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Show I) WIIAT RAHiROAD MEN SAY 4'i .. VIIEN THE BOSS IS AWAY 'i '' V corfnin train dispatcher received 'f X A tho , following by .wireless from tho WITjji place where all good railroad men go. " place to which they frequently and !; !. fervently consign the boss. And ho , ! bas mado public, his revelation that xc- it;f T. duces I he book of rules to a first i ' grade primer. He discourses Ihus: t, i hat is a book of rules? A book J, l luescrvod in tho tniiiimaster 's office ,4J; 1 . under lock' and key. L liij , Wut i standard time? Tho time 5 i' Mial. always comes iu the middle of a J! A -1' tram order, 'j -! U'hat is a wire chief? Tho man who 5 ' 1 wails imlil the dispatcher is busv and ' Ihen takes the wire. J I What is a Irainmastcr's clerk 7 Tho ','V" llHn who collects cigars fr.om boomer rd 5 brakomeu ami hands out the oxaiuiua- & i : t ion books. 'ri - , Who examiues the men? Tho uiht JH jj ( chief dispatcher. J ' . What is a railway commission I A m: ''Ofty of men appointed by the state for j nj :! -. the plirposu of instructing railway of-iicinls of-iicinls as to the proper method of con- . dueling their business, how to make re-!& re-!& . ports, etc. t) l . How much railway experience arc !'' .v oev required to -havef None. , 7,lat is n gricvaneo committee? A J'jllj .i body of worthy and well-qualilicd tech- 1 ,i ,p( nolpgists whose duty is to interpret ;lf,!H ambiguous norlions of agreements for I Hi Mil the eihfication of the general manager benefit of the service. S f:f , is a car inspector? The banc 1! ' rK of thijyardniastcr-s exte!lce. He tests to ' i He air and in guaranteed under the .5 ; ' pure food law. never to movo fast ,! , . ' enough to raise a sweat, ft How much time is he allowed for flic , '-I,,", r lefef? Four hours, but he only "y . i uses two. t ! 3 , a train? An ongino or more 'i li lliau one engine (and caboose) run for jjv' l10 ,r',II:il'.V purpose of enabling train and cnginemcn to make .'5000 miles or moro a month. Do train and engineinen assist the dispatcher in getting trains over the road when close to tho 10-hour limit? They did once, but the dispatcher dropped dead; sinco which timo the practice lias boon discontinued. What is an operator? A graduate of a ham foundry plucked before ho is ripe. How much does ho improve after ho gets a job? None; he gets worse. What are an operator's duties I To receive and deliver (rain orders. Does he do so? No. he stands on the station platform until the train has passed and then informs tho dispatcher of its passage. |