Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
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Travellers Rea||u
Aren't Human

l \ most cX.ctng human passengers increasing
- feathcrcd fnuy and four-footcd travellers
riding the rails today adding greatly to the gray
OF the agents who arrange their transportation
They make the journey in everything from specially
equipped tank carefully upholstered
many of them get service route than crochety
old maid mortal drafts eccentric million
atfc- who Us accustomed 70 the best service.
fussest travellers are not human beings but
animals both wild and domestic" SAYS W Todd of tho
Railway Express Company and the eXactug may bc
divided into three general classes
The the Wild animals which include every
thing from pandas to graffes The second ,he
arstocratc Of domestic animals such as race horses show
dogs and show And the third fish You'd be sur
prsed at the amount Of planning and work behind the
simple live fish sign in a merchants window"
explorer wild animal collector may spend months
IN remote section Of China capturing panda IN the
unges OF Africa tho trail Of pygmy elephant or
gorilla, the Komodos hunting giant good
part of'hs effort is wasted If he cannot deliver his catch
alive and wen 10 the circus which ordered u.
BY the time Wild animal has landed in the United
States foreign port shipped by raj 20 the
purchaser IT not only may be- fussy ard cranky bat just
about ready TO give up the ghost
Many Wild animals $50 dangerous sly That hey
have to be kept coopc4 up oa tae 4ug ogrucs hy
steamer Most of them get sels'ok Ia'y have been
placed so-cacd captive Dict which is substituted
for the food which thoy oteucI for themselves
wilds They have had go get used - changes climate
and surroundings And finally u 'hey ,laveu hofs
they must hc quarartucd - days before beng
admitted into the United states ht,r all ths 'ht,
railroad tourney az several hundred miles ahead of
them. And that's whore the railway express agents
headache starts
animal with outszed neck which furnishes physical
problem IN railway transportation Recently shipped
baby giraffe two years old 60 Pittsburgh But
the baby stood II feet high.
"A special cage was constructed for the giraffe in
which It's neck guided forward at angle which
comfortable for IT, BY this mcans u possible % get T.
I'm railroad Putting the truck at Pittsburgh
called considerable amount OF ingenuity when
finally accomplished the truck had carefully
routed around the city that curious spectators
not tie up traffic A pilot manned by
electric light company preceded the truck 20 make sure
that tho no ttr-rl
wires"
For sheer weight. elephants are a problem. An Gle
plant up 10 900 pounds must be- shipped Grated Above
that weight he occupies an entire car himself or with
others OF kind shipper must pay minimum
of 1000 pounds Of elephant in carload lots liberated
elephants walked p 10 car and coaNed To enter under
their power
Paudas because their great value receive special
and heavily pauda recently shipped
TO the journey q stocked
upon which played supply refreshing
breezes OF just the right temperature
Camcls prima donnas. II they arc not kept happy
transit they'll either spit I'm the attendants eye grab
him by the collar and lift him of his feet
Gornas require conditioned cages Of exceptional
strength and their cousins tho Monkeys show great ngenu
ity in getting ont OF anything but escapcproo crate
The big cats lions and tigers unusually sury and
their cages require handles that paw
can suddenly slip out and grab
such leopards and wild cats have 10 be
treated with equal respect
Some housewives insist obtaining live fish for
That's why there considerable railroad traffic in live
edible fish travelling from the Midwest 60 New York city
These passengers make the journey IN seal tank
cars whose water is kept at the proper temperature
Race horses travel in padded stall ears As many IS
horses and attendants may ride MIR. Todd
points only OF several horses On route 20
track in Florida California from New York may be
celebrated The others 20 along to keep
the star happy.
Express agents be prepared TO meet every possible
contingency asJ quickly did chapcr0ning prize
nanny goat from Winchester, Virginia TO Jacksonville
FLORIDA recently TIC goat began bcaunE itcousy and
the agent looked a r with praCtCcd eye,
Needs milking ne said TO himself Saw man
milk "A cow once Probably the same method Here goes