The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-12-28
SOME TIME TABLE HISTORY
a valuable Friend az These Who
Travelled hy Rail in The
Early bays

u vas a. Inspired m0msal shea Il
eeeuffud a sst0tsr ..Fa..sa@u. the aans
sessier QuAksr and map engravor. 70
pablAaA hls Time Eahas. lual o. ycafs
aBa Gua even Il his iasrAraie pAgaa. aa
hAa been suggested. hays hslpad 70
aFiYe mAny a man out Of bic Niia, Il h
quite certain thri JoAn null ooule
aeesr DO vishost hts bradshaw
In tho early days II this friend oi
those who travel BY fAll. Punch pub.
llAAed an AmuAing. II not vety klnd or
truthful sklt. ongislea. Bradshaw a
Mystery. II which two young lovers
severed ~ leagues Il railway. plan 70
meet b. the friendly assistance ot
bradshaw tl0t after consulting hia
pasoa Until they we're on the verse q
lHuaey, tbs lady 10 despair etclailnsi
hfaashaw has utarsy maddrued mr
And ms Feiolna Orlando
lie talks q sFains arriving thai never
start,
uf trains that sssm 70 start ard ns'sf
arrive.
OF functions whsrS no asion is -
isctcd.
az coaches meeting trains that asver
come.
AMI 10 on "a, ths genial Quaker ONLY
smlied and went On his way
n iheaa aAys. when sho rnlted
glukdom Is covered wiih an Intricate
network o. more than e2eoo mliea Of
fAllways. and when 81 tine tables
spread over eahsiaerably more than a
thousand denssly packed paxrs q tSEs
L seems lmpoalhla IL Imagine time
though many persons now iltlnE can
recali Il when iou cauld count al the
railways oa TIE fingers q one hand
aaa when the only kuite vas q medal.
carried ln The pockei. an whlrh vas
sHkrayed the times q sinrtlsf of
ae3en trains of the Grand junction
railway
rhis was ths condition uf thlnEs ia
the year a Quern vleleFiaa Accession
and two years later on Oeiotef ~.
iSs. BRADSHAW Published his hFst Han.
vay Time Table a tiny pamphiss four
and one hah lnghsa lenE and three
inches wide. bound IN Erern cloth, viih
grid lettering Il as nothing more
than q collection ~ he monthiy Tins
tables issued By the seven railway eum.
panles then il existence. and uas a.
modest a volume a. ever came from
the press OF this pioneer "nratshau-
there are only four copiss nov 10 ex-
lstsnes. of ~hich twp are IN the nof.
lelAn library at 01fora and Il ~
rhAnee ono of them were 10 come into
the market Il wguid certainly fetes
many times lss weight Ia Enlt.
The success q his Time Table en-
eonFaged Bradshaw g 4 more amhl.
iiaas EFFORT and be insnEuratef fhs
fesr islo - publlshlnE hlr Railway
cempanion 3 twin volume q bas "a
PAGES. Including mars. and sola -
shilling ThlA wac quite independent
a hls Time Tahle and pabllshed
eoskarrentiy far eight YeAfs shsa ne
to volumes ~ere msrrcd Il ihs
~0ulte these orieinzl 'nrAashass"
uefe pahilshsd AZ irregular Intervals
And eere kept ap 10 date by the issue
* Ennnihly time sheets. Witch often
falie1 10 mAke thrlr appearance untn
The afth Of sssih of he month. from
ihs alfnciiiy Ia irhrnins TIE changes ~
tines from tbs failwas authorities
The oompaniss indeed. strongly -
ssntsd nradshaua Innovation. ana pui
every possible obstacle % his wzy nai
their ohstiaarY was not preof asalesi
iba Qaakers ingenuity ard persir
Lightning and Cities
-t4ghtnlng sever kllia people in
eitlea said an insurance agent NJ
sompanys statistics show ihat 10
cities there i practically no danger
q death from lightning stroke Look
hsek and Ask yourself Il Yoa ever heard
II snyoas asias Killed b. lightning on
ilguadWAy. af in froat af the AnalloFi
nm ~ Oh Hesron street or % chest.
ast sfreef. af On Nleolel aysnnss No
il s 10 DE enahtry uF IL little elliaers
that The kli-areaded fbandsrsiofm aocs
lfa deadly eofk Nhf are sltlaa tn
hIs say lmnansf some saY il s b.
aaaa they have 90 trees 10 aftrAei the
lightning nome aay It ID bseAasa the
cloud 81 faelary smoke above fheir
roofa h a protection. Al any rate sag
II tosn this summer 4 Yua want % b.
safs from thaudrriofms