Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

some Of the chief OF these. az we'll as the
thousand and one arrangements for the i'm
proved comfor Of the passengers ON all
trains.
In his office on the third floor Of the big
station Mr.. Daniels directs the work of
hundreds Of workers. He is quick. but de-
cisive, and he settles knotty points without
a moments hesitation. He is master of
every detail of railroad work, and there Is
no problem possible to raise that he cannot
pass upon with the certainty Of practical
knowledge.
5 Changes He Has Seen.
THE changes in the railroad business,'
said he the other day, have been very
great. The progress we have made in this
country has made our roads the best in
the world in every respect, and in nothing
Is our supremacy shown moro clearly than
In the comfort of passengers. Take one of
the Centrals through trains aa an example.
There is nothing left to be desired. The
passenger has every luxury he can desire.
He is as comfortable as though he were at
home and after a hour ride to
Chicago he is as fresh as when he started.
He has had a chance to eat regularly and
what he wants of the best, to read or write,
to smoke and sleep. He has gone /, 900 miles
without a jolt or a jar, and he has lived his
day IN a moving palace. The trains of Europe
do not compare with these. Even the first
class cars over there are cells by COMPARE
son.
TIC show the great improvement in train
service, We will go back to 1879. Then there
were three roads running between here and
Chicago. If you left Chicago at 6 o'clock
In the evening you did not get to New York
until the second morning after. Now there
are twice as many roads, and the run is
made In about tWanfy four hours a aoyino
Of about eighteen hours In the running
time. Then, too, the modern trains are I'M
speakably better than the old ones for COM
fort, and the roadbeds are now almost
perfect. There is practically no dust or
smoke, and the railroad travel In this coun-
try is now a luxury instead of a task and
something to be feared"
Safeguards against Fraud.
Mr.. Daniels. besides being responsible for
the immense and varied volume OF adyer-
Using, much OF which Is unique and of the
finest character. has charge of the ticket
distribution over the entire system. When
one considers the great number OF these
there are. their varied character, the com
mutation from point to point and the like.
the magnitude OF this work is realized.
Every slip of paper and every bit OF pasto-
board is numbered and must be accounted
for.
Every once In a while, too, an attempt is
made to print and sell fraudulent tickets,
and these must be guarded against. To
do this the same precautions are taken as
those resorted to by the United States gov
eminent. The paper is OF special make.
water marked and threaded. The backs Of
tickets are printed from engraved plates,
and all are consecutively numbered. This
last fact, Mr.. Daniels says, is the best pro-
lection against fraud, as when a conductor
notices a number that does not fit In with
those OF the tickets he has been handling,
he is apt to make inquiries.
Mr.. Daniels as "a Man.
In his home and social life Mr.. Daniels
lives lmo5t Ideally. His wife and two chill
dren make uD the family circle, and they
are well known figures in the best society
circles OF the city. He Is greatly liked for
his courtesy and geniality. and he has a
Of friends. He Is a member OF
the Lotos club and for some years has been
the president OF the Quaint club. He was
also one OF the original organizers OF the
Transportation club. and has held ONCE In
1t almost continuously. In fact. the social
life Of Mr., Daniels is as full and rounded
as his business days are crowded and busy.
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