The morning news., 1891-12-19
RAIL AND cRossr1E.

marty 20 out, General Manager Green will
90 out, and that Mr. Cecil Gabbett will re-
ceiye the appointments as general MANAGER
of the Richmond and DanyiIle system. IL
was also heard that Supt. McBee of the
Central would also go out and that Can't w
W. Starr would be appointed superiu-
tendent Of the Central Should these
changes take place there will follow. of
course many other changes in the minor
departments. 1t may be right hard to be-
among the outs but it is long ways
from being entirely comfortable among the
'ins' in railroad circles these days.
The state bureau of labor statistics has
just flushed the advance sheets Of some in
teresting statistics of railroad labor in COL
orado. The result discloses that there ara
4.5465l miles OF railway lines in the state.
The assessed valuation of the various lines
is $50, ,035. .2l5 GA. There are 1889 persons
employed IN this state In various occupa-
tions incident to railway service. There Ia
SO, ,52S. 500 81 in cash distributed every wear
in Colorado as a grand total disbursement
of wages paid by the various RAILWAYS
During the year there have been only two
strikes of employees in Colorado. One
was a sympathetic strike Of Burlington
switchmen on April 10 to sustain the
Lincoln switchmen. 1t was unsuccessful.
The other was the strike of the Union Pacific
brakemen at Trinidad. April /, TO increase
pay. It was successful. The average
monthly wages paid in the various branches
of employment of railway labor: Train
service-Engineers $l20 to $3.50; firemen
S75 to $95; conductors Cpassenger) 800 to
1920; freight, SS5 to 500; brakemen, $6S to
$95. Telegraph service-Dispatchers S1O5
to S125: operators. $50 to $50. Station
agents-Largest stations, 1925 to $l75;
smaller, $40 to $50. Clerical labor ia Maid
from $50 to $3.50 per month, and is the poor
est paid Of the service. This is on account
Of the great number of clerks who come to
Colorado for their health, and in order to
secure positions work for barely enough to
live on.
The acquisition of the Wilmington, Chad,
bourn and Conway railroad adds fifty-one
miles more of roadway to the Atlantic
Coast Line, that being the length of the
road from Conway. Horny county, South
Carolina TO Hub Tor Buffers mill in Co.
lumbus county, North Carolina. The
Line at Chadbourn and the Wilmington.
Columbia and Augusta railroad tifty-three
miles from the city of Wilmington. That
portion of the track from Chadbourn to
Hub, a distance of eleven miles, Is entirely
new, having been completed within the
past twelve months.
Cincinnati Enquirer In regard to the re-
ported shake-up to soon occur on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad,
comes rumor that will be equally interest
ing TO the railroad men of the country. 1t
is 10 the effect that President and General
Manager j. G. Clarke OF the Mobile and
Ohio railroad will resign, his purpose being
to retire to private life. The rumor has al
ready named his successor as general man
ager, in the person of General Superintend-
ent Daniel McLaren. also of the Mobile and
Ohio.
A good story is told of a president Of a
railroad in Illinois and how he obtained q
pass over the Great Northern rail way from
President Hill. The gentleman walked
brusquely into Mr.. Hills private Office and
said he would like to see President Hill.
Mr.. Hill Informed the caller that he was
talking with the parsonage he was seeking,
whereupon the stranger asked in blunt
tones for an annual pass. II have sent you
a pass and think ought TO have one," he
said. Mr.. Hill questioned the fellow rail-
road president about his road and found
that it was only thirteen miles long. The
man who controls one of the largest rail-
road systems in the country hardly thought
that a pass was due to the president of
thirteen-Inile road. ''Y our road" he re-
piled, seems to be rather short. And we
nave SO IudHy CdIlS lOT EsbSeb AFOIn OFFICIALS
of small roads that | don't see how we can
grant them" "Well. exclaimed the vIs-
itor, my road may not be quite as long as
yours. Mr, Hill, but, by gosh, its just as
wide" The argument was unanswerable,
and tho man who is president of a road as
wide as the Great Nortaen got the pass he
wanted.
An item has been going the rounds of the
press to the effect that the Queen and Cres-
cent trains no longer stopped at Boyce,
near Chattanooga, for the interchange OF
passengers with the Western and Atlantic.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Hard
wick, of the Richmond and Danville, says
chat this is a mistake, as the report has
been denied by telegram from General
Passenger Agent Edwards, Of the Queen
and Crescent.
A change Of schedule of the Central rail-
road between Savannah and Augusta will
go into effect tomorrow. The night train
now leaving Augusta at $50 O'Clock will
leave instead at IL: :35 O'Clock, arriving in
Savannah at the same time as at present,
6:S0 a. m. This is done to make close con-
nections with the eastern travel Is will
shorten the time by the night train from
Augusta to Savannah about two and three
quarter hours, which Is saved in the wait
at Millen.
The Richmond and Danville has abolished
extra fares on its ''limitedn between New
Orleans and New York, via Atlanta and
Washington. Beginning Sunday, fares on
the vestibule trains will be the same as on
other regular trains. This will amount to
considerable saving to the travel, as the
extra fare between Atlanta and Washing
ton amounted to 81 A further improve
ment in the service will be made by run
ming the trains through TO New York
instead of stopping at Washington as ct
present. A through Pullman car is now
carried from Washington to Augusta by
this schedule, and if the travel warrants it
will be extended shortly to Savannah.
A change OF schedule will 60 into effect
on the South Bound tomorrow. Train
No. IL will leave Columbia at a, m. and
Will arrive at Savannah one hour later
than before. The train going north will
leave Savannah at $50 g. M, and will ar
rive in Columbia at 2 p. m.
1t is rumored in railroad circles that the
consolidation Of the East Tennessee, Vir-
glnia and Georgia and Queen and Crescent
railroads will be completed shortly and the
TWO roads placed under one management,
instead OF being operated under separate
managements, as at present. IL this is done
lne headquarters of the East Tennessee,