Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-08-25

KNOW anytnihg mofe oDoue INC Ioou
than the passengers. l asked him
who he reported to and he said, mo-
body" l asked q conductor who he
got his orders from, and he said be
didn't take any orders from any hv-
ing man or dead ghost. And when
asked the engineer who he got his
orders from, said he'd like to see any
body give him orders; he'd run that
train to suit himself, or he'd run
it into the ditch. Now, you see, sir,
Fam a railroad man, and / don't
care to run on q road that has no
time, makes no connections, runs
nowhere, and has no Superintendent.
1t. may be all right, but I've rail-
roaded too long to understand it.
ibid you try the Methodist"
said.
"Now you are shouting" he said,
with some enthusiasm. Mice road,
Ell? Fast time and plenty Of pas
sengers. Engineers carry q power Of
steam, and don't you forget it;
steam gauge shows 100, and enough
all the time. Lively road; when the
conductor shouts all aboardv you
can hear him to the next station.
Every train-lamp shines like head
light. Stop-over checks given on, all
through tickets; passengers can drop
off the train as often as they like,
do the stations two or three days,
and hop on the revival train that
comes laundering along. Good,
whole,souled, companionahle con-
ductors; amt any road in the coun-
try where the passengers feel more
at home. No passes; every passen-
ger pays full traffic rates for his
ticket. Wesleyanhouse air-6rakes on
all trains, too; pretty safe road, but
/ didn't ride over it yesterday"
Maybe you went to the Con-
gregational church." / said.
Popular road" said the brake
man; IAN old road, too, one Of the
very oldest in the country. Good
road bed and comfortable cars. Well
managed road. too; Directors don't
interfere with Division Superintend-
ents and train orders. Roads mighty
popular. but it's pretty Independent,
too. See, didn't one of the Division
Superintendent down East discon-
tinue one Of the oldest stations on
the line two or three years ago!
But it is mighty pleasant road to
travel on. Always has such a splen-
did class of passengers"
perhaps you tried the Baptist"
l guessed once more.
"Ah, hap said the brakeman,
she's q daisy, isn't she? River road /;
beautiful curves; sweep around any
thing to keep close to the river, but
it's all steel rail and rock ballast,
single track all the way and not
q side track from the round-h house to
the terminus. Takes heap Of water
to run it, though; double tanks 1T
every station, and there isn't an
engine in the shops mat can pull
a pound or run mile with less than
two gauges. But it runs through q
lovely country; these river roads
always do; river on one side and
hills on the other, and its a steady
climb up the grade all the way till
the run ends where the fountain
head Of the river begins. Yes sir,
I'll take the river road every tins
for lovely trip, sure connections and
good time and no prairie dust blow
ing in at the windows. And yesterday,
when the conductor came around
for the tickets with Q little punch,
didn't ask him to pass me, but pxid
my fare like little man-25 cents
for an hours run, and . little con-
cert by the passengers throwed in.
l tell you, Pilgrim, you take the river
rpad when you want"
But just here the long whistle
from the engine announced . sta.
ton. and . brakeman hurried to the
door, shouting:
"Zionsvillei This train makes nc
stop between here and Indianapolis.
A straight path has just got to LEAD
somewhere.