The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-28
Notes.

Western Superintendent Robert Baxter.
If the Baltimore and Ohio, has resigned
and accepted a position with the Union IA
oitic.
u. E. Hurley has been appointed assist
tant superintendent of the Atchison, To-
peka g. Santa Fe, with headquarters at
observation-disclosures Post.
Notice has been given by the Alton road
that it will make a rate of q fare and one
third for the round trip from points in llll-
nois for the state assembly of the Farmers
Mutual Benefit ASSOCIATION to be held at
Springfield, Oct. 20 and q. This action is
taken TO meet the competition OF the Cen
trail Traffic association roads.
August earnings ON the Chicago & North
western road for the present year were the
largest for that month in any year in the
history Of the road. They amounted to
49, 47,148, against s. ,660,57O for the same
month last year, an increase OF $o6,5lo.
The mileage of the road is only twenty
three miles greater now than II was IN 1871;
go that the gain is largely due to increased
traffic and better rates.
Prosperity is now smiling on the Atchi-
son system. For the second week in Sep
tember the gross earnings were S7,906.7 rs. q
gain OF 81, O24. 80 over the same week OF
last year. This il a gain of nearly 10 per
cent. Earnings OF the st. Louis d San
Francisco part of the system show a gain
" II W0CA - sly SA - FN-
cent. This makes ths gains Of the entire
system for the week, $12O.341.
Notice has bsen given Chairman Finley
BY the Rock Island road that it will make \
rate Of a fare and one-third from Peoria to
Washington for the convention Of Chris
tian Workers to be held there Nov. s to
Nov. IL. This action is taken to meet the
competition Of the Central Traffic a%ssocis-
ton roads that have authorized this rate.
Chairman Finley has authorized other
roads interested to do the same.
Commissioner Far mer. of the Trunk Line
association, has sent the following to Chair
man Finley, which the latter has pronul-
gated for the information Of the western
roads: ut has been arranged that
the accounting department. of the
several trunk lines in reporting
ticksts for foreign roads sold at
| reduced rates on certificate plan shall
make a notation showing specific authority
for such rates.. This to say, instead Of not
ing 'certiicate' or delegate on the ticket
the actual name of the convention or meet
ing shall be Riven.'
General Passenger Agent A. G. Dawes, of
the Hannibal d ST. Joe road, has advised
Chairman Finley, of the Western Passenger
association. that he finds he committed an
error in regard to dates for reduced rates
to Goldsboro and Raleigh. Nc. The cir
cular issued by the Memphis road stated
that these tickets would be sold Got. IA and
28 and Nov. II and 25. Since then General
Passenger Agent Lockwood has in
formed him that the proper dates are Oct.
10 and % and Nov. IL and 25, and he has
instructed his agents at Kansas City to sell
tickets on the corrected dates. Chairman
Finley has cancelled the authority formerly
given to competing roads to take similar
action as to the Hannibal d st. Joe on the
trBt-mentioned dates and authorized the
sale of tiokets at a rate OF a fare and q third
forfthe round trip or the corrected dates.