The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-17

gineer. He is as carefully selected as
the best man on the division. The sec
ond man Is the fireman. The third is
the master OF transportation. He sits
In the cab alongside the engineer. and
the eyes OF both are conferred on the
twin lines OF rail before them. They
watch TO make sure that none OF their
subordlnates make n mistake and TO
be certain that nothing is in the way
OF the presidential train.
When the train passes from one d.
vision TO the next the transportation
manager leaves the train TO make way
for the man who is responsible over
the next division.
Whoever covers the entire 1900
miles Of the Journey might observe at
least thirty different men, sitting per-
haps In a seat In the smoking car
with SLOUGH hats pulled over their eyes.
keeping careful track OF every incident
OF the trip. They are the division SUI
perintendents. each OF them with the
entire burden and responsibility OF tho
presidential train on his shoulders until
Il passes safely beyond the limits OF
his territory. When such connecting
points are reached the observer. II he
walked out on the platform. would
be likely to hear conversation like
this;
Hello. Ed"
Hello. Bill"
Everything o. K.7"
yes, thank God"
"How's 267"
waiting at Cedarvillo."
"wlsh me the same luck. Good
night"
Thon the train would pull out at
forty miles an hour and another man
would take the place In the smoking
car Just vacated by the sleepy-eyed
man who has left the train at the d.
vision terminus.
When a train carrying n king or
emperor leaves one OF the great capi-
tails OF Europe II Is always possible to
stop every other wheel on the line and
leave the track perfectly free for the
passage OF the imperial special. But
in the United States the railroad man
ager has also the problem OF running
the regular passenger trains and keep
ing freight trains moving with as lit
tie delay as possible. This greatly
complexities the problem. As n mat
star OF fact few freight trains run OF
the regular schedules when the presi
Dental train is moving its wheels. ant
the trafic manager has troubles OF hi
own for day or two after II ha
passed. Every train dispatcher oil
each division knows that the specia
has passed for several days by IN
; complaints which come in from ship
: pers OF perlshable goods. even II ON
cial notice were lacking. II is hi
hard task to see that everybody
D kept satisfied. even while the demand
J OF the presidential train are compile
with. II is safe TO say that trafilc wi
be entirely upset on every road while
is traversed by the train for at lea'
forty-eight hours.
These same train dlspatohers an
their assistants have In charge n
dificult task OF keeping the preslder
and his movable cabinet in constaI
communication with Washington. TIE
egrams in the obscure presidential c
pher may be thrown from the tral
at the most out-of-the-way station an
4 thore must always DO on duty thel
\ man capable OF handling the wor
\ in 81 Intelligent way. A mistake mao
\ by a night operator at Spodunk migl
n possibly result In an international di
n ficulty. The responsibility which o
\ cry man connected with one OF Il
| roads over which the train passes ms
\ therefore be imagined.
4 After all is said and done the mt
\ who Is chiefly responsible for the con
4 fort. and in a large degree for Il
4 welfare, OF the presidential party. rid
In the last car OF the train. He Ia
colored man. and he is in charge
the culinary department OF the pres
" Dental train. Before he Is select
10 the whole force OF the road is car
c fully Ecrutinlzed. He is chosen as Of
l. among a hundred. and as rule
g. feels not only the responsibility b
n. the honor OF his appointment, II
IN told OF the chief cook on prevlo
r presidential journey that after an
IN pecially fine breakfast the preside