Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-27

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Ing into this asfice In tarsissisna form
fnr some time past iisFeaa lies the
|tranhia. In H. u constant annnyancs
far The people 81 thr community n"t
10 he allie 10 ohaain ANYTHING wnieh !
even approximately resembles correct !
Information concerning the time al
the trains. Tho p~"rle n this com
mnnlty are M unreasonable. They
are not disposed /" tiek because
trains run late. bu, are willing IN
leave that TO the effete fasteners
who vail and gnasn their teeth oseF
each delay aud would lead yoa 10 b.
iieye that I'm the east the trains nj"
ways run on the dot. The wes,arner
who lives ON the threethnnsand' mile
long transeonsinentai line has come
To expect frequent delay In the run
ming Of trains and 90 make all rea'
sonabie allowances for this. Our PRO
test then must not m mistaken for n
howl against trains running late. t@t
Il be taken. however. for what u is
10 most profound. pronounced. pro
longed and prodigious protest against
the manner In which the public IL
kept either uniformed or misinform'
Cd concerning the probable time Of
arrival of late trains. There In n hui
ictin hoard down al the depot-bnt
We won't say q word against II. Tho
poor hoard Is entirely helpless and
cant say q word or take n step To de-
TEND its reputaiion-what little u has
lieff. We would rather jump on some
body who a talk hack. The teie.
phone girls are amply atle to talk
back, but they are not entitled 10 the
blame In the premises. for they al.
ways cheerfully give the latest infor.
nation they have. Il Il the railroad
employees themselves who do not at-
ways seem to realize that II makes n
difference to the travelling public
whether the train Is an hour. six
hours or twelve hours late. and who
apparently think they ara betrayins
lofficiai secrets when they give out
Any feliADlS thAAF NtutlbW.
What difference does II make
whether the public Is informed as to
the exact time OF arrival Of trains?
Let Us cite a few illustrations which
actually happened within three days
time: Last Friday belated No. :! was
reported by the telephone ceu'rals
for s:45. A certain person expected
tn meet a friend and guest, II"
ithonght he would be on tho right side
and arrived nj the depot nearly ten
minutes earlier than the reported
hour of arrival NJ the train. but II
mad come In at $50 instead Of 5:t5.
and his friend aud visitor had suffer.
cd the disappointment and annoyance
OF arriving u%nwelcomed. Another In.
stance: 4 Las vesan wished to 60 to
ri paso on last Thursday, lie In.
lguired several times during the after.
noon about No, Z. "ou time" was
always the report. He got an early
and n hurried evening meal aud has.
tened to the train. Al the depot ne
sat, but no train came. Finally. he
made inquiry and learned that the
train would not he IN until . o'clock
lilo sat. I'm patience. till long ATE"
nine, but no train. File then got
busy" with a clearly defined inten-
ton Of finding out when his train was
coming II anyone connected with the
Santa Fe system was In possession
Of the secret. The result was that
he learned that No. I would be In
some time after midnight, but was at.
ready so late that the Albuquerque
connection for I'll Paso would not
wait and he consequently could not
get to Ei paso until a day later.
Pleasant, wasn't IT, And so unneces'
sary. apparently. As No. I was fully
six hours late. II would at least ap'
pear that the local offices could have
lnad knowledge OF the matter late in
1.-THE afternoon.
Another instance. and n more dis
dressing one. No. 8 Friday night was
reported one hour late. This was the
word received from central late In
the evening. A gentleman and his
wife were summoned east by a tele.
gram conveying the news of the criti
cal illness Of a member OF the family.
They prepared to take No. s. They
called up and were advised that II
was one hour late. They did not al.
low themselves the full hour. but
went down In what they considered
good time. The train had come In
practically on time. and was gone,
Even the express man failed to make
1.-The train. having also been advised
that It was an hour late. A large
amount Of express intended for Las
Vegas was accordingly carried by,
!. while matter which should have gone
out. including a shipment from this
office 10 another newspaper In a town
to the north. vas left behind.
These are only a few Instances. Tue