Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13
BROTHERHOOD OF BRAKEME
The Great Order Which Holds It's
Convention Next Week.
DiLLoN'S
SIDNEY
NEPHEW.
Jay Gould's Travels In the Land OF
the west-Thc Frequent Accidents
in the Wyoming Division OF
the Union Pacific.


powerful elements In the circle OF organized
aud educated labor. 1t has been in existence
a considerable length of time and each sue
ceeding year finds the membership largely
increased, and harmony reigning supreme.
From the earliest days of this order, con-
servative policy has characterized It and
much has been done to elevate the members
of its order in the estimation of the public
generally. But few labor organizations are
as well cultivated as this. 1t may be
well to remember that all members of that
order are not following the perlous task OF
setting brakes at the present time. In its men,
bership are embraced men who from man
lpulatlng the brake wheel have risen
to important positions in the service of the
various roads. They owe their promotion to
the brotherhood OF Brakemen, and many of
them still retain membership cards in the
order. But the coming convention promises
to be n grand affair. The delegates from
abroad are TO be received by representatives
of the St. Paul lodge, No. 122, and enter
taned by them during the session. The
general headquarters will be opened at the
Clifton hotel in that city tomorrow. To day
special train on the Chicago, st. Paul &
Kansas City, containing 200 delegates, will
leave Chicago for the scene of the meeting
Tomorrow will occur the grand parade, in
which the Order of Railway Conductors,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
members OF tho Switchmen's unions will
take part. The assembly hall, in the capitol
building, has been secured as place for
holding meetings, and the convention will
assembled Tuesday morning for ten-day's
session. Several important measures will
come up, among which will be a revision of
the constitution TO conform to that of the
United Order of Railway Employees, an
organization to be constituted of ali railway
labor unions and brotherhoods. This will be
in keeping with the action of the employees
of the Union Pacific, who have already
adopted articles of federation. The cOnven-
ton will also elect q grand master, two vice
grand masters and two grand trustees. AT
the conclusion of the session grand banquet
will be rendered the guests ut the armory.
The local lodge Will be represented by j. i.
Ryan who will make q strong effort to
secure the next annual meeting of the
Brotherhood at Omaha.
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Billy Jordan is passenger brakeman in
the employ of the Union Pacific. He will
fill higher position soon, or n pledge will be
broken. Billy, by the way, is n nephew of
the well known millionaire, Sidney Dillon.
When Dillon reached Paddock Neb., on his
way from the west TO Omaha about two
weeks ago the train upon which Jordan was
employed was sidetrauked at the depot. In
some way the magnhte learned that his
nephew was on board the latter, and when
his special car was brought to n stand he
rushed out upon the platform and embraced
Jordan, who was clad in the plain habili-
ments of trainman. He then insisted upon
Jordan accompanying, him TO Omaha and
that evening Jordan was the guest OF the
prince of Wall street at the Milard hotel.
The man of millions DEVOTED his entire atten
tion to his guest, and before leaving for tho
east promised that before many decades
Billy Jordan would be filing the envlable
position of travelling passfnger agent on one
of the many roads in which Mr. Dillon is
financially Interested.
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There is something LACKING IN the operat-
ing department of the Wyoming division of
the Union Pacific. For the past month
scarcely day has elapsed that collisions
have not occurred, resulting in some in
stances in the loss of life and the obstruction
of property. The queerest feature OF all is
thau nobody appears to be at fault. Usually
where wrecks are so numerous lnvestiga-
tions FOLLOW, but up to the present time, al
though thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty have been destroyed, no attention has
been given the matter by the general man
agement
Within the past eight months the Sioux
| City & Pacific, otherwise the Ogden Short
| Line, alias the Sioux City & Ogden, has been
| kept before the public through the medium
largely, of the Sioux City papers. AT various
| times advertisements have been inserted
| calling for bids for the construction of differ
ent sections of the road. AT no time, how
ever, have any awards OF contracts been
made, aside from one calling for the grading
| of few miles of road from Sioux City west,
| and one from Ogden cast Between the two
| terminals there is wide gap which promises
| TO so remain for several decades to come, as
far as the projectors are concerned,
| When the project was first an
nounced, matter-of-fact men placed
| but little confidence in the scheme.
| The general opinion, or conclusion reached
by representative men, ontside the project
ors, was that it was either real estate bub-
| ble or that the parties interested conceived
| the idea that they could easily frighten the
| Union Pacific into paying good round sum
| of money for the abandonment OF the enter
| prise. If they started the road under such
| conditions, they have thus far been unSuc-
cessful. When the rumor was put a1oat, by
| one of the prime movers in the scheme, that
| the Union Pacific was desirous of purchasing
| the franchise. and that it had already made
| Overturcs in that direction, all eyes were
| turned toward the new line. But when
| President Adams interpOsed d denial of the
| statements, there came relapse, and the
construction wheels of the Pacific Short Line
have since failed to move Practical rail.
| road men pronounce 1t bubble.
| When Jay Gould, the well known railroad
! magDate and l5O times millionaire, starts
outon a iunketing tour, the eyes of the specu-
lative world are turned upon HIM. The bulls
of Wall street move in uncertainties, and
the bears scamper to their caves. A burnt
child always anticipates danger. So with
the sub-monarchs of Wall street. Many OF
them have learned lessons from Jay Gould
| Russell Sage, who at one time, contested
Mr. Gould IN the bull PIT, was shortly after
ward pedding his stocks on the market
after having paid several millions of dollars
for his little piece of experience. And now
in particular, Jay Gould is closely observed
man. He left New York several days ago
and at present is making tour of the Den
| YER * Rio Grande system. He has stated
that his trip is one OF pleasure, but men whC
have known him for Years claim that he IL
| not touring the west M this season of tht
year for his health The opinion is general
| that he has some big deal on hand but just
the whereabouts of Tascott A statemen
that he Is after the Rie Grande has been ven
tured, but if such be the case, Mr.. GoulC
and his trusted men are alone aware of thu
fact ono
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A few more days and the great question
as to who shall fashion the destiny of TIN
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers fo
the ensuing term, will be settled. The prob
lem involving federation will also have beer
solved On the eve of the meeting, ont
thing is evident, and that is that Georg
| Nroman, OF North Platte, will enter thu
assembly hall with support that can no
| but receive marked consideration. In hi
contest against L. Nj Arthur, for the chief
| ship, he has not even availed himself of tn
opportunity afforded him TO accomplish
| victory by means of setting forth the doc
trine laid down by Chief Arthur on fedora