Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-08-26
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each white column like the white
cross on the Ohio highways indi-
eating the death of train from
colIiding with local busses. And
the trucks are taking the local
freight deliveries, the story Of which
is already old.
But we're going to have trans
portation always improving. Rail-
roads are going to get equipped with
some kind of busses and trucks that
will use both rails and highway to
make quick deliveries and give fire.
quent service at less cost.
I rode the B. & o. from Zanes-
Vile down to McConnelsville ina
tives tell me it is "nels," though
named for pioneer Mcconnell.
Made a mistake in the first record
ing and stuck to it, exactly like
"Monongala" got officially recorded
in West Virginia through the mis-
take of the man trying to write
Monongahela) yesterday and had a
member the years back when that
train from GAINESVILLE down the pic
turesque river to Marietta was al
ways jammed. Now four people
rode the thirty miles with me, with
six people manning the train to car
ry us. The big busses fit back and
forth and carry the crowds.
The conductor on that train was
SO kind to me that | wondered if he
mtstook me for President Coolidge
or Governor Donahey. Some train
men try to be kind but they are like
big dog trying to make love to you
when you have on your new-pressed
flannel suit. They nearly wreck
you. This man was so COM
fortably kind. He radiated sugary
smiles. He took my ticket CRATE
fully. He answered my questions
kindly. Yours is next" he whis-
pered before we got to my station.
4 X X
| spoke about this man up at the
Hotel Kennebec in McConnelsville.
ooh, that's Ed Reynolds; he's that
way to everybody" SO | wasn't mis-
taken for great man. | got the
regular handling. l spoke about
him to three different people and
they said the same. Reynolds, they
told me, has been with the B. & 0.
over since that Zanesville~M Marietta
line staMed, and he is so fine with
everybody that he is famous up and
down the valley. He knows every
body and everybody knows him. He
works for the road and for the pub
lie fifty-ftty. They told me that one
time. and the only time the road had
him up on the green carpet for
perhaps being too accommodating
he put ii up to the old man, What
would you have wanted me to do If
you had been in his place." And
the old man said. You win"
The local butter-and-egg man told
me this morning that a train crew
wouldn't take his express crates of
chickens, claiming they hadn't any
space, full up. Reynolds came along
next. why didn't they take your
stuff?" Told why. he said, Wasn't
there room on the platforms?" And
he had a claim agent come down
and adjust damagest People want
something from the big town. 'I'u
get it and bring it down to you"
says Ed.
I'm going over to that house as
soon as | can" said a doctor on Eds
train to him as they passed a farm
house several miles out from Stones
Station. There's a little baby com
ing there, and I'm sent for to meet
the stork." Reynolds jumped up and
pulled the rope and stopped the
train. Hustle over there-don't
wait till we get up to the station"
A few weeks later a mother got on
the train. AS Reynolds punched
her ticket, she said, MY baby's
name is Katherine Reynolds. That
last name because you stopped the
train"
I'll bet the busses never put Ed
out of business! There's always