The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-02
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The animal meeting Of the 81. Louis,
Alton q Terre HaUte will be held at the
Office of Geo. w. Parker, vice-president and
general manager, on Monday next.
Major Petri, civil engineer of the III. IL
st. Jo., was married Thursday evening TO
lady from Rising Sun. Georgia. The cere-
mony took p'ace st Chat anoogs, Tenn.
General Manager Talmsge, of the Wa
bush, has issued orders to the effect that no
employe shall re allowed TO read any news
paper, periodical, or any kind OF literature
during working hours
-Rian Campbell, for many years gen.
eral passenger agent of the Eau Faula
route, has quit railroading ard gone into
the profession of journalism. He is pabiish-
ing a railroad paper called "a Pointer"
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers held a union meeting at Spring
fold, Ill, Mo lday in the ball of the house
of representatives. A great many models
were exhibited, said to be the finest collec-
ton in the world.
j. d. Besle-, heretofore superintendent
of the Illinois lines of the c. B. 81 O., has
been promoted ID the position OF assistant
general manager. G. F. Resseguine, hereto
fore or lief clerk in the general managers
Office, will take Mr.. Besler's place.
-Deve lopments in the last few days go
far towards establishing the belief that the
Missouri Pacific will parallel the Gulf be-
tween this place and the Infant Wonder.
Those in a position TO know seem very
confident that such will be done.-Rich
Hill Herald.
The New York, Philadelphia & Nor
folk railroad is very anxious 10 secure an
independent line of lis own TO the south.
The new route it is striving TO secure will
extend ir5m a connection with the Norfolk
& Western road, at Suffolk, Va, 10 Wilson,
n. c., a distance of 120 miles. From the
latter point lire sew nty miles in length,
under the control of the Richmond d
Danville road system, is now under con-
tract, and extensions are to be made under
this latter system to Columbia, S. e.
Last week a wreck was caused by army
worms on the Texas G. ST. Louis RAILROAD,
near Clarendon, Mo. A new forts-ton
mogul locomo i've drawing freight train
was nearly stopped on trestle over White
river by worms on the track. Finally it
jumped the rails, and the tender and eight
cars went down through an opening m ads
by the giving way of TWO bents The loco
motive remained on the trestle and across
the track, nearly at right angles. To get it
back trestle had to be built from the side
of the road far enough 10 give room 10
switch by curve. No one was hurt.
Ever since railroads have had tele-
graph lines the telegraph pass" system has
been in vogue at one time or another, but
indications point 10 the total abolition Of
the practice of issuing passes by telegraph.
Every now and then very great Irs I'D Is
committed under the telegraph pass system,
and in most cases the general mansger, or
his secretary, upon whom the fraud has
been committed, is too good natured 10
make the fraud public or even put stop
to such loose manner OF doing business
However, III. M. Hoxie, third vice presi-
dent of the Gould system, and his private
secretary, q. OHara, do not come uuder
this classification. Last week Mr., O'Hars
discovered several fraudulent Geographic
passes and Immediately reported
the matter 10 Colonel Hoxie.
The third vice-prasident Immediately gave
the order, From and after this date no
passes will be issued on telegraphic request,
nor will any transportation be sent by
WIRE" This order was issued Saturday
afternoon, and Col. Hoxie said this morn
ing emphaticslly that he meant to have
the order lived up TO. Since the courtesy
could not be maintained without a contin-
ual chance of great frauds being perpetra-
ted he preferred 10 discontinue the practice
entirely. This order covers the largest
system of railroads in the country, and it
is said by managers OF other roads that the
only thing required to bring about a total
abolition of telegraph passes was for some
large system like the Missouri Pacific to
take the initiative.-Globe Democrat
May 26.