Evening journal., 1899-07-11
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RUSHING TRAINS THROUGH.
IT was down at the p. w. & B. rail-
road station. One OF the officials was
standing near the track down which
he cast his eye for something. That
something was late train.
In these days the chief trouble Of
train dispatcher is not to prevent ac-
cidents on the rail, but to rush the
trains through on time" he said to the
Wayfarer. Passengers are well safe
guarded on properly equipped roads by
the block system and other devices, but
the demand for fast trains at short in
tervals has led to such a crowding Of
the rails with rapidly-moving engines
and cars that the dispatcher is oftimes
at his wits end to maintain the sched-
ule. We run through most Of our
freight trains during the night, when
passenger traffic is lightest; but even
then there is constant rivalry between
the through freights, the way freights
and the night passenger trains. This,
however, is pastime compared with the
dispatchers work during the hours Of
the day, when the world is awake and
on the go. Train follows train In quick
succession Accommodation trains
must not block the flyers, and the day
freights must keep out of the way Of
the accommodations; at the same time,
all these trains must use the same
track in working towards a given des-
tination. IL is a nice problem which
the dispatcher has to solve. His iudg-
ment must afford both speed and safe
ty, and every year the tax becomes
greater and greater, for travel is con-
stantly increasing, and the public is
becoming more and more exacting. 1t
is but matter Of time before the di-
vision between Philadelphia and Wash
ington must have four tracks instead
OF two. When that time comes, the
trying character of the dispatcher's
work will be cdFrespondingly lessened." "
A PHYSICIAN IN PROSPECT.
Il was on a trolley car which was
speeding along a country road towards
place Of public recreation. Seated
beside the Wayfarer was a young man.
He was tall Of stature with a smooth,
wen-moulded face. His hair and eyes
were dark, and the latter we're keenly
obsorvant He was well dressed, and
yet the roughness Of his hands was
evidence that he had never belonged to
the Order Of the Sons Of Idleness.
The car was passing a wheat field in
which self-binder was harvesting the
grain, with several men following in its
wake. shocking the sheaves. The ST.
lence was broken by the young man.
Many a day I've done that" he said
a bright home light beaming in his
eye
Were you raised on a farm?" in.
quired the Wayfarer.
YES" he responded and then b,
told his story. He gave the name o
his father whom the Wayfarer knew
to be a most responsible and respect
able farmer down in West Dover hun
dIed, Kent county. His ambition wal
to become a physician, following in tn,
footsteps Of an older brother. Pend
ing the beginning Of his COLLEGIATE
course he was working hard and savini
money to pay the expenses Of his edu
cation. He was driving an ice wagon
making S14 a week, and laying asid
money every week. There was moth
ing in his manner to indicate feel
ing that his vocation was demeaninl
lie regarded it as a means to an enc
and that end a most commendable on
II there is anything in a face the Wa,
farer predicts that within five or 81
years that young fellow will be reliel
ing the sufferings Of afflicted hr
manity.