The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04
News c1nders Fnnnd ON ths Track

OF the milwaukee road, came in yesterday
in his private car. The car was sent to
Milwaukee and Mr.. Clark started for the
south, accompanied by his SON
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy will
begin running on new time card next
Sunday. The trains viii leave later in the
morning and earlier in the evening under
the new schedule.
There has been for some time past an
effort to induce the Union Pacific rail-
way to sell to the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railway some of its Nebraska
branches, including the Central Branch,
Colorado Central, and St. Joseph and
western. If accomplished, there will PRO.
badly come about in due time a strong
alliance between the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy and the Union Pacific roads.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has
put on a new Pullman sleeper on its St.
LOUIS train 1t is the Charlton" and
takes the place of the Burlington, "
which jumped rail about a month ago
and was pretty badly knocked to pieces.
The Charlton is a beauty. Her painting
and decorations are much superior to the
old one in point of artistic beauty and
elaboration. The interior of the car is
most elegant in its appointments, every
thing being of the best material.
Printed notices have been posted in the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul depot,
giving the three sections of the statutes
relating to hanging on or mounting cars
while stationary or in motion by minors
the penalty attached is fine not exceed
Ing S25 or Imprisonment not exceeding
twelve hours; and that officers, agents
and employees who shall witness such acts
by minors shall at once give information
before justice of the peace or police
magistrate, and cause the arrest of the
minors who violate the preceding section.
The notice says that hereafter these laws
will be strictly enforced on the Milwau,
kee road, so the boys whose great delight
is to catch a ride had better beware of the
consequences.
The general ticket agents of the Bur
lngtOn, st. Paul, and Northwestern have
decided TO adopt the mileage ticket in
vented by W. A Thrall, of the North
western, to replace the new permits which
were so obnoxious 10 the commercial
travellers. The new ticket will begin its
career April LIST. This is n regular, 1000
mile ticket with coupons, giving miles
Travelled and between which points, nc
cOrdng to miles used. There is also q
space on which baggagemen can cancel
the number Of miles for which baggage
has been carried. The gross rate at which
these tickets will be sold has not yet been
fully determined upon, some of the roads
being in favor of $50 and others S3j. In
no event, however, will the net rate he
more than $50 for 1000 miles
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road has promulgated circular to ticket
agents of all large stations saying that
Commencing March l, 1885, this com
pany will pay agents for their services on
q joint salary and ticket commission ba.
sis. A fixed salary will be paid each
month and there will be added to that a
commission or percentage on monthly
sales Of the following described tickets
only: One way local tickets, first and Sec
ond class; (this includes special limited
tickets regular round trip tickets half
tickets sold 10 children; land exploring
tickets.
The fixed salary will be less than here
toforc paid but by adding it to the
amount Of percentage on local ticket sales,
the total monthly amount paid will aver
age a greater or less amount than the
present monthly salary, according to the
exertions Of agents to sell local tickets.
No percentage will be paid on this COM
pany's proportion of coupon tickets, nor
on mileage or Communication tickets of any
description. The basis of percentage has
been arrived at by averaging the monthly
sales of local tickets for the twelve
months ending Dec 81, 1884. 1t
is believed that the efforts OF
agents to increase their ticket sales
in order to secure the percentage
will be stimulated by the knowledge that
every dollar of increased sales means in
creased pay.
Thus, supposing an agents salary has
been 1926 per month and his ticket sales
about 81 $50 per month, the company
makes his fixed salary about S11O,
which if the sales keep up at last year.
average will make his salary, with the
percentage. $123.50 per month. If he
sells $3.50 worth of tickets more per
month, the salary becomes 1925. 1t is
to give an incentive for increasing the
sales the fixed salary being but low
enough to have a margin for increase Of
sales before the old salary is reached. 1
is virtually cut in salaries. for last yea
was a particularly heavy one in local
traffic, being campaign year, and it il
doubtful whether an agent, labor hard a
he may. can make the old salary.
Any agent selling tickets at less than
the rates furnished from the general ticke
department, or who shares the percentage
with q passenger. will be discharged from
the company's service.
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