The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-03
RAILROAD NOT ES.

The contracts of the Pullman Company
with some of the largest roads in the
country are liable to terminals shortly,
and it is the general impression that they
the companies. The Pullman has tax en-
advantage OF the necessities of some roads
and has driven so hard a bargain with
them that there has been profit for the
Pullman Company, while the road has
been loser. 1t is thought that the Pull
man will have to make concessions or
abandon some of its routes.
The Morris and Essex Lodge of the Ia
dependent Order of Railway Conductors
Is in state Of collapse Matters have
not been thriving in the lodge Cor some
time past. nor has the order grown in
power or increased in membership as its
founders thought it would. Its mem ber-
ship is confined to a few lodges in The
East The Independent Order was the
result of a split in the National Order
two years age, when the Western lodges
insisted upon the adoption of clause to
compel the members to strike when so
ordered by the National officers. Last
week when the Morris and Essex con-
ductors of the Independent Order met in
Hoboken there was o lively time. The
feeling of discomfort which has prevailed
but has been suppressed for some time
broke out. The members gave express
sion to their dissatisfaction with the
union, and concluded by handing in their
designations. About twenty members re-
sigued. The majority OF the ID. L. 81 w.
| r. r. conductors do not belong to the Iu-
| dependent order. These, with the con-
ductors who resigned, propose to organ
| ize a new order.
| Brakemen and baggagemasters belong
| ing to Lodge No. 2l9, of the Order of Rail-
way Trainmen, have been protesting for
| some time past against the heavy ASSESS
ments levied upon them every month.
| Some of the members threatened to re-
| sign il tho assessments continued to be
| heavy. The assessment for this month
| was five dollars. This was the straw
which broke the camel's back. At the
| meeting on Tuesday night there WAS a
| great deal of protestation and the upshot
| of the matter was that the following
members esigned:-Messrs. Harry Day,
| Eugene Rush, Eeward 'Schiehe, James
| Greenhalgh. Edward Cummings and
George Smith. 1t reported that there
is discomfort over the same cause among
the members of the Ftremen's Brother
hood. The assessments this year have
been heavier than heretofore and the
members can i'll afford to keep up with
| them. The fact that the employees OF the
| D., L. & w. Railroad have strong and
powerful organization in the Mutual Aid
Association makes them regard the other
organizations with an indifference which
they could not feel if the Mutual Aid did
not exist.
1t is said that special train on the
Philadelphia & Reading road made mile
in 80 9. 5 seconds on Thursday and five
miles in minutes 26 As seconds; ten
miles iu minutes and 10 seconds, and an
average Of 43 seconds per mile. The fast
est mile was at ninety mile an houl
rate, if the report is authentic. There
were two ordinary coaches and heavy
private Pullman used by President Nc
Leod, who was aboard with party o.
friends. Mr. Mcleod claims that the en-
gine, No. 2O6, broke the worlds record
for fast railroading.