was n o place else
where they could goai ave the advantages
Of heat for warmth lght BY which to
read thepapers. This =. particularly true in
winter time. Even il they hadn't become
untitled for duty through. drinking they
stayed around the saloons and lost sleep
which they should have had in order to
have been in proper condition to .perfor!l
their duties. The improvements in the men1
mutais after the opening of the reading and
sitting rooms at Hinton was very marked.
Soon af.er the opening of the rooms they
were turned over to the Y. NJ. G. A, and
Q lunch room, bath rooms and other, com.
| forts and conveniences were added. A
small monthly fee was charged the men
which they cheerfuly contributed.
= " hen Nj. e. ingalls, took charge Of the
Chesapeake & Ohio road as president he
encouraged the work Of the Y. NJ. G. A. in
every possible way and in behalf of the
Chesapeake u Ohio Company guaranteed To
the Y. Nj. G. A. any deficit that might arise
from the expenses of keeping np the rooms
at Hinton, or those that might be cstab
lished elsewhere along the lines. Sleeping
rooms were adicd to the building at Hin
ton, and the Company erected or furnished
quarters at Cincinnati, Covington, Ky.
Handley, w. Va, and Clifton Forge anC
| Gladstone, Va. The quarters were all mad,
as attractive as possible for the men. The,
were put in charge of officials of the Y. NJ
9. A. and the good work has gone stcadi
! ly on.
The train-men no longer frequent tn,
saloons, they are always in the best possibl,
mental and physical condition and pre-
| pared to discharge their duties in so promp
and efficient manner that passengers trav
| cling over the G. g. O. are sure to receive
the best possible care and attention and ar
| as safe as at home.
The Chesapeake g. Ohio's passengc
! equipment is the very best to be obtaine,
| by the most liberal expenditure of money
! The dining car service is known as the Des
in the world.
The Z. Sc o. passes through a territor
not only noted for its beauty Of scenery, bu
| rich with historical incidents Of two wars
the battlctields Of the last one being sti
! visible. Hot Springs. Natural Bridge
Richmond, Newport News, Charlottes
Vile, Gordonsville, and many other point
Of beauty and interest are all on the G. Il {
! lines. The regular maintenance of the fas
schedule is due to the proficiency and aler
ness of the trainmen and this is due to
very great extent to the efforts Of the Raj
road Branch of the Y. M. c. A.