Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-04-14
FAIR-DEALIkG OFFICIALS.

by the purchase Of the Norfolk &
Western railway 10y the Pennsyl-
vania. Ii Is inevitable that the
smaller systems Shall be absorbed
by the greater and of all the great
systems the Pennsylvania is the
best. the fairest and the most
liberal and progressive. It's man
agement has been the leading rep
reSentative Of the new railroad idea
of respecting the rights oi the
public aud faithfully trying 10
give full value for the public's
money Ii obeys the laws LOYALTY
aud, SO far as we can Judge, never
has used It's power 10 discriminate
unfairly for or against any section"
The above from the Richmond
News-Leader meets with our un-
qualified approval, and we may
say, in passing, that, in the event
of the Pennsylvania aborbing the
Norfolk & Western. there will
likely not be any very great change
In the officials or management of
the latter road.
Whileiti is customary. these DAYS.
to "cuss' the railroads merely be-
cause they are large corporations.
ave have always felt that there was
two sides to the argument. and
that, generally speaking. the Off
Gals of the South-with which we
are best acquainted-were human
beings, as much as YOU or |. and
were doing their best 10 place be-
fore the public a service which
would combine the greatest con
venience and the smallest possible
cost.
Speaking specifically of the Nor
folk & Western, it has been our
fortune TO meet and know many of
their officials, and we have vet TO
find "Squarer' set Of men any
where. They come in contact with
public officials and private citizens
from every walk of life, and have
had varied experiences which would
tend to make cynics out of anyone.
but through it all they have tried
To give the other fellow a square
deal and exact the same treatment
Tor themselves and their company.
They know their rights-are forced
TO educate themselves upon that
point for self-preservation and pro-
tection-and. while fair treatment
Will often cause them to stretch
their patience almost to The point
OF breaking, they cannot and will
not be driven into anything beyond
the actual requirements Of the case
The COURIER knows as an actpal
fact that only the slowness of our
Town Council prevented the con-
struction of our handsome now
depot this Spring, as the officials
of the road had promised their
friends here that the work would
be done and that our Town wouId
have no occasion to be ashamed of
the depot when completed.
The Council was slow in maxi, ~
up its mind to condemn the rich,
of way to the new depot site. and
thus our new depot was DELAYED
probably until this Fall.
During all of the controversy
and correspondence upon the sal
lect' the rAiIway flicials showed
great patience. we think. and il
was undoubtedly due to tn. !,
promise ihat a &C. ai. kInd ofI
$ ion would b, given {, Berry !
viile.
NC bave found the railway T.
c'"'s 'qaare IN th' II dcaIipgs il, the
past. and We
trestmeni "a.'sl'e.l, a..,ther or
MT the Pennsylvania abSolbs tho
Norfolk & Western systom. J
rhey have promised nice depot
for Berryville, the site has been
selected. the right of way has been
Condemned. and we haven't the
remotest doubt that anything will
prevent the work being done AZ
promised.
Railway officials are merely
much as merchants.
doctors lawyers, ministers. or.
even. editors.