The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-26

Interested as I. alwaySs am to keep ! abreast of the times, it seems to me l from such an acquaintanee l might be better able to forecast the luture poii- cies of my own party and adjust myself more readily than to be suo3ect to such a constant series of surprises as has been my lot recently. 1s
 A government that froWns upon re- bates and then eXcepts us gym pusl- ness from the operation ol the law is, of. course, entitled to the highest meas ure of respect because it is the govern lment, if for no other reason
 So also vigor in prosecuting those guilty of paying rebates is highly com mendable, always providing the guilty ones are so far removed from the seat of authority that it cannot pc made manifest that their nlisdemeanors are actuated by higher motives than gov ern the ordinary run or ralroaa oill- cials.
 More than encouraging is the dlspo- sition on the part of the general public to critlcise, even though many times in ignorance and prejudice. IL IS a slgn of healthy activity, IL aoes no one serious harm and may be of service.
 One of the requirements upon officials of the grinding monopoly with which l am now connected is to read day by day clippings from all the newspapers pub ,llished in the territory served by our Hines, and each officer of the company lis daily obliged to sign hls name that
 he has read such clippings, and ms in- struction is that if the criticism be un- Favorable to the business or the depart . ment in his charge he snail give the same immediate attention that i'm
 provement may be promptly manifest Much of the criticisnR is Of value and the suggestions are frequently adopted with good results; much or It I
 simply ill-nature; some is ignorance; great deal tinctured with malice all !
 irritating and vexatious' even when m Z struetive to the officer oIFthe com pan; some because of the failure 9 men who should better attend to thei
 duties; some because of failures tha are simply in the nature of misfor , tunes and cannot be guarded against too many. am sorry to say, from tha
 arbitrary and unaecommodating dispo
 sition so prevalent in humanity tha . Iseeks it's own way regardless of tn " rights and comforts of others.
 It is simply wonder to me with tn 7 number of employees we have there I so little found upon investigation
 justify repr:mand, and q public sue
 as we serve is not always as careft
 lnot to give offence as it is quick to rt
 sent it-as those with experience we v know
 n When people returning from seeir the elephant" in the big city refus ' to pay their fares, not so much fro Y lack of accommodation as the exhilir II ton of the facts, and more than tryil :" induces, it is trying indeed to have @ read editorials upon the duty Of u 70 railroad, based upon misrepresent tion of the facts, and morethan tryi ,n to be told how easy it is to furnl' " seats for everyone from terminal st lSs ton. while it may be excusable in n o always having seats for an uneXpect ss number at an intermediate one.
 
 be How often have I wished that tho y, who advise so learnedly regarding |
 running of Grand Central station w
 lrequired to give some little evidence Q
 faint misunderstanding of what tn yot write about convincingly and tn would place such blame as they 10 disposed to more nearly where 1t pr rt erIy belongs, s,, It may be of interest to know u us every train that leaves Grand Cent sh station has an accurate, count made M the number of passengers carried, III m in ninety-nine cases the difficulty is It the indisposition to disturb the gr' ho m American hog who insists upon oee' iso m p3ing two seats, and it is much, eas r, to to write a letter of complaint to ,os y" management or to the newspapers, nin both even than to ask the brakeH ,mhn m to secure you seat, and then T the M with a party you have thereby distt NJ ed who frequently tries to make in-