Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-10
All Aboard For The
Cattle Trains of Europe!
Special Corosr0ndence.

Special Correspondence.
ONDON. April 1. - Have 70"
aver travelled on the cattle
trains" Of Europe Have you
ever had your luggage broken
into and everything Of value stoleh'
been reused from your slumbers al
night and compelled 20 change trains
af5er paying exorbitant charges Tor
tho privilege OF travelling by a through
train: been insulted by conductor guaiu
OBJ station master or forced To sleep
landing up in the drafty corridor
ar "a smoke-ridden car? Have you
been charged extra because az some
stage Of your Journey q fast engine
Us said to have been hooked 10 your
train and then Travelled hundreds OF
weary miles at snail's pace or pald
"a fancy price 60 ride on lightning
express" that iinds 10 utterly Impossible
to negotiate more than % miles an hour
md stor,s at every little one-horse sta
tion2 Mop Then render thanks u the
Rates which have been kind to you ana
cease envying your elobe-trotuhg
neighbors s-
The Indictment against the railroads
g. a heavy one. ] doubt IL there are
many people who have Travelled mucn
ON the railroads on tho continent VINO
have not at one time or another ad-
draesed "a scathing protest to the man
aporoent But despite these hundreds
Of thousands OF protests the services
get gradually worse and worse me
maturity OF the letters are consigned
TO the waste paper basket ANA are not
even answered The only possible
means Of getting PREPARATION Tor the
most fagrant case Of neglect ana M
Jury on the part OF the railroads prs 20
put the case I'm the hands or f" IA" .S.
ana take the first steps toward SUIT
Goo court.
BAGGAGE PLUNDERED
For years past. with increasing fire.
auency the baggage of passengers mas
lean plundered almost openly ON tho
railroads OF France and Italy Ut la
hard 90 believe that there is "a slnBlr
honest employe on any of the RAILROADS
.r these two countries. for pilleIhs
That could not be- accomplished except
With the know lE-lge Of every podA con-
r.sted with stTliOn and trains goes on
night and day Those inuustcd WIN
fh. handling OF luggage are armed Win
tools for Ming locks ana saving Wo"'
work. and so oNpertlN ls thc Mnih u'u'
that the unfortunate owners 7'.ulIn
discover e until they arrive "l u''"
Nar h The pufering of baggage the
only serious charge against these ran
roads Through passengers are uualtn
ONT ~ the uncomfortable seats lh lh.
middle nf the night to change cars Al
the pleasure OF the officials cars
which start moderately run are "l'''
"a short run taken on and the passeh-
rcrs crowded into the remaining cars
3D.
through the long nights or 90 attempt
t1 snatch a Few hours of huul slum-
Dor reposlnq on the top OF their lug
gaze I'm tho middle OF the journey
% some lonely mountain station lhl'u-
class cars are taken OF, and the otcu
pants, many Of them of inc p""t'.l'
dirtiest and most oblectonaple 'aes'
after being compelled to pay llr or
ference ln fare. are bundled Boo WIN lhe
long s,tfferins second class passengers.
This practise has made n almost NM
POSSIBLE for women unaCCofuudnl'd 10y
male escorts 10 escape Insult " lraN
cling by second class As "a mhl'I rot
fact. m female passengers are lu'hN
enough 10 escape insult ii inc hdNlH
M their fellow passengers. lheN are "'-
most sure Of meeting with 10 h mo
officials of the road.
Nor is the Indictment yet COMP le.
Extra charges for fictitious services
nre "a fapOite means of official thlrN-
iue so-called fast engines are hooked
ON at stopping places and additlnnh
fares collected from the helpless IaH
aeue.rs Extra charges are NUDE i'l
express trains. although the speed
rrrely De- moro than 25 miles an hour
The "fast" trains all stop ut dnl'n
or so stations 90 every hundred miles
and there Isn't "a local service 10 in'
United states however bad from
which tho Continental aystem. with "a
few exceptions could not learn enough
a. hll several fat volumes
PETTY BRIGANps
Although I believe n holds true gene
trallv fh0t the further south you tr1N-
~ in Europe the bigger thieves YOU
meet. tln ln sicily YOU 0nd yourself
among "a yeritahle nation of petty
h4Hiits nhd brig AMOS, I 40 not believe
there il a worse railway system Ia tho