The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-01
THE RAILROADS.
Cow They are Working and
What the Employees are
Doing.

Engine No. SO, K. & T., is being re-
paired
DIR. Jackson, of the Missouri Pacific
hospital corps, went to Weeping Water,
Neb., yesterday.
Engine No. 2O6, Missouri Pacific has
been given a complete overhauling, and
went out yesterday.
Work is progressing nicley on the
turn table, and when done il will be a
great improvement.
There is some grading Be ing done east
OF the roupdhouse for the purpose OF laying
additional side tracks.
"A new caboose for the st. Louis, Fort
Scott & Wichita, and several new box cars
passed throug this city yesterday.
The Missouri Paci6cs will play the
Knobnosters at the Knob on Monday. Or
course many of the boys will attend.
ALI the trains we're on time yesterday
except the north. bound passenger on the
K. & T., which was delayed four hours.
One of the Gould officials says ire
future motto of the Wabash and Nilsson
ri Pacific will be, "We never speak as We
pass by."-Globe-D Democrat.
1t is rumored with some foundation
that the works and headqusrter of the
bridge builder, will be established In Soda
liza at no distant day.
The shops were shut down yesterday
and will be tomorrow. As only few
bows were at work there is not much
news. 1t is also reported that the section
gangs have been reduced to the boss and
I one man.
George Westinghouse is the inventor
of a new pneumatic switch, by which {
number of switches can be operated by
one man. The new apparatus has beer
put up at Williamsburg, on the Pennsyl
vania railroad, and so Tar has given salts
faction.
The reporter was yesterday shown al
improved universal scroll chuck, for turnin,
cylinder packing. 1t is great improve
ment over the old, as il will turn six ring
while the old one would turn but one.
was invented BY a man in St. Louis. This
one was put in the shops recently.
I'm shaving the driving wheel OF engiu
No. 2I0, chip was cat off which reached
through the shops and far out into tn
yard 1t was estimated to be between %
aid 800 feet long and had not broken OF
when the shops closed. Many old hand
say they never saw any chip that nea
equaled it.
Most Of the bows remained In tow
Yesterday. The following will give th
whereabouts of some OF those who left
Richard Brady went to Cincinnati 10
about two weeks; John Robb went to Cor
, cordia; Jerrie Holcroft went to Otteryill'
and small party went fishing. 1t will
|, remembered that some of the boys wer
absent to attend the picnic ar Moberly.
NO DRUNKs ON THE 20"
; A copy of the following rules has bee
} sent to every employe in tine operating d.
partment of the Chicago, Burlington
Quincy Railroad company:
: l. Men known to be in the habit of b
coming intoxicated shall not be taken in
the services of this company
2. Station agents, train and engine me
and telegraph operators who are known
E visit drinking places shall be warned tn
they must stop at once If they expect to r
, main in the service of the company, and
: thew persist shall be discharged and shs
!. not be employed again without the conse
S of the general manager.
b 8. Station agents, train and engine M,
), and telegraph operators known to ha
been drunk either on or of duty shall, as
J, rule, be discharged. In special cases, al
+ when it is the first offense, superintendent
and master mechanics may, however, U
II their discretion, bat if the same man
Il found drunk the second time he shall
l. discharged.
e 4. No person discharged for drunke
ness shall be employed sgain without I
!. consent of the general manager.