Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-11


tralu starts thrar hrRIn falling and
tumbling about unti the floor Is IT.
tered win hcd-clothcs wearing ap-
pnrol, the o0utrnts Of numerous
lunch baskets. as well AZ wine going
~ waste from broken BOTTLES Every
thing ls just about as uncomfortable
ana topsy turyy as could possibly oc-
| cur In 80 much spncr. In llhly the
cars have place and receptacle for
I drinking water bat there is never any
/ 10 drink The toilet at one end of the
| car ana mo- ear has more than one -
/ ls ndcscrbnbly nllhy, for government
/ employees are too busy with matters
/ from which tips are expected to be
/ concerned about such trlflcs. The
road bed ana bridges are good, the
train running along fairly fast, the en-
guc putting and emitting a cloud OF
smoke ana Clndrrs, most Of which
comes through the rafting doors and
windows into the cars You cough and
sncc2r and sniffle and choke in conl
smoke and tobacco fumcs-there is
bat one remedy before you-endure
H. lTraNcling by rail In this country
ls disagrccable AT any time OF the
year, but that II is not accompanied
hy grcnter loss OF lifc Is one Of the
things al which an American can not
help but marvel when compared
with American cars, these are toys,
six OF them would not weigh as much
az an American Pullman, The en-
gincs are In proportion. the trains re-
mnding one of the japanese trains,
only the later are narrow guage, neat
I'm outward appearance and scrupul-
ously clean within.
II was Christmas even and our
train besides being late was loaded to
standing capacity all bound for
Rome. The run from Naples required
five hours during which time great
many people had to stand. But 1t APP
pears government regulation and red
tape decrees exactly how many trains
shall run regardless Of public require
ments n YOU are in "A hurry, you can
ride standing, If not YOU can take
your chances in getting "A seat on the
next train, in any event whatever in
convenience you suffer is no concern
~ the government, az IT Will get your
money whenever you go, satisfied or
dissatisfied At last most of us as
black as coal beavers got out and
scrambled for our baggage upon n
platform in Rome just as 1t was grow
ing dusk There were porters, train
men. officials and passengers all talk
ing AT once, no one understanding any
one else and all holding on to baggage
belonging to some one else, for fear
that they might otherwise get no bag
gage at all Fortunately the writer
got his by merely saying it was his
tipped vllainous looking porter an
outrageous fee and followed him
closely to make sure that he should
not get away with what he was car
ryinG You must watch these porters
closely or you may never see them or
what they carry again. But this one
was loaded so he had to travel slow.
He carried a trunk and three heavy
suit cases which he balanced fore and
AFT by means OF leather sling fitting
over his shoulders These weighed at
least two hundred pounds, but in ad-
dition he carried an incascd type
writer and grip In either ha nd for not
less than half mile through the
principal streets of Rome, Baggage
in Italy is invariably carried In this
manner or otherwise moved in
wheel barrow 1t is comical to see
crowd OF passengers leave "A station
and all march up the center OF
| business street. with u delegation OF
porters leading the way, each push
| ing a barrow or having half dozen
grips attached to him fore and aft by
means OF sling. But this is accord
ing to government regulations. the
last agency In the world to perceive a
necessity for change. Transfer COM
panies and their vans are disCourag-
ed The railroad porter Is an official
and the idea prevails. that even If one
man did the work of a half a dozen
~ these making decent images. those
he supplanted would have nothing to
/ do. So the government says to the
porter. you have the privilege of our
+ dcpots, make all you can out of the
/ traveller, ovcrchargc, threaten, brow
/ beat or get it out OF him in tips
/ that's your business.
The system Is abominablc. but ii is
/ government ownership,