Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-20
TALK OF THE TRACK.
The Coming Conference oil the Fire
mon and Engineers-Thc Block
ndc Raise d-Minor Items.

The agitation fg,inst the adoption ot
the new rules and c.de of signals on tbs
Union Pacific system is rather increasing
than diminishing 1t is assuming definite
and organized form. Tho locomotive
engineer BIS and framen on the western dl,
vision are especially determined in the
matter. Says the Cheyenne leader, In
speaking of local agitation organization
"The engineers have selscteda commit
tee to represent their fraternity before
the managers Of the road. The commit.
tee ~conti.ts of s~delegate from each lodge
Of the brotherhood on the road, and will
soon proceed to Omaha, where a personal
interview will he had with General Man
ager Gale The object of the inter.
view is stated to be two-told.
at is first decided to point out to the
managers those rules which ara obnoxious
to the enginesr rs, and in the second place
to make a number Of practical sugges'
tons which thu engineers are convincs I'D
will simplify the direction, now given t.
them and which will also add to then
efic 'cy.
Tho date of the departure Ct the com
mittee of engineers has no; been learned,
but they will probably assemble In
Omaha during the next Ten days. There
Ia Int c doubt that the meeting will be
one of profit, for it will doubtlets result
in a full understanding between the
managers and the msn, and even if
nothing mors Ia accomplished that will
| ,Lr;o - r. ,,a sc Aho Nl,. A.D. .1l;.. !
1t was learned last night tina; the com.
mittee in question is expected to arrive
here this evening and will be met by the
local grievance committee. The Kansas
Pacific d~ivisiyn is also expected to send 8
commit es to join in the united confer
ence, with Gensral Manager Gallo way
THE BLOCKADE.
The blockade cver the U. p. system Il
now reported as beirg nearly if rot qui't
raised. The snow has besn falling heavily
between Laramie and Gre an River, form
ing blockade, which have at length beer
sarnounted. FRI hit and passenger
trains to and from Ogden are now movire
on schedule time. In fact very little
time freight has suffered by the blockade
having been handled with almost accus
toned regularity. The Denver, in two
sections, comprising the Ogden trains
due here Wednesday and yesterda!
morning, came in about 8 o'clock las
night.
The Northwest ,rn last night wal fou
hours late, the Milwaukee and Rocl
Island each three, while the Denver out
bound left the depot thrse and a ba'
hours late, delayed by ea,tern connec
lions,
P%oTPoURRI.
The Union Pacific railway compan,
has issued a circular covering the extern
sion OF land tickets, allowing seekers of
ter sod in Kansas privileges no. hereto
fore enjoyed.
Mr.. Sam B. Jones, assistant genera
pass enger agent of the Union Paoi6
railway company, is now in Topeka
Kansas, watching the int erests of hi
road.
Oney Finnegan, chief train dispatche
of the Lodge Pole division of the Uniol
Pacific, with headquarters at Cheyenne
passed through the city yesterday 81
route to Washington to attend the inaue
ural.
!, j. B. Pritchard, formerly con- ,te
with local railway telegraph service, ha
been appointed to take charge of the of
fee at st. Jo?eph, Missouri.