Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-14
STORIES OF the DAY.
How The late President Caldwell Rstaliated
on Lake Shores Chief.

When the limited trains between
New York and Chicago were put In
service by several Of the Eastern roads
the respective arrangements deter
mined that, as they We're more eXpen-
sive in both equipment and in operat-
ing than ordinary trains. they would
be made to pay as well as possible.
Hence the extra fare and the order
that none but first-class tickets be
accepted.
When the annual passes for the Of
ticials of other railroads were sent out
the next time by these roads all were
restricted to use on the ordinary trans.
saws the Chicago Times Herald. The
overwhelmingly fine points of railroad
etiquette are not generally known 10
the nublic in fact. the impression
seems to prevail that even the defini-
ton of the word is unknown to the aV-
eragc railroad man, but nevertheless.
the officials, in their relations with
each other. are greater sticklers even
than army officers. 1t would be rank
breach for the general superintendent
of one road to officially address the
president or general manager OF
d1OtEcE. liz IHuSt NiiSS- W sih> "''N
bearing the same title as himself. and
he in turn writes another letter TO the
next official of his own road above ~
below him, as the case may require
and if he doesn't know what to say ne
writes "a formal letter to the next one
and so on until it gets to the man thai
can answer. Then fresh batch ol
letters must be written, as the cores
pondence backs up the same channe
it came, so in the course of week oi
two the original query is answered.
SO the annual passes for the high
officials are signed by the correspond
ing official of the road issuing them
The Nickel Plate Railroad did not rur
any limited trains. and the first thing
that President Caldwell of that com
pany noted when he received his an.
nual over the Lake Shore was the re-
stricting clause, Not good on train:
|, ), and s." these being the limited
numbers. He thought for moment
then wrote a few words on sin oi
paper, called his secretary and told hin
to have a rubber stencil made.
Soon after the Nickel Plate presiden
al ANIMALS were laid before him fol
signature. He at once picked out thu
one for the Lake Shore president. to
gether with the formal letter of in
closure. signed both of them, firml,
pressed the rubber stamp on the face
of the pass and sent them promptly tt
their destination.
The next day the Lake Shore presi
dent received "A pass. 1t was in Gus
tomary form: Pass John Newell
president of l.. $. & NJ. s. X. r., ant
party. in private car over all lines
Good until December 81" And acros.
the face of the pasteboard. in flaming
rcd letters. he saw the words, Coco
only on freight trains
Henry Lauren Clinton in his remins-
cences of New York attorneys recoun,s
this anecdote of Judge Sutherland. pro-
verbal for his absent mindedness: Tha
officers of his cour,. taking ADVANTAGE
Of his weakness in this regard. occa
sionally played practical jokes upon
him which. but for his kindness II
hart and genial manners. would have
heen perilous To them. On one occa-
sion when the judge was sitting n
Cha mhers one of his officers said II
the other that he could get Jud e
Sutherland to sign any order he
wanted. no matter what the order
might contain. They determined -
try the experiment. An order was
drawn substantially as follows: AT a
special term of the supreme court. held
in the City hall in the City of New
York this - day of -. presen, Hon.
Josiah Sutherland. supreme court JUS
tice. After hearing of counsel
for no one appearing in
opposition thereto. it is ordered. That
the following officers of the supreme
court (giving their names) appear with
the supreme court. at o'clock on the
afternoon of this day. at Delmonico' :
restaurant and partake of n cham
payne lunch at his expense; and the
said officers Of said supreme court rs
aforesaid are hereby notified that if
they or any of them fail to obey this
order they VIII be adjudged guilty #
contempt of court and punished to the
utmost extent of the law"
This order. with others. ives pre-
scented to Judge Sutherland. and, with
out examining the contents. he promp;
ly signed ii. When the court took 4
recess the officers huddled around him.
and one of them stated to him that he
had an important engagement at !
o'clock. The judge said he did no.:
know of any. The officer then showed
him the order. He took the joke kind
ly, and said: We'll. boys. the order Of
the court must be obeyed: no time
must he lost" So they marched over
to Delmonico's and had a sumptuOus
lunch at the expense of Judge Suther-
land.
ENTIRELY TOO PERSONAL.