St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-28
THE FIRST DAY.
The Day Closes With the Com
pany Having a Slight Advan-
ta0e

The Day Closes With the Com
pany Having a Slight Advan-
tage.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Taken all in all
between the Burlington system and its
engineers and firemen has closed with
the advantage rather in favor of the
company. Yesterday the employees were
prophesying and the officers of the road
were fearing a general tie up, which
would bring both the freight and pas
Senger traffic to an absolute StandStill.
So far as freight is concerned the prog
nOsticationS have been filled to the let
ter; not pound of it has gone mile,
nor is any likely, according to the pres
ent outlook, for several days to come.
But with the passenger traffic the oper-
ating department have had better luck,
so much better, in fact, that tonight
they are rubbing their hands and jubi-
lantly declaring that within forty-eight
hours, so far as human freight is con-
cerned, nobody will know that strike
has been declared against the road.
The map will show you how
we have made out to-day" said General
Passenger Agent Paul Morton this even
ing. -Four trains brought in the sub
urban passengers from the territory
tributary to Chicago this morning, and
four more will bring them back tonight.
These trains may be a little longer and
A TRIFLE MORE CROWDED
than ordinarily, but warrant you that
not man or a woman working in the
city or residing on our line was left at
home this evening. AS to the through
traffic, we sent out No. 5, which left at
noon for Council Bluffs, in charge of
new engineer and fireman. The No.
Cannon Ball, which should have left
here at l p. m, was suspended, but No.
Is left for Council Bluffs at 5:35 as
usual. The 10:30 tonight will not be
run. This disposes of the outgoing
through trains; so far as the incoming
ones are concerned our luck has hardly
been so good. No. 2, due here at this
morning was stuck at Galesburg. So was
No. 4, due here at 6:55 this morning.
The passengers on these trains, as well
as those of No. 16, will be in at 10 to-
night on No. 6. which is also through
train. 1t will thus be seen that we have
fairly handled all the through traffic
during the day, and that there has been
nothing approaching tie-up in that di-
rection. As to the local traffic, here are
dispatches from our district superin-
tendents which state that two trains are
running on the Quincy branch, four on
the Keokuk four south from Des
Moines, two for the Alba branch, one
on the Hopkins branch, and all in the
Sidney and Carson branch.
THE IMPORTANCE
of this information rests in the fact that
these trains cover points not reached by
other roads and which. consequently, in
case of 4 general tie-up will be COM
pletelY cut off from the outer world, ex-
cept so far as telegraphic fa-
cilities are concerned. 1t is on
such points, as well as our suburban
traffic, that we are now concentrating
our efforts. Through passengers to
Western and Southwestern points have
facilities for going by other roads, and
we tell them so plainly. If they want
to go with us we are ready to take care
of them, but if they have any misgiv-
ings we would rather they went else
where for transportation" 1t was a
motley and .everchanging thropg that
Seseiged the offices of General Manager
Stone and Supt. BeSler almost from day
light till long past dark. There were
dude clerks, with hands as white and
nails as transparent as those of Lang
try; weather-beaten individuals in pea
jackets, who, to all appearances. know
better how to handle sail than lever;
rGstics fresh from the farm, and alto
gether about as general an assortment
Of the
UT-oF-EMPT.oYMENT CLASS
as could have been got together OF a
days notice. One and all were
certain that ,tEey could either ma