Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
Condition of Sidney In Connection
With the Union Pacific.
THE eRoTHHRHooD's CHIEF.
The Meeting of the Union Pacific
rectory--Deprcssion in the Grain
Market-How lie Failed TO
Catch No. 3, Etc.
Sidney Dillon.

vail iOrh uds iOSJ lNS peTpcuulCuluTlOys bub
he is yet active, and devotes his time, as
usual, to securing the almighty dollar When
MIR. Dillon visited Omaha Ave years ago he
was the president of the Union Pacific But
his faction was overpowered, and he was
relegated the rear ranks. He is n heavy
stocknolder in the company and director,
but he has lost his prestige, aud, 1t is said,
that MIR. Ames regards it as matter of cour-
tesy when no consults him concerning i'm
portant steps to be taken by the COM
pany. An individual who claims to
have some knowledge OF the feeling
between Ames and Dillon said concerning
statements made by the latter in a recent
in terview published In The BEE: ~ think
| that Mr.. Dillon was sincere when he said he
knew nothing of the Fort Worth deal, the
union depot project and such things. The
fact is that Ames and Adams ignore him
entirely. They are backed by nearly three
| fourths of the directors, and can run
through any move they may desire without
| his support. Everybody knows that when
Dillon was in power he poured hot lead INTO
the Ames element every time an 'r-
| tunity presented itself. He was unscrupu-
| lous, overbearing and vindictve. The Ames
| element little expected any favors from his
| hadd and received but few. Nearly every re-
| quest was ignored, and, when it was not, was
accompanied by unreasonable delay. Now
things are just the opposite, and MIR. Dillon
| can appreciate the difference between being
| crowned and crownless He is being paid
back in the same coin, and every denomina-
| tion of it is up to the standard in weight.
| The fact that Dillon knows nothing OF the
| Fort Worth deal does not surprise me in the
least If Ames decides TO carry out this
move he can do so without Dillon's support
| or sanction"
~
Two weeks from Wednesday next the
| Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will
| meet at Denver for the purpose of electing
| officers for the ensuing year, and also for the
purpose OF considering the plan of federation
| of railway employees and the knights
of Labor. The meeting promises to
| be interesting, owing to the fact
that there will be two powerful factions, one
| favoring federation, the other opposed to il.
| The former will be headed by George Nro-
| of the grievance committee involving the
engineers on the entire Union Pacific system;
| the latter will be marshaled by i. M.
| Arthur, the present chief of the brother
| hood. Vroman Is a staunch advocate of fed
| GRAFTON; Arthur is just the reverse The
| former believes that the interests of all rail
| way employees can best be subseryed by COM
bining the strength of each order, and by
| reducing factions to one solid body; the
latter is of the opinion that the brotherhood,
| within itself, is sufficiently strong to uphold
its rights. With this wide difference of
| opinion u clash is inevitable. Some Of the
effected there will be split in the ranks
| IL is generally conceded that Vroman will
| enter the convention with the entire sup
| port of all members west of the Missouri
| river. While this will be of material mo-
| ment, it will yet represent minority, and if
| Arthur be fortunate enough TO hold the
| eastern factions together, he will have II
| strong working majority When the ques-
| ton as to VINO would succeed Arthur first
came up, the line was drawn largely on the
| residence of the aspirants; but, since the
| Union Pacific employees amalgamated, the
| bone of contention is federation or no fedora
| tion. Vroman is regarded strong man. and
| his constituency feels confident that he vii!
be elevated to the chefship.
| ~
Owing to the depression in the grain mar
ket but little of this commodity is being
| moved ut the present time. An attache OF
| the Omaha grain company states That not
only is the market weak and inactive in the
| principal parts, but that rates are compare
lively high, and that unless "a change OF some
| kind is made the farmers of Nebraska as
| rule have signiiied their intention to hold
their products for better prices. IL is
thought that the export crop in corn alone
/ will reach about Ii, 100000 bushels, and per-
| haps more. The Shipment of small grain
| will be fully as heavy us last year, and the
quality will, it is thought, grade strong No. B.
| ~
Some people are continually meeting with
misfortune and disappointment i'll their pill
grimage through life.
The other day an individual carrying a
huge carpetsack staiked into the union de-
pot and turning to Colonel Hackett, VINO pre-
sides over the news stand, inquired: "Not
time dos dot naxt drain go vest!, Colonel
| Hackett consulted the depot chronOmeter
| and then his own 'key-wnder," AMI in
formed the iugusitor THAT No. would de-
| part in about twenty-five minutes. The old
gentleman deposited his outht III the door
way and sat down in an adjacent cavity
| awaiting the arrival of No The time for
| the train TO arrive was reached, and prompt
as time itself, the 'overland' steamed into
the depot. The platform was soon thronged
| with people, all endeavoring 10 make the
train. The old gentleman hitched onto his
carpetpag ana meandered along the rusty
planks towards the engine. He surveyed
the machine carefully, and then Withdrew tu
the waiting room, taking up IA stand as oc'
fore in close proximity to the doorway.
..All aboard" shouted the conductor. "All
aboard for Columbus, Grand Island. Norli
Platte Cheyenne, Laramie, Denver, ogden
and ali points West,n cried out Depot Oficer
Chamberlain. The engineer drew his lever,
ana the train moved away. Shortly after
ward Colonel Hackett observed the indiVld,
ual in question: and asked MN why ne uli
not take the train, when he replied; dot
vos not number tree. dot vos ate-hundredt
und zeyen" He took the number of the en-
CINE to be the train number ana got left.
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II is a question Just now as to who is the
bigger man, CHAIRMAN flniey, VI 0tio iTdhs
Missouri association, or Traffic Manager
Mellen, OF the Union Pacific. Fol
some time constrained relationship
has existed between the two, which Il
traceable to the action of the Union Pacific
in combining with the Alton, thereby max
ing the rate on frst-class limited tickets ~
between Chicago and Denver. At this time
, Chairman Finley slapped on the line pre-
scribed 500, on both companies, ''foi
iiagranty violating the passenger tariff or
! through business" Mr.. Mellen claimed
thar inasmuch as his road main
tanned its proportion OF th'
through rate IL was not Suolec
10 a fine and protested against the enforce
ment OF the chairman's ruling. the Unlor
Pacific appealed 10 Chairman Walker, who
has as yet failed To make an open ruling m
the case, but in roundabout way sustained
Chairman Finley. since that time harmony
has not prevailed to any great extent IN the
; | meetings of the association, aud 1t Is stated
/ that tho matter may culminate In the UnlOI
Pacific refusing to recognize Chairman
Finley in the premises. Mr.. Meller
has already placed himself on record as hay
| ing the belief that Finley has no authority "
| make or unmake rates, and that as far as TIN
| Union Pacific is concerned, lie WIN not ~
permitted TO do so. Those OF the railway
| officials who have known Mr.. Mellen for
long time state that he is an angel IN time
peace but a whole regiment in time OF war
| and should the chairman OF the Trans