The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-12

friend met, as per appoint
TX ment at O'Clock one De-
ii cember morning al the
& managers office
- Things are needing at
HzEEgH tentIon along the line, said
tZk2aA8 the manager, and / snail
have to go out today, I'm
SORRY TO saw But If you don't mind
coming along with me, we II have plen-
" of time before the day is over TO talk
over all the things you want TO see me
about All the current magazines are
on board besides a few books, and you
can amuse yourself with them while
I'm working Yes? We'll. then, go
down to the yard. You'll find the car
coupled onto No. 8, the $3.50 local going
west on track ? III JOIN you in few
minutes.
When the railroad manager stepped
into the car he had big dispatch I'M
der each arm With him were his sec
rotary and assistant. both keen, sharp
eyed young men, Eaci. of them was
loaded down. too. One had type
writing machine; the other a third dis
patch box.
..,There's no style about this car
said the general manager It's built
for business, not show But it's COM
Portable enough. There are three
staterooms. each with a berth, my Of
fee. Il little room that we eat in. and a
snug little library, besiues the kitchen
I'll get right down to work in the office,
and you make yourself comfortable in
the library. Joe, oh, joe he called.
Joe was the cook, and he stepped out
OF the kitchen, all smiles, with white
Jacket and apron covering him from
chin to heels
Fix up some good. hot coffee, Joe, "
said the general manager L missed
my second cup at breakfast"
the guest and before he made himself
comfortable in the library he VEN
tUled to peep for moment or two into
the general mana gers office. which
WAS just big enough TO hold the three
men, who were beginning to buckle
down to work in il.
On one side wall a map of the line
and its branches WAS tackled uU, and
just under IL an employees time card
Half a dozeh books Of reference were
ranged on tiny shelf, and a framed
photograph of the general manager 5
two hoys-lads of 10 and 12-hung over
the books.
said the general manager, looking up
IF il realizes all its possibilities, some
time I hope to have a good car. We
keep one typewriting machine aboard
ali the time. and 1 don't often bring
more than one man with me, but today
i have brought an extra man and al
extra machine"
Just about then the train pulled out
and. at the same moment, the genera
manager began to dictate answers Il
his letters to the assistant stenogra.
pher. while the secretary buried him
self i'm a bundle of reports. which il
was his duty TO analyZe before they
met the eye of his boss. The pvogres:
Of the car over switches. frogs and
= Cross-overs was so bumpy that tn,
guest was lost in wonder at the cas-,
with which the three in the office Sa
down TO their task. They seemed no
TO feel any of the jars, and proba bly,
they didn't. for they had trained them
selves to complete obliyiOusness of al
unpleasant noise and other untowar,
circumstances.
Half an hour later Zoe served tn,
coffee and the general manager took ;
brief recess, leaving the office to join
his guest.
I've got them both started he said
referring 4 to the secretary and tn,
stenOsrapheT, the steady clicking o
whose machines was punctuated by tn
''clip-clip- clip of the wheels as the,
pulled over the rails. land I'll breath,
n minute Let me sit facing the rea
window. so L can watch the right o
way as / sip my coffee. Sometimes
pick mp a good many points watchin,
things as 1 roll along"