The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-01-12
WHAT A MAN SEES WHEN
HE'S AWAY FROrl HOME
BY
THE
EDITOR

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next summer-and IL you go, that is the
road to take.
l wonder II there ia a locality In this
country where farmers are not disposing
OF their holdings and moving away.
have never been able to find such. To
my way of thinking, the best farming
country in these United States lies with
in circle hundred miles in diameter,
covering the intersecting corners Of
Iowa, Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska.
Yet. one can 90 down in that region at
any time of year and find any mum Der Of
sale bills posted up, and the newspapers
are weekly noting the departure OF old
residents to other states. Man is a dis.
contented animal.
Everybody seems to be using these
new-fangled gasoline lamps. By every
body moan stores and offices. And
there appears to to be dozen or more
different kinds. They all spoke in high
terms OF them. For years people have
been striving for something cheaper than
gas, electricity, or Kerosene. 1t is all
the same to Beebe.s partner whether you
burn kerosene or gasoline. John D.
catches you comm and goin'. The
best light have seen in the way of gas.
oline is system OF piping whereby the
lamps are fed from generator on a
bracket.in the rear of the store or office.
II the average train boy would exert
the same effort in any other line Of busl-
ness he would get rich. Generally
speaking, lie is nuisance though they
are shrewd enough not to bother passen-
gers with whom there is small chance Of
doing business. Woe to him. or her,
though. that offers a bit of encourage
ment. A small purchase to get rid of
him will simply bring opportunities at
every entrance for the rest of the trip.
1t is little wonder that some of the roads
have fired him, and it Is likely that not
many days will elapse before the train
butcher will be a thing or remembrance
only.
On the Burlington road lsaw the train
crew cooling off a hot box in a new way
b. to me at least. The train was behind
time, and the engineer was just cross
enough to hit 'er up to about mile
minute. Haste makes waste-llot. The
train men attached ten gallon can OF
cold water to two hooks on the coach
over the box, let down the "plate," in
serted the end of three ejghts hose in
between the "brass" and the axle, and
signalled the engineer to go ahead. At
the next stop, eve miles distant, the
journal was as cool as schoolma'am.
The Burlington is no plug road. This
Is no news, but much that has been said
favorably OF it was not appreciated as
much as it is since | had the opportun-
ity OF looking over TO some extent its
equipment and way Of doing business
| think the best thing to its credit is
that it is able TO hold Its contract with
Uncle Sam in carrying the mails at
lightning speed across Iowa twice day
each way. For the greater part of the
distance the country is a rolling prair.
ia-for hundred miles or so into Omaha
decidedly billy. A straight stretch Of
track is almost unknown. 1t is Won
der how those big toppy engines pulling
three mail cars a mile minute stay on
the tract. Ths Northwestern tried to
win this contract away from the Bur
lington by trying to outdo it in speed,
but found a foeman worthy of better
steel than they could show. l visited
the Burlington shops in Creston and
spent profitable hour in looking over
engines in all stages OF repair-strjpped
complete and nearly ready to GO out on
the road. They say shopman rarely,
If ever takes an engine. The shape some
OF the engines come In after an accident
spoils their nerve. When one sees six
inch steel as perfect as human ingenuity
can make broken like broom straw
from some unaccountable reason, it
makes q man lose faith even in the
strength OF a one hundred ton machine.
The Burlington is equipp'ng its loco
motives with electric lights. The lights
are run by rotary engine placed on top
OF the boiler just forward Of the cab.
The light throws strong beam two
train lengths ahead in the blacklist
night. Many engineers claim that they
can stop their train withiE that dis
tance.
OTIS Chicago school children polled at
the fat stock show, only eight had ever