Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-20
John Clark aud Family Travel
a 1000 Niles on it.
ENTIRE TRIP COST ONLY $3.50
lnveetcd All His Savings in Kansas
Farm and Lost Them-He and Fam.
lily Then Beat Their Way Back to
Indiana.

Pluck Carried John Clark. with his
family. Of Il wife and three children.
cn trip of 900 miles from Holly.
Nan., TO Muncic, Ind, in box car
Clark solved the problem of free
transportation" when tho necessity
arose. because of Il failure to make ~
living in the Sunilowcr State. where
he went from Muncic several years
ago.
With his family he was in Western
Kansas near the Colorado line One
day last week, after leaving their "sidc
door sleeper i'll Indianapolis. the Clarks
boarded an interurhan car ana reach
ed their old home in Muncic The on
ire trip had cost Mr.. Clark $3.50, or
S1,ao Tor each member Of the party.
He invested all his savings III Il
farm III the Sunllowcr State; lost near
~ all and with only $40 in his poke,
determined to go back to Indiana.
AT little elevator at Holly work
has been in progress of clearing our
the last ofathc previous years crop OF
corn, wheat and oats. loading two OF
three cars each week. Nearly all t:is
grain went East. ami much of il was
routed across Indiana. Ii was i'll one
OF these cars that MIR. Clark delcrmin
ell he would make the trip to IIoosicr
dem. A
Just the right kind of car was put
in TO load. II had little end door
that could not bc fastened outside. yet
had q substantial bolt that locked it
inside.
The car was loaded late one after
neon AMI dropped down below the Gle
vator. out of sight from the station, to
await the station agents seal. While
IL
their few possessions, Il big jug Of
fresh water and lot of cooked food
into the car, and after instructing his
wifc'in the method of working the bolt
went back to the elevator To wait un
ill the agent should make his, rounds
When that official came out to Close
and seal the car, Clark and = flicni
went to assist in closing the heavy
doors and To sec that everything was
secure. The agent, glad Of The help
contentcn himself with tho elevator
mans statement that this car is all
right" sealed il and wheat back 4,
his Office. Then. when all WAS umic'
again Mr.. Clark joined his; family viz
the end door. The car was hot inside
hut they waited patiently, knowing
that once on the way the breeze would
cool il.
An cast hound train picked up the
car early III the night and then, while
the engine LETT the long Kansas miles
behind them. the family spread their
quilts and blankets upon The corn and
slept i'll peace and security
Several times on the way MIR. Clark
emerged from the corn palace" and
lay IN fresh stocks OF provisions and
water, abut this he managed we'll and
not until the car was nearing Indian
apolis did any one suspect that Big
Four 1927 held any other freight than
the yellow, No, - which the way bill
in the conductors pocket called for
The last day OF the trip was Il hot
one. and Ia let III n little fresh air Mr.
Clark opened the end door AS he did
so lie lookcp up and there on top OF il
brake wheel was Il brakeman looking
down at him. Ii would do no good TO
close the doors. for he had been seen.
The best way was TO trust tn luck.
and the brakeman.
The brake" came down from his
perch and looked over the passengers.
He saw comely middlc-aged woman,
two bright-cyei girls and boy in
knickcrbUckcrs. II almost took his
breath away. He had often found