The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-29
ON THE TRACK.
Items of Local Interest for
the Knights of the Link, Pin
and Punch.

The trains were all on time yesterday
Engineers and conductors report lively
times Oh the rord
w. III. Hartman, of Moberly, was in
the city last night.
Road engine No. SS1 has been turned
into switch engine.
Frank Mason, an old time Wabash
engineer, was in the city Yesterday.
x & +. engine No. 90 was taken into
the shops yesterday to have her cylinders
repaired.
The Brotherhood of Firemen of Par
sons gave grand bail Friday night, which
was an electric success.
The stalls at the round house were all
full yesterday. 1t has been some time
since this happened before.
w. z. McEIroy, conductor on the
north end, will leave for lows this morn
ing, to visit his father who is dangerously
i'll.
M. L. Parker and wife. of Moberlv,
were in the city last night. Mr. Parker is
chief train dispatcher of the K. & T. road,
with headquarters at Moberly.
H. n. Garland, western passenger
agent of the Gould lines, has materially
improved in health. He will remain at
Hot Springs about three weeks longer.
The Missouri Pacific and K. & T
shops were shut down yesterday and the
boys were given chance to take in the
town. This they will do every Saturday.
General Passenger Agent Fl. C.. Town
send, of the Gould line, who has been at
Hot Springs for his health, Is greatly i'm
proved, and will resume his duties Mon
day.
Louis III. Heman, of the Union depot
OF the Missouri Pacsfc railroad, has lost
his bright little daughter of years. She
Gied OF Group. He has the sympathy
of large circle of friends.-Globe-D
crat.
The man Hughes, of Cass county, ar
rested several days ago for obtaining mon
ey by check on bank in which be had no
funds, WAS srraigned before Justice Rife
yesterday, and the case dismissed, Hughes
agreeing to pay back the Sl5 he had re-
ceiyed on the bogus check.
The Wabash yesterday issued circu-
lar giving the rules covering the billing
of household goods, supplies, ETC., when
consigned % employees of the company.
All such articles take half rates, except in
certain cases, like the removal of a section
foreman in the interest of the company,
when they are transported free.
The Waco, Texas. Examiner thus
speaks of the earnings of the Gould system
OF railroads in Texas, under the PASSENGER
rate Of thee cents per mile: A COMPARE
son of the passenger traffic ct 1882 and 1883
shows that the profits from it have not
been reduced by the three GEMS per mile
act In 1882 the international Il Texas
Pacific carried SIS $50 passengers in 1883,
1888 1913, for which they received in 1882,
81 ,S75 22S, and in 1888, s., 1872. 991, clear
gain of S5l7,763, or an increase of Is per
per cent, while the increase of freight earn
ings has only been u per cent. FIeights
have been untouched by legislative action,
passenger trsfics have 1een reduced, and
yet passenger earnings have an increase Of
per cent greater than freights, making
everything in favor OF low rates.
LOOKING FOR A LEVER.
81 say" said railroad brakeman, run
ming into depot restaurant, "the forward
trucks of my car have slipped off the rails.
Have you got a piece of iron anywhere
about that we could use for q lever ?"
81 don't believe l have" replied the pro-
prietOr.
whats this p asked the brakeman. try
ing to ia son ething from the counter.
"Thst's spo We cake"
"Well, guess it will do il it isn't too
brittle. / will bring it back in a minute
-Philadelphia Call.