The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-05
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he held on Wednesday, March u, 1854, At
I'm.
A notice has bson posted at Omaha IT.
forming Union Pacific employees That the!
would be allowed 10 work only eight houi
q day. THE will reduce their wages ont
fifth.
In spite OF tho floodr, the passenger
earnings OF tho Louisville q Nashville for
the second week In February show au in-
cr,ase. For 1884 they amounted 10 s50, OOOi
against sos, 600 for the same week in 1883.
Jay Gould, bsing shown the statement
I rat he has sold TO Vanderbilt 70, 900 shares
| OF hs Delaware, Lackawsnna d western
stock, said the statement was absolutely
false; that he had not, in fact. disposed OF q
ngle shsre OF stock, and that mis- conf.
dence In the failure OF its securities had
never been stronger.
The committee Of general freight agents
OF western roads, appointed to arrange dill
ferentisl rates on lumber to Missouri river
points from the various places OF supply,
met at Commissioner Midgeteys office, a.
Chicago, yesterday. The Gould lines were
represented by General Traffic Manager
George Old. The COMMITTEES found itself
unable TO agree, and the matter at issue
was referred to Arbitrator George III. Begue
whose decision the roade interested
in this business have agreed to &C.
cept ss final. The lumber rate from Chi.
ChhO W hltbOuIl TlNtT pOluts NJ ~
cents per 100 pounds, and this rate will not
be changed until differentisls have been
agreed upon and accepted by oil the lines.
Judge Beach OF tho New York court OF
Common Pleas, has dismissed tho suit
brought against the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad company by Charles
Fulrich to recover damages received at the
Bpuytsn Duvvil disaster, in January. 1882.
Toe ruling was based on the fact that plain
til was riding on a free pass, which CON
tame a clause providing that tns holder
agreed to ride at his own risk. This the
Judge held, barred recovery.
Annual meeting OF itocKholders OF the
Missouri Pacific will be hold at the ofiice OF
the COMPANY In st. Louis, Missouri. on
March IL, 1884, at 0 a. m. for the purpose OF
election. Annual meeting OF directors will
be held on Wednesday, March H. 1884. at
IL m. Transfer books closed on Saturdy,
Februerv Q. 1884, and reopen Thursdsy,
March 10, 1884.
The locomotive engineers on the Philx-
dslphis, Wilmington h Baltimore railroad
are very much dissatisfed with tho system
adopted o. paying them BY the trip. They
say that this 10 equal to q reduction Of 10
per cent. in their wages.
The traffic manager OF the Southern Pa
cific railway tslegraphs as follows: The
reports Of wash0uts on oar line are greatly
exaggerated. We expect to have the line
open in sixty hours, and there will be no
delay to freight or passengers by the Sun
set Route"
The earnings Of the Wabash railroad for
the second week in February we're 1913 eco,
and increase OF sac 0C0 ~ compared with
the corresponding period last year.
The officers OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
company deny . rumor that the English
shareholders will mako movement at
tho next annual meeting for . large divi-
dend.
The earnings for thu Louisville Il Nash
vile for the third week in February were
s202l45 in 1883 500, 225-s decrease Of
1928 $50 The earnings tor the second week
OF this year were S2l7 ,2i5.
Tho management OF the Indiana. Bloom.
ingion d. Western road will hereafter fill
oil vacated PORTIONS by promotion OF men
in their employ. Such action insures good
service.
All Of the Georgia Pacific officers have
folded their tents and removed from At
lants to Birmingham.