The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-02-14
RACKET ON THE RAIL.
Interesting Items From Every
where for the Benefit of
Railroad Men.

The X. K I. from the south was more
than two hours late to-day.
Charlie Fuller had but few passengers
east on No. this morning.
Six Missouri Pacific yard-men were
bounced at Atchison yesterday.
John Hewitt, superintendent of mo.
tive power on the Pacific, is at the CARR
son
= The Missouri Pacific company will
pay $40 per month for its new office. cor
ner of Missouri avenue and Main street, in
Kansas City.
The Globe-Democrat says the various
railroads are cutting down forces along
the lines but no reduction of salaries is be.
ing made.
1t is stated that the new fast freight
tram on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
re railway, leaving Kansas City for Den
yer daily, is most pronounced success.
The new passenger rates are to all in
tents and purposes being upheld. No road
has been caught cutting as yet, and the
compact has been in effect forty-eight
hours.
The Missouri Pacific officials are send.
ing q large number of Warsaw narrow
gauge cars to Texas. This is certainly in.
dicative OF the s. W. & S. being soon
changed to standard gauge road.
The Chicago, Texas & Mexican rail-
way purchased and shipped to Texas, last
week, ten box cars, four passenger coaches,
two locomotives and ten stock cars for use
on the constructed part of the road.
The first passenger coach passed over
the st. Louis, Jerseyville & Springfield
railroad Tuesday from Jerseyville. Reg
ular trains will commence running on the |
10Th inst. from Springfield to Bates City.
j. B. Wells, general agent for the
Denver & Rio Grande railway, at st.
Louis, has resigned and gone to Denver,
and Mr.. s. II. White, formerly travelling
agent for the Union Pacific railway, will
succeed him.
The west-bound passenger train on the
Texas Il Pacific road went through a
bridge near Dodge City, thirty-two miles
EAST OF Sherman, Texas, Tuesday evening.
Inc fireman and one other person are re-
ported killed.
"A dispatch from Galveston, Texas.
'ays the track of the Mexico National
railway is completed forty miles beyond
Lacedo and trains are running regularly.
The office of the general manager has been !:
emoved to the other side of the river.
The earnings of the Denver 4 Rio =
irande railway for the week in January. !
ndlng the 3lst inst. were: Freight, Sll5,- =
1919; passenger, SO, S59.3 81; total, Sl56.. \
3O.lO. The earnings for the entire month =
I January footed up a total of $i91 ,Ol6.- Il
The February number of the st. Louis Il
'ravelers' Guide has made its appearance, u
nd is replete with information concerning a,
ne movements of trains on all the rail. ii
pads centering in st. Louis, and besides o,
lis contains other matters of interest to %
rangers visiting that city. Il
C. w. Nicely, an old-time engineer on
re n. 4 L, left this morning to visit his th
ther at Trenton, in the northern part of m
le state. George has been employed on al
Re K. Il I. Tor ten years, and has never 70
'en ten miles from the line of the road or
nee he has been in the employ of the ST.
mpany. be
The hands at work on the Austin & al
railroad in Texas struck an
lesday night for an increase on wages to IN n
80 per day. A few of the ring leaders al
re discharged and the others went to Fel
eir work yesterday morning 1t the old 0 1.,
Ice, $l.75. Work on the road is pro-
essing we'll. up
Evans Jones, to whom the contract for -,
.stering the new union depot at Hanni- nv
has been let, commenced the lathing ~
esday, and will set full force at work a.,
thin few days, should the weather con- w.
ue suitable. 1t will require about three az,
eks TO complete the job. The building nr
all under roof and the workmen are - -
iting for the arrival of the slate to COM 81
te it The depot will be ready for occu- ~;,
ncy the first of March, should the G.,
ather prove favorable. ~.
The New York, Chicago, & st. Louis cas-
lwsy, the new Eastern Grand Trunk the
., has now 80 miles of track COM {
ted, is having the very best of construc. has
weather, and is being pushed ahead clos
y rapidly. There is less than twenty of
Is OF track yet to grade, and that in cid,
ches. Work on the eastern bridges and bv
ducts 10 progressing rapidly. The and
' York, Chicago d ST. Lonis, like one hav
wo more newly built eastern lines, will said
ID and own its own telegraph wires, tou1
will operate for any company. They foil,
now erecting thirty-foot poles, on the
Oh fsur wires will be strung. rep,