Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-09-23
TRACK TALK.
Trainmen's Dav at the Worlds Fair-Other
Railway News.

Trainmen's Dav at the Worlds Fair-Other
Railway News.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men has perfected program to be
observed Oct. IS, trainmen's day at
the Worlds fair. The evening of
Oct. y there will be bali and re
ception in the Second Regiment ar
mory. Washington boulevard and
Curtiss streets. Mayor Harrison
will be among the speakers. John
tinlayson of Mt. Carroll. H., aged
50, and j. $. Davidson. aged 81, of
SteilartOn. Nova Scotia. said to be
the oldest conductor and locomotive
engineer, respectively. in the world,
will be present These two men ran
a train over 80 years ago pulled by
Sampson. the locomotive now on eN-
hibition at the Worlds fair. 1t is
the intention of the trainmen to have
Sampson steamed up and let Messrs.
Finlayson and Davidson take one
more ride. though OF necessity Il
short one. on their old-time locOmO-
Give. John Kay. chairman, and Guy
Williams, secretary, are preparing
for the entertainment of -. 900 train
men.
General Track News.
A flat car costs $3.50, fiat bottom
coal car S475, a box car 5000. stock
car $500, refrigerator car $500.
caboose 800. iiftv-foot mail and
baggage car S., 800. a iirst-clasS coach
$500 4 first-class Pullman car $15,-
900.
In railroad accidents last year p
600 employees were killed and 26,14O
injured. OF these, 415 were killed
and 9,341 injured while coupling or
uncoupling cars. and 59S were killed
and 3,191 injured by falling from
trains and engines.
Judge Allen. in the United States
circuit court has appointed c, II. Bos-
worth. Of Springfield. and f. EllerY
Anderson. OF New York. receivers of
the jacksonville Southeastern rail
road. Bosworth is general manager
OF the st. Louis X Chicago road.
Under new revival of an old rul-
ing of the postotlice department. rail
carry narsops NOT nronerir autbor
izrd and nossod in tbeir railway nos
t,I cars This has bnen done in tbe
past in 4 good many cases, and in
this manner the railroads have lost
fares for which they should have been
paid. The new ruling. however.
goes several steps further, and SAYS
that even duly authorized and
passed postal clerks are not to be car
ried in ears unless they are regularly
on duty on that part of the line.
The railroads have little to COM
plain of in the way of passenger bus
mess these days. nj least the business
being done in this line should have a
tendency to sidctrack complaints.
The systems. both east and west,
have Jared well, and the good times
have not passed. The Iowa roads
have had their hands full the past
few days carrying thousands to the
World : fair. and they Will be money
IN pocket by returning them IL Is
estimated 'hat 2o,oo9 people from
'hat S'atF were e"rrieu 10 Chica@o TO
attend tne iowa uay celG oratlon'
hNth III th' "'e '"le which pre-
vailed TINS means snug sum Tor the
roads
I"'"' N"'eS'
hlusleE MacNi oI 'he burlington
i on loI " It" ""e ieCie''loH'
VIII street ana fre" iiillier are IN
Cnica%o viewing 'he S'@"'S at 'he
lalr'
r. w. Hieli'l"u MS Sone 20 'he
lalr' anu Ill 'he iiCai 'llhe MlIl"t
o"S''' '' ~" u, ,'' ~
fred IoPP OF 'ht Y once I"rce Is
back again al ms desk a1ter pleas
ant vacation spent at Chlcag"-
Rube Kanc's smiling face is once