The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
RUNNING A BIG RAILROAD.
a HEART 10 HEART TALK WITH
I'M HEAL OF A POPULAR ROAD.
The Receiver Mt the Gate, and the jolly
n. "1hrows"-Wby Things Are ~ They
LNpgsss Trains ana Accommoda.
iion Trains - The Managers Views.

Inc Ecrriv,r nj the tnte, ana the Jolly
He "Ihrows'-Wb Ivy Things Are A. They
At.-LNprss, Trains ana Accommoda.
iion Trains - The Managers Views.
Ever since the Dclacanna Railroad got a new
manager md changed Its old motto Of do noe
break IL" Lords Day for less than ten %shIllings.'
t. Haste and Waste Therefore. do not hurry
ever since that TN Il ne has been more or less
comment on happenings that don't happen On
other roads for So many months al u stretch. So
an old railroad man, who had n little time on his
hands, droppc. IN To see the new manager aud
find out from HIM what the trouble was
The I'D railroad man thought that his name
ought TO get him into the presence Of almost any
railroad manager Never mind what his name
II, II Is enough 10 call him Smith. But his name
dldn { prove the"opcn sesame that he had thought
II would a very well dressed suave person.
who, however, was not tho manager, met him
at the managers door and ushered him in, a.
the same time the g~entlemanly person coughsd
and began q speak, This is what he said,
eve regret that YOU should have found II neo-
essary or even advisable 10 complain Of the ser.
vice on tie Dclacanna; We beg 10 remind you
that the new management Ia hardly yet in the
saddle. The Christmas congestion Of traffic 10
now reduced, and when the block system is in
stalled. We shall have the best equipped road
in the United States. We are doing as we'll 40
We can, and are confident that mature and further
consideration on your par, will convince you
that the occurrence Of which you speak was
wholly iurtuitOus. and tn i, will not be repeated.
We thank you Tor calling our attention TO the
matter, aud are sure you will seo and appreciate
our position. Good day; the matter shall have
our prJmpt attention
Al this time Smith had been trying to get .
word In edgewise, but when he found that lhe
OH "A IA tnV 4 ffi him Inf M D.
co1r, he made one mJre effort "1d, holding on to
the door handle, cried:
"Iaidnt come to make any complaint came
10 see the manager
"Not to compliant" asked the polite person in
crcdulously. IN see i the manager can zee
you. Not to cpmnlalnr'
NO - talk with the manager" cried Smith.
well, well well, not 10 complain" murmured
the polite man, vanishing, and returning in on
sec the visitor. As Smith entered the managers
private office, no heard II g polite man still muir
murinr IN a tone Of aggiIeyed admiration Not
10 complain Mt 10 Complain"
Well, NOW, what can do for you" asked the
manager, scuially MI. Sunvitrr in Modo
trld me ,you, didn't want 10 complain Well.
vel, we'll The idea Of any one coming TO see
Ne without a complaint What part Of our line
d, You live on"
Al he that accounts for II cried the manager.
Thing o.. that sort"
tter some conversation. smith got around
T. the subject pu which he'd come: The happen
lngs N tie DclacAnuu OF late
4 am aSar" that there f. a dead set among
the DmmutCrs against the road, said the mana
rCr but, sE, II IS unjisuied. Now suppose you
take up some 81 the Complaints Of which you've
heard, snd see what ! Shall make them"
well, how about tho time table YOU put out
on INC 31Ih, OF the month"; asked the old rail-
road man, smith.
We'll, nov hat time table? Well. ! will
tell YOU. That time table WAS put out only 10
amuNc the commuters. II didn't mean any
thing Why, you knoT, We didn't send it QUO
81 81 tie sas ItSso "u isT ,r1in 4n4i Y hss 4 S Of !aS .oT'6,
n complete one, you know. but good enough 10
run on unul wr get the b!ock system n--
but there were two hundred mistakes in that
time table. said Smith. There were two trains
fpr example on tie same track, and the train
that started llstgotin first"
"ilGHcn We discussed that time table crough~
a'fcd The manager, imEaticntly Some ,rco-
pie seem t9eXrc't rear end collisions every day
We'll, here, another" sad Smith. Tho
tairs are always late. Can't they be run on
">o. sir" returned the manager. with deci.
SION. You SEE, rs III, WAY Wcst bound trains
have 20 90 uphill most 81 the way, md when
the, get 10 the tnr, - course thry're late. East
5guni trims conc down hill, and you, might
on1' III. Icf"rSrmH |" w. SD,d ou't mend d, ,bn 40 conn.
trymcn shah find il any cNSicr to get into tho
great and EVIL metropolis Than i is for the city
people 70 get out into tie free and pure air u ne
county So a~ TIE west bound trains are al.
way. late The east bound trains are late too"
aN'Ii your cars G'c always crowd,cd'-
."AnI don't they hook moro sociable with peo-
PIE 'iHii.,g mp ' 't|nr an Tie .1lS ~ the seats
than It tlry had Ln orc IN lnrm'' cucd the mana.
Ircu' EII Sllnrg ON the arm Of q scat. occupied
by q good looking mani Nothing, sit' Nothing"
wei: what your :tca IN sending ont nc:
Cummndat0n trains Just ahead II cypress ~trH!ns''
"Wrl' said iMc manager, with n tone 81 dis.
appointment ! did hop" that no one would
COMPLAIN 81 that That means, 'ir, that our
pies, Trains, If not better. We do not intend
that any train shall put on airs %tecau'c I - called