The morning call., 1890-12-07
RAILROAD NOTES.
i Circular From the Central
Traffic Association.

OF the scheme now being agitated in
Europe to connect New York ana London
by railway line the Railway Age of recent
issue has to say the following:
To connect New York and London by rail II Is
necessary TO build about $500 miles of road
across Siberia To Behring's Strait and thence
down tie coast OF Alaska. This seems vds
Undertaking, and yet remembering that 1t is far
less than the average incrt ase of railway mileage
III The world for many years past IL does not seem
so formidable. An article with map Ill this issue
on "World- Rail- oads' again suggests The posi-.
bllity of The great project and calls attention to
Inc iact that II only 62O miles OF lie line are
baiit yearly II WIN require but fifteen years to
complete the great line enterprise. The distance
from New York 10 London by snch line, which
might he called The Great European Asiatic-
American Railroad Route" Is estimated at ! g.
200 miles. AT The moderate average rate OF
twenty-five miles hour the entire journey
could be made In about iwenty-siX days; but by
The time the great scheme becomes an accom-
pllshed fact much higher speeds than those 10
common, and The run" across The American
continent TO the ley strait and thence through
the width OF Asia and Europe to the British Isles
may perhaps become a matter OF only week or
Ten Gays luxurious journeying Who knows?
Chairman Blanchard of the Central Traffic
Association has issued the following i'm
portant circular regarding the duties of
agents in aiding the ident iication of car
load shipments, billed "orIer-notify':
Tie failure Of agents al junction points to show
on nanlieSts and transfer slips FOR ca.-lOad ship
ments. the original points OF shipments and tie
number ana Initials OF cars In which shipments
were originally loaded is causing serions trouble
TO the delivery lines al destinations and creating
dissatisfaction among cOnsigDeeS. owing TO their
Inability 10 Identity coDsignments by The CIR
numbers mentioned on their Invoices or through
bills Of lading. Agents receiving shipments from
foreign lines al junction points cauuot determine
III all cases whether a transfer has been made or
ftll information gwen Oh billing and transfer
slips, and III many Instances tie omission is not
detected until car arrives at destination, ana
consien'e reports his inability TO identify The
shipments by the adviceS he holds. The iolnt
committee has agreed that such Instructions
should be issued By all lines as viii insure the
furnishing of fun information on transfer mani
tests and agents in billing oul The traffic should
be particular 10 make proper notations on mani
tests in all cases.
Commencing tomorrow another paSSen-
ger train will be run by the Southern Pacific
Company between San Francisco and San
Jose, via Niles, leaving San Francisco daily
at 6:l5 in the morning and arriving in San
Jose at O'clock Returning it will leave
San Jose at :45 in the morning, arriving az
Oakland Mole at 1920 o'clock. in time for
the Atlantic Express, for which connection
this train was introduced.
The order OF the Western States Passen-
ger Association advancing passenger rates
from Chicago to Pacific Coast points after
December 18th applies emily to routes via
ST. Louis. Rates for eastbound travel will
not he affected by the new crder
In response to a prtition from the passen-
ger-train men the Michigan Central has
agreed to increase the wages of passenger
conductors from 500 to $40 per month,
and passenger brakemen from $40 to $50
per month.
President Bliss of the Boston and Albany
road has declined an increase OF pay from
$4,000 to $4,000 per year for the reason
that he does not consider his services worth
more than lie is at present receiving.