The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-05
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fools and Americans travelled first
class. When | asked tor a ticket to
Forres at the Buchanan Street Station
of the C~aledonian Railway. the agent
recognizing me either for a fool or an
American. (both would have Stted IL
That time). asked. First class? |
had been further told that the only
difference between first and third class
Was. the conductor, or guard. as he is
called in Great Britain. In calling FOR
tickets took of his cap and said,
Tickets il you please" TO first class.
and TO third class passengers Simply
called in the American way, Tickets
There IS no second class. When | go
back again | intend to find out the
reason, If possible. | doubt If there
is any more reason for that than there.
is for British currency-just the way
they commenced.
The difference, as seer by me, be-
tween first and third class. was the
great difference in the fare and the
slight difference in the accommoda-
lions. From Glasgow to Forres n
return, a distance Of 80 miles. nrst
class fare was SIPS so, third class fare,
$3.50. First class have a slightly
raised division, giving each passenger
a eparate seat. Third class sit on IA
long seat, as in our divided in middle
street cars. The great objection to
third class is the crowding at times.
This can be avoided by men who do
not MIND tobacco smoke by taking a
seat In a smoking compartment; but
II one wishes to see *the people COM
mon (evely day folk), as Mr.. Bryan
terms then, third class is the way TO
travel.
The car or coaches are divided into
compartments with two long seats
running transversely across the coach
seating about sixteen people comfort
ably. Each coach is divided into first
and third class compartments. smok-
ing and non-smoking. Coaches have
neither water nor toilet room The
guard or conductor locks the door of
your compartment and there o are
until the train stops. There is an cleo
though, by which you can call the
guard.
The guard does not give you a
check to stick in your hat as on our
southern railways. neither does he call
for your tickets at every station as on
our Northern railways. After passing
possibly a half dozen stations with no
call for my ticket | said to a gentle
man in the compartment with me that
it seemed to me that one could. II he
wished, ride quite a distance without
paying. He replied that the risk
too great; 20 pounds-100 dol
lars-fine and your name posted at
every station on the line if caught"
No checks are given for baggage.
This is quite a grievance with Ameri-
NbSAADf L ' "a VI "a -
losing his baggage. Coaches have a
sign on the side showing their destina-
ton. The engines on the CALIFORNIAN
Railway were much smaller than our
engines, but were very powerful.
Sleeping cars have no upper berths.
They are fitted with electric lights and
air fans and supplied with hot and
cold water. First and third class pas
sengers can hire pillows and rugs on
night trains for Cd, 12c. each.
RrQQE f0 n on aCfatJryy or DINING
cars. first and third class, are on an
equalfty-2S., 3D., or SOC; dinner, first
class. sac: third class. SOC; tea. bread
and butter, 12c.
Monday morning, May 18th, the
CALIFORNIAN Railway bore me from
Glasgow bound for the North Sea via
Stirling n Perth. No sooner is the
train we'll out of Buchanan Street Sta
ton than it passes through veritable
mountains of refuse from the great
works of ST. RoIlox. These
Of refuse are said to COR
tain an immense fortune to any man
who can invent a cheap enough pro-
cess to extract the sulphur which they
contain. Through Cumbernauld glen
across the elegant viaduct Of the old
Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway, the
line dips under a canal and trends
away to the north into the historic
battle ground of Scotland. First
Falkirk, where Wallace fought his
great losing battle to Edgard 1. Then
Bannockburn. What Scotchman or
one who has Scotch blood ir his veins,
does not thrill to
Scots who haze wi Wallace bled
Wham Bruce has aften lead
Where Bruce defeated Edward n.
On the slope of one of the hills where
the Boretone, which held his flag, still
rests. stood Bruce directing the battle.
cOn1aC Stirling and Stirling
Castle. In his neighborhood King
Che of the Round Table) is
to have won some of his greatest
and finally fell at Camelon,
fore Arthur's time it was a Roman
The historical incidents alone in the
history of the Castle of Stirling would
take a book almost for their relation.
From Glasgow to the Gralnpian
Hills the C~aiedonian Railway runs
straths. This signifies a val
ley with a stream or river running
it. The walls of Stirling and
Castle stand high on
he hills overlooking a beau
strath. The fertile val
of the Forth. dotted with farm
s~teadings, stone houses Of one story.
story and Il half. roof of tile or
ihatch (straw as we call it,, stona
barns and bvres (cow houses. Near
%CA c. 4
built of stone or brick. III fact, I
saw two wooden houses In Scot
land. Farms, fields and gardens look
ed to me to be as near perfection as
possible, even as if handmade TO or
der. The farms, fields ard gardens
are divided by hedges of privet,
etc, no Wooden or wire
fences. The principal crops are oats.
and wheat. During my visit
he farmers were ploughing for spring
of potatoes and root crops.
The rows or burrows were turned up
the great Clydesdale horses as
straight as if laid off by line and
compass The soil is rich, black and
Danny. All through Scotland the
work and Graught horses are mainly
of horses, bay
n color, with little bob tails and
long shaggy hair from their
Knees to their ankles to make a long
all. Nearly fifty per cent of the land ,
S mountain heath and and used for :
l think it is in the Bible Il
not as good a Biblical scholar now
IS ! was when younger), that mention
s made of cattle on a thousand hills"
n Scotland it looked to me as if 1t
vas a thousand cattle on a hillside, s
nd sheep ny the million. ! think the &
stimate for Scotland ? is Of sheep Y
bout ten million and cattle about two I