The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-03-05

Yea lo0k worn
sak eoAaanl." he sAiA % - nho0k
AanAA Have yea .besa my
II am rseSVsring slowly from rAih
read tim" responded the colonel wsa'
ny.
u "a NOT know nat 700 had been
sut az LannalAStlla."
-Buztnass called me tO Franklin"
explained Colonsl MoArOe. IT'S only
q AnnARsA mAAaa. - BE sure. but any
Distance On q mOdern railroad 10 an or
deal TIE seTvtcs on the n n. and ".
10 an outrage. The train was behind
time, a. usual and more than normal
II crowded We missed connections at
EnwwNm ana 'hMa tOwAit an hUur@Tnd
. halt Teeags wse Rllea wifh smoke
and eindsrs. On the return trip a bot
box delayed % another hour. and q
israIled freight train allied the bull
measure Of our woes By holding 10 up
until dark. Detected. dirty and dis
igQstsA. WAs thankful when 'ws nnAlly
pulled into L4Hrolnvi1te"
"A hundred iYsars ago ys0 would
have been thankful II yOu had a
ieAance 30 travel 800 miles between
isunFase and sunset" declared POstmas-
itse jenkins.
Il am n0E living . hundred years
aaRa." said the colonel shortly. There
- this difference between the people
wAo lived 100 years ago and those who
iffv0,nsw-they did the best tAeg could
twtthFeAe RMc1lt10 stfthelr eDmnand.
ana IN several instances I can name
We - the worst we dare There II
sDOthinG In ehe records to show that
the averaBe sEMgs company Of q han
Arsd POAfs~ $50 wa sInAlnerent 70 ne
9AfnGy or context Of its patrons a
eAarHe which can be proved against
he n. n. and ". and other roads
en- Mmm"
Sl1sveftheleas we have made wonder
salTEOgress In railroading," said Judge
sawyer. you are preJudieed thtA
evening because Of Q disagreeable and
@naSAl GEpeRianes. but you must cd
ut hat We are steadily advancing In
SAe Seiemce sf Transportation
HNOelin he railsaad branch o. itrazs-
@@tAtt0a," asserted Co1onel Monroe.
weRA emphasis. For twenty years OF
ZDse the passenger service % Ameri.
en- railroads has stood sui or retro
SEaAsA You look surprised Name
e1@s some Of the improvements which
A@Sa been uaade Ia that space Of tims.
Have train sDSe1s been increased !
f0ay have not. A study Of the ed
sine -tsbAes viii .shOw that In most
ceases there has been no Increase In
aeDeeds except for special trains en-
which extra and sE0rbitane farss are
seAaEwsa. ThetOaiAfnary passenger trav.
Waed As0m Eew EOek to OhlsagO IN
@bOas M @ze a1@e a. nov. ana my
Rse0ilwkt1n 10 ShAt4hs Travelled cheaper
sThsrs are 4 few trains fitted up with
ne eomnOn s11uncts Of civIlizati
and thts 10 regarded as a wonderful
Ming. By paying q ridieuIoasIy high
Fare and by bribing q clique Of employ
ses an energetic and tactful man can
aebtain a. good service on a train a.
Re can In an ordinary $3.50 day hotel.
For q generation We have stood In open
imSuthed wonder and adulatlOn over
M tact thatit-is possible to cat and
'eeeeO On q FallrO4d train. To my mlud
10 Ne0Id have been much more remark.
.aSls II tn eo0tTary had developed. The
hest wO0derful thing about the pas
A2QGsr DganeA Il oar railway SERVER
- ne esaArnea BOurbonism OF its I'd.
41aAAASeratts0. the stupidity Of its policy
sasA DE patience and tolerance Of Irs
sbatrons."
You aust have had an awful time
tsday." laughed Judge Sawyer. 81 no
fnes mat the n. n. and W. mana es %
Gay dividends regularly. and, while the
sDasseagers may have cause for com.
splaiata. the stockh0lders certainly ha W
sBOns."
. The n. n. and W. lost money on II
oasse0ger service last year and, fer
seAat matter. for every year since 1t waa
assganised." returned Colonel Monros.
-Four roads out OF ave have the sans
lAistogy and will continue to lose money
aanuI asay tmprOVe their service. Tloas
0srSd@ who are in any way CONVEX.
SAINT viii railway nnauce are aWans
81 the fact that, as a rule, the revenues
from the freight trzfnc have to meet
ths dsacit from the passenger Depart.
nent. II has also been thoroughly e.
tablishsd that the higher the passenger
rate the smaller the receipts and the
~&HsAs Ratas tire larger the revenue.
Despite this acknowledged truth the
nanWay .OompGnIss persist In hoLiiug
mates - near the prohibItOVy pOInt a.
me- law will permit"
There must Be some good business
reason for such policy" said Judes
sawyer. Our railroad, Managers an,
SaDntsd 10 Be among the wisest and
a0St shrewd Of our executives. TheS
Osrtlinly should know their business
ma bslisys they do"
what you say Il partly true, but n
= ~ e tn point" returned CoIonal
amsOs. WIS IaBdOubtsdly have thu
nasoAA nan IL ne world, but IN