Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1912 — TRAIN HANDS IN HARMONY [ARTICLE]

TRAIN HANDS IN HARMONY

Head of Railroad With Whom Every Man Behind the Locomotive Is Satisfied. ‘Maryland with the head of which, it would seem, every employe behind the locomotive is entirely satisfied The road is 20 miles long and runs from Brandywine, in Charles county, to Mechanicsville, in St. Mary's county. The single train which runs each way daily is made up of the engine,' one freight car and one combination baggage and passenger car. The conductor of the train, who also acts as baggage master, is general manager of the road. He issues orders as general manager and obeys them as con? ductor. When, as conductor, he thinks the schedule should be changed, he notifies the general manager—himself —who, if he thinks it advisable, makes up a new schedule and issues running order according to the conductor, also himself, and the latter obeys. There are no ticket agents along the

route, and the conductor collects fares as on a street car, punching a hole in the_ slip of cardboard for each fare. Then he goes into the baggage car, sees that the trunksfif there are any, are properly delivered, and looks after express and mail packages. Nothing is lost or overlooked, for the general manager, conductor, baggage master, express and mail agent has his eye on everything. The people who travel by this road are as well satisfied with its management as the employes.