The sun., 1890-01-04
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Latest InTsr>atisn OF Istsrsst Fron Al
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A good deal Of interest Is being talren In
this Years annual meeting OF the Employees
Mutual Benefit Association OF the Delaware
LRokawanna and Western Railroad, which
comes of next Wednesday, In Newark.
The delegates will vote upon the establish
mont OF burial fund OF 800 to be allowed
upon the death OF any member. ofncers B. L,
Chaplin and T. NJ. Condit have been busy lately
canvassing the members in favor Of It. The
only objection urged is that the association
has got along nine years without the fund. and
therefore can continue to do 80.
This Is one Of the most nourishing railroad
organizations In the United States, having a
membership Of over 1,600. During the past
year 1t has paid out nearly $4,000 In sick bene-
flts. It costs only 80 cents o month. or SO q
year, membership fees, and In case OF sickness
1t pays a member SO n week for six months.
He may retain his membership after going to
another road, 30 long as he pays his dues.
Each member is assessed ten cents for every
death and the experience OF past years shows
that one-third OF this amount can be paid back
as a rebate, making It cost 6K cents apiece for
each death. Tho average yearly mortality is
about twenty.
No life insurance is paid there 10 another
association on the Lsokawanns for that 30
that the whole expense per capita 10 brought
down to the lowest practical basis. and man
doesn't have to walt until after he dies in order
to get the benefit. 1t costs about $7.25 annu-
ally to belong to ~, and II is therefore probably
tion in the country. It has no high saiaried
officers appointed by the company, as is often
the case elsewhere and membership Isn't COM
pulsory.
Those appointments took effect on Jan. on
the Pennsylvania Railroad: Franklin Duane
assistant Superintendent OF Division &c" vice
y. r. Mehafry. transferred; Alexander II.
eyt VIE ee at
place Of Justas d. Catlin who resigned.
O. A.. Cairns has been appointed assistant
general passenger and ticket agent of the Chi
eago. 8; Paul ~, and On Ran.as Las City kailroad. II
passenger agent OF the same road. Both have
offices In Chicago.
Albert c. Case has resigned as local city pas
senGer agent OF the LehlRh Valley road to 60
Into the real estate business.
Assistant Superintendent F. J. Grifith Of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western has left
seriously Ill for some time with pneumonia.
= Mr.. o, s. Cockey commercial agent, of the
the city to attend the funeral OF his mother at
number Of changes among the agents are
being by the dGgRa and
are now two agents whore there used to be but
one, J. B. Darby will have charge OF the freight
passenger business. George A. Higgins has
been sppoi ted travelling freight agent out Of
M HeT nnd
Cleveland. Assistant General Freight Agent
Whittemore of the Chicago st. Paul and Kan
eas City road has been made general agent at
st. Louis. 1t is said that some changes will
take place nearer home.
Tha o1I puip NJ ha ri RatIr
occupying the block bounded by Forty-fourth
and Forty-third streets, Depew place and Lex
assault from a demolishine gang The lease
OF the New York Central has run out and the
compaPRy has given up the property new
In the Mott Haven yards. The old engine
house was the pioneer Of the numerous rail-
Grand Central station. When it was put up,
nearly twenty five years ago, there were green
fields above Forty-second street.
The TdQuina tOregon) Republican says that
" the Oregon Pacific track is now laid almost.
40 ene ia t6a aS 70 me
summit OF the Cascades this winter 30 as to be
ready when spring opens TO push on down the
east side. and across the plains Of central Ore
Ron. This road Is an Oregon road and will do
more, to develop the State than any other rail-
The report Of the Railway Commissioner Of
Maine says that nearly ZOO miles of road has
Sn mens. the ni
corporations have been organized the Kenne-
bee Central and the Georges Valley, Much
OF the earnings have fallen of and stocks de-
preciated. the general returns show more than
an ordinary increase In earnings.
A milk traffic war seems to be imminent be-
tween the Erie and the Ontario and Western
the Delaware La Savanna and Western road DAD
on the ether BY mutual understanding
among the , Pri1cipaI c9%mDaVRes % Vie engaged IN
rate OF freight has long been maintained at the
uniform charge Of 50 cents per forty-quart can.
Erie the New York Central, the West Shore.
the Ontario and Western. the Susquehanna
oI the SsW eFan and dbee 5
lower rate. Among the latter was the Della
ornerS ran mix @ trains es0 on its NOR MOTIFS S aSd
Essex division. and in New Jersey only,
about Two 1eaTs & ago the DelSWare ear and Lack
yond It's old limit at the Delaware River into
the. wide and productive milk producing
and central New York. 1t began running milk
trains on its Buffalo. Syracuse Utica. and Rich
dan Fom New Te Fesu
was that its milk traffic sprang quickly into
extraordinary prrop69rtiSSns, pr p6raS from former
like i.5OO cans day, The extension Of its
YORK brought it into close competition with
the Erie and Ontario and Western roads for
the large and lucrative business OF that region.
and, having the advantage OF lower shipping
rates it got the better OF it's rivals In the strug
gle for business.
The rival roads have naturally peen restive
under this condition Of things. They now
charge that when the Delaware and Lacka-
wanna officials were demonstrated with In re-
gard to the unfair terms OF competition. they
promis ed to raise the rate on their line on Jan.
to the uniform rate maintained on other
roads OF thirty-hve cents per can. II the Della
wa, and Lackawanna officials made any such
promise they failed to keep It, Whereupon. on
that date, both the Erie and Ontario and West |
ern roads Issued notices to milk shippers OF q |
cut In rates over their respective lines. to take
effect Jan. 4, to the Delaware and Lackawanna |
figures Of thirty-two cents per can. So the !
matter now stands The action of other roads |
and further DEVELOPMENTS in the struggle for
growing milk traffic are awaited with interest. |
General Manager Howards accession 10 |
The New York and New England Railroad at |
:he last annual election has already been PRO
iuctiye Of numerous changes. Manager VIII |
lam p. Shinn made two divisions out of tho |