, 1890-12-06
TRACK TALK.
Railroad Matters of More thar
Passing Interest.
The Cheyenne & Northern and the
Cheyenne Shops.
President Dillon of the Union Pa.
ciic Coming West.

cific Coming West.
1t is stated now that no trains on tn
main line OF the Union Pacific railway be
tween Omaha and Ogden are to be take
of.
One train a day each way has been dis
continued between Green River and Port
land. One train a day each way has beeI
taken off between Ogden and Butte. Thi
complies with the agreement with th.
Northern Pacific. which takes off a trail
each way 5etween st. Paul and Portland
One hundred and ferty trackmen OF
the Nebraska division of the Union Pa
cifc have been dismissed. This is de
clared to be the usual thing to do esct
winter when the ground freezes and no.
in any sense connected with the spec
inl retrenchment aow going On World
Herald.
swTTCHNIEN STRIKE.
A special dispatch to yesterdays World
Herald IRON Columbus, Neb.. says: A
strike was called by the s~wltchmen in the
Union Pacific yards in this city last night,
and as a result everything in the yards Is
at a standstill. The cause was the doing
away with a car checker and the adding
Of his work 10 the sWitchmen. Two
crews arrived but refused TO work when
the condition OF affairs was learned.
Freight trains are delayed here, and fur.
Their trouble is anticipated.
CHEYENNE & NORTHERN.
Representative Merrill of Converse
county came in from the North yesterday.
lie states that the connection between the
Cheyenne & Northern and the Fremont,
Elkhorn 4 Missouri Valley will be made
today. The bridge which crosses the
Platte at Bridger's Ferry Is completed
and the track finish to within a mile
OF Fishers station, the connecting point.
SUPERINTENDENT MIDDLETON TALKS.
YESTERDAYS Omaha Bee contains an in
terview with Superintendent Middleton
who said, when questioned concerning
the recent reduction in the shops along
the line
lit was simply in accord with an order
from headquarters for a reduction Of OK
penses. | received an order to reduce the
payroll a certain amount per month and
complied BY reducing the number Of men
in the shops at Omaha, Cheyenne and
other points. Omaha's share was about
1875 men. l understand.
DO o contemplate n further re-
duction2'
II hardly think so. On the contrary,
the force will probably be increased in
the spring, when traffic gets heavier, Or
sooner if we have any severe winter
weather that will seriously impede traffic"
us the rolling stock of the road in a
condition to stand this reduction in the
ranks OF the shopmen?'
The rolling stock of the road is in
pretty good shape just now. We we're
badly hampered for cars and had an i'm.
mense amount of work a few weeks ago,
but that has been remedied. The company
has its coal traffic well IN hand nov and
is IN a position to take prompt care of any
traffic offered :"
Mr. Middleton will return to Cheyenne
this evening He says the machine shops
at Cheyenne have been completed. The
car shops will be finished early in the
and the company will then give
employment to about 700 men in the
shops.
DILLON CoMur'G WEST.
Tho new president OF the Union Pa
cife is expected in Omaha within the
next week. He will make all inspection
of the affairs and condition of the com
pany.
1t is reported that President Dillon's
visit will be followed by the changes in
the Official staff of the road hat have al
ready been decided upon. but have not
yet been announced.
NOTES PERSONALS.
The Chicago & Northwestern has noti-
hed Its Salt Lake Office to ring down the
curtain and dismiss the orchestra Jan. ].
Alex. Mitchell of the Chicago, Milwau-
& st. Paul, and George Yallery of
the o. have been called into Chicago
on official business-for consultation with
a view to following in the wake of the
Chicago & Northwestern, it is said.
Lake Tribune
Bishop Sharp smiled aloud a few weeks
ago, when the assertion was made by the
Boston office the Union Pacific roads
traffic has increased 80 that its profits
were being steadily diminished.
None of the Nebraska trains have been
affected Ly the ordered reduction in train
Of the Union Pacific. except one
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