The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-18
TRAMP RAILROAD MEN.
Tue Evil That Generally starts nem On
the Down Grade

FROM iAs Wdshfn oton Eren'r0 Stdr.
That human nature IL pretty much alike
IN all aIlins il shown by a study OF tho
tramp railroad man.. aid a division super
.nrendsnt of one OF the trunk lines running
into Mashin gton.
This tramp railroad man usually begins
his career Of wandering, seeking employ
msnt from road n road. after his mr. I dis
misSal because Of drinking He may ba
an experienced man. such ~ any road would
he glad IN employ, hut his weakness Tor
wtiskey caused his downfall. and. like other
men. once the downward slide begins every
Jolt In IN. toboggan path sends him farther
toward the bottom.
Railroad all over tho country are en-
forcing th. rul. demanding : riot sobristy
With great rigidn->s. They are the most
practical advocate. Of temperance In the
land They do not plead Slth men. and
hold up frishtul examples Of the result 81
drink. The question l. resolved to it, most
, nIsSs ~ Ira bms. so o. 10 Eaep ii"nor out ~ IA.
stomach. Railroad men all know this. and
the result i that railroad "mploy~"s a =
great body are the most temperate OF the
classes Of the "mrloyed.
4 few years ago IL wa. . common sight
Motel near The d"po, after a preliminary
'brscer' before starting On their run. Ni~.a
rar. sight. nov. aud. f~hfth.rm9re, "a. rule
on or % duty IL a trsinmnn. i known 1,
tippl- IN duty he - a. once called ~ betor"
ne d.E'-'In t.pr admoni.nn nnnIn. - INV nyyss
the desired effect he t. summarly dismissed,
The manager, Of the road, have d-trrnin-d
that men who posses a dtspo iuon o,drins
cannot remain on their payroll aud the
wholesale ~r~fpruation- ana thH good IN
general which ht- .b~en accomplished hav"
been almost iucalcultble.
-PronsbIv there az. more dismissal. for
drunkenness among sNttchnen than IN the
T. because sNitchm-n ard yardfnrn ar"
stationed at one place, frequently near
saloons u possible for then TO ,iip
GROWER and drink IL contents on the sly.
or have a drink SINUS sled 10 them surter-
on ra.s their head h they ar, detected. and.
a close watch l. kept, a. th"ir positions
though humble. are among TIE most i'm
uortaat asto results, should they prove drre-
lict ~ their duty. of any on the road
No. We haN" no blacklist ct men dis.
mi,,.i man "ppi-. 70 -, iar en,i
III tie cause Of hts dismissal l. intcmP-ranC-
We do hot employ him aud b" ua~s"s o. To Try
has luck elsewhere Pr~vtou. experience on a
railroad. however. counts for a great deal
IN VI. have evidence ftat a man hs~ rally
reformed and b" + 2 5000 I1ilroad man
known a. q hard division, aud if h. live, az
q ht, determination. h" r-tai'- - piso", aud
a good clttFrn hss been made OF hiFu
~ i angular. though tru". that once =
railroad man hegihs 90 tramp. a. ws ~.
ID j. the exception that BE- climbs az again
men on the doNnward road. aud falls into
tho -uar that everybody j. against ham
Hr seldom lsv. ne fault AZ hi- ovn door,
w. 80 D. n-lnu %
We demand the stricf~-t ~ohriety among
ths train d~-siatrh'r- lae~" men mu-i
a.waY- - IN th~ full Possession 81 az tsrif
fatult ~ uuaid-d hy stlfnulsut- N too
~ueIl - liquor De- detected vu te m-ath
af /. tram despatrhsf. 80 -old man sslls
tt- yulprIt dosn in unmi-bAglic t-ruas.
4nI q r-t-uuon 1T hl. onsro~ ul.au- tt-
ios- Of ~ rlac~ ~ rue. usin d"-Iaio'st
M. rr~s-rt,on aI de-'ru~isn 81 a, trop.
~sn Nt accident aud tee safeguarding OF
Sc lNes a' ~ p~as-rne-fs se 49, trF1i-
uHi ufumglsa cuNTrnIng H. sohtfNl ." fsils
I'D rurIar~ss Tie seg isndusfur
nf engines. uItn ga nsrNes E~fed up ~ =
Tea aTuka D. toe Atwood . nisfurff iara
r.ssf 10. halats 81 .fiffeihs ueatunss. nts
.rrfart sud truitd ulns-s srs t-nH llisE mere
- NOR fsu sna rsrrsl OF = - n I'D mae
a. r.n.st I'd rfatt eufeff ~ta-nl ~ fF rulrs
Mhits a e. trustsa lsrfs etf~rl IA 80 uafn-
800. - srfuatrd a. -FNHNfgfFa aua 49,
H. t.utafauw 80 hunieiNsflah fauNNes.
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a.. (. 80 - NJ 80 tei ooaaa.atans
sas 80 aul eusr a. tHsss