La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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|BREAE'ING THE
LIMIT
A Essiseer's 5 RE for Lie
:. ard Lives
~ JAReD {. FULLER
Copyright By Frank & Asnssy Co
~ JAnmL nlleR

|! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES !
n Pug Donaidson. who hsd been The
roundhouse foreman 70 long that be
thought be owned the entire system.
Il gave out his opinion Of I.snnigan 1t
the end OF the iatter's nrst week on
the u. and 8. r. And this was Il:
That Grandfather I.on.legs never II
get to hold down n passenger lever on
this road. whatever he's d0ee back
east. II amt In him."
Then the old man chaiked up the
limit ON the side Of his little smoke dis
colored office. spnt with eiuphnsis and
well. that closed the subject as far
Ms Pug WAS concerned
I reckon II L.annignn hadn't begun
| by blowing about his eastern record
he'd made more Of hit with rs.
lie was n tall. nwkwartily built man.
with shock of sandy hair and
smooth. humorous face His legs aud
arms were remarkably long and thin.
nnd old Donuidson's sobrIquet stuck
to him. Daddy I.onglegs" seemed
to NJ.
LannIgnn got freight. and the worst
bunch Of scrip iron on the road. which.
In moments Of enthusiasm. i'ug called
an engine. II there was amy man hnnd-
icnpped In the race TO break the limit
II was the new man from the land of
tenderfeet
The system of advancement follow
I'd by the u. and s. r. did not include
length OF service or pull" Just one
thing counfed-the ability Of a driver
TO get speed out Of his machine over
the worst track the law ever allowed
man To lay.
The country was new when the ~
and s. r. was surveyed and laid down
Il had been race between the N. aud
y. T.. and another corporation to see
which ehouid reach the terminating
town where connection could be made
with the Pacific road hrst.
We won. but at cost which Grip
pied the road financially for years. aud
the renewing of the first roadbed was
= slow and iaborious job.
We run one fast passenger-th Lin
Ited. The through mail cars were At
tached 20 that train too.
Il was continual nght all through
the year 10 keep that onc train alone
up TO the schedule called foe BY the
contract with the government.
II any mas on any oehss trsin show.
- the ability to ges speed out Of bic
engine be was watched. and u hs
broke the limit" be stood . good
chance Of displacing the driver then
running the mall tPaln-
The y. snd 3 r. in those days var
. -farmen' rxiiroad" Most oe the
way stations were merely huts aud ws
ter tanks in forest clesrings. tapping y
CERTAIN section Of farming coustry
stretrhins westward oe the iine.
t.nnnlgan had been With us since ths
winter t~fore. lie wss . good driver.
bnt ncs brilliant. Anyisiy but = preJ.
ndicssi old fool like Donaldson wouIsi
hare rrcognixsd his good points. hat
you never could stir the rounihou~s.
foreman when he'd once made up hts
mind
t.snnienn Ind learned the mad and
hIs engine. n he followed another
trnin he wns on It's heels all the time
nnd sos himself well rursed for H.
Soin~ ~ us irgnn 10 see that therr
rally was more 10 the eastern msn
than We hnd is.llevei.
That fall was dry. the sun nnd wind
I'LL day and every day drying the sap
out ~ the tsves aud brush nhd burnIns
the leaves hrown is~forr the sru.t cSyuhi
make them prpsty.
Rs and by the Inevitable hsrf>ns-d
fir-s l--gnn 10 lisht up the h~s svrus
nightly. and hy day, ssrssks ce tsup
smoke hid the TOPS Of the higher hliis.
is~torts reached ~ from oil d,r,...
items ~ families burned out and sss
fi~mehts thssutenssi. bui foe . wert
the ccnnsrrssioas k~ps away frvn TIM.
iis~ % th~ rwd
Thea ssssti~siy one Sunday sn.euIux
= nes,d of nre swoorsssi down the mouu
fsin stsse Srd cr,a-ssi the trncks sss,s~
mllss s"ssih ~ varsisiey.
The Limited rsm,e ihrss,gh somewhat
srvc'hs<i. and the nest dag smssr on
the rsssd sstwes'n l.stteIl sud the lvw~.
s1n was rat ~ aItox~shes.
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