The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-06
RACKET ON THE RAIL.
Discharge Of q Pacific Con-
ductor for Violating the
Prohibition Order.
Items OF Interest Picked up by
the Bazoo in Rail-
way Circles.

Master Mechanic j. w. Haynes came
up from Parsons on No. Isl last night.
j. G. Barber, car superintendent, has
returned from an extensive trip in Texas.
-Trainmaster Merrikeld went up -
Kansas City on No. l Yesterday after
noon.
Engineer Fitzgerald, Of the K h T.,
will resume work to- morrow, alter weeks
lay-oa.
The Pacific has changed the numbers
of their engines to conform throughout the
whole Gould Southwest system.
Col. A. G. Dawes, general passenger
agent OF the Kansas City, st. Jo. Il COun-
cll Bluffs road, was passenger going west
last night.
Freight traffic on the K d T. is rather
slack at present, and unless business picks
up q little the boys will not have moro
money than they know what to do do with
when the pay car arrives.
The Fort Worth & Denver Citv rail-
way has cosed contract for transporting
125, 900, head of cattle to Wichita Falls.
EN- route to Kansas. This will be the first
shipment north by rail from Southern
Texas, all cattle from that section having
previously been driven.
The New Orleans Times Democrat il
informed that great many changes will
be made in short time ON the Sunset
Route. All the engines are to be turned
into cOal-burners, and other changes will
take place in the actual operative depart
ment of the road.
VIM. Vermillion, one of the oldest and
most trusted engineers on the Pacific, who
has pulled Superintendent Talmage for ten
years past, has been appointed travelling
engineer for the Missouri Pacific COMPANY.
and entered upon his duties Yesterday.
His position is sOmthing like that of an
inspector of the cOmpany's engines and
no doubt Mr.. VermilliOn will fill it with
credit to himself and satisfaction U his
employers.
Orders from headquarters Of the Gould
system have consolidated the car account
ans departments of the Iron Mountain,
International and Taxas Pacific under one
management, with headquarters at Tear
kama. The chief is Van Valkenburg, now
car recorder of the Iron Mountain. Will
cox, in charge OF that line on the Inter-
national, goes to Texarkana, taking his
office force with him to assist Valkenburg.
who removes there March Is.
There have been six admissions to the
hospital since the last report, As follows:
John Rein, section lxborer from Eufaula,
l. T., suffering with spinal meningitis; F.
NJ. Shriver, switchman 10 the yards 1t
State Line had his fingers badly msshed
whilst engaged in coupling cars; John
Leonard, section labOrer from Lorraine,
Texas, is suffering with chills and fever;
A. ]. rhOrnback, section lsbOrer, is suffer-
ing from injuries by being thrown from .
hand car; w. NJ. Burton, . brakeman
from Denison, Texas while msking .
coupling, had his right arm caught by the
bumper and severely squeezed; John Gro
nan, a section lab0rer, is suffering with
catarrhal fever.
When Superintendent Cumming, sew
eral days since, issued his general order,
stating tha, any employe of the Missouri
Pacific who INDUCED in the flowing bowl,
either when of or on duty, would be dis
charged, many of the employees and others
were of the opinion that the order was in
operative and would Fever be erfOrced
The employees of the Missouri Pacific of
bachinalian tendencies continued to take
their regular drinks and the saloon keep
ers laughed derisively at any attempt to
interfere with the personal liberty Of the
men in the employ Of the Missouri Pa
chic or any other railroad company.
A bombsheil was thrown into the camp
Yesterday, when Mr.. Lew Thomas, one Of
the oldest conductors on this division of the
Missouri Pacific, received the following
communication:
l.. r. Thomas ESQ COni1 actor.
1t has been reported that you were drink
ing yesterday, and as orders are plain that
no man can work for the Missouri Pacific
who drinks. you can consider yourself dis
charged. GEO. DINMICK, T. NJ.
The first gun has been fired and the
slaughter will doubtless be terrible during
the next few weeks.