The morning call., 1893-09-06
RAILROAD GOSSIP.
Protective Plan Against
Strikes Fails.
Railroad Day at the Worlds Fair to
Be Big Event-Red Men Off
for the East.

Great preparations are being made by
railroad men all over the country for the
celebration of railroad day at the World s
Fair. Septem ber Is. and for this occasion
lower rates are promised from nearly all
roads The day chosen will be the sixty
third anniversary of the opening of the
London and Manchester Railway, which
was the first railroad to be constructed.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, G. B. Roberts.
Charles F. Mayer. E. II. Jeffrey, w. G.
Van Horne, and other prominent railway
magnates, nave been invited to deliver
addresses on the occasion. Railroad man
ayers have generally been asked to CO.
operate to the extent of permitting as many
Of their officials and employees as can be
spared to be present.
A special car filled with Red Men went
from this city last night bound for Des
MOines. lowe, where the annual meeting
ot the Grand Council of that order is to be
held, commencing Monday, September Ii.
The officials In the party were G. w.
LOWE, }. W. Maher, Fred Brandt and
Henry A. Chase. and the route was over
the Rio Grande Western.
F. T.. Shearer. central route excursion
manager. from Chicago. is in the city.
w. II. Hamilton, coast freight agent OF
A meeting of general managers of all
roads in the country was called in Chicago
last week with view of bringing about
the organization of national general
managers association or separate Organi-
cations in the various sections of the
country, so al to 0e able to act unitedly
when strikes or other troubles should re-
suit. In case of strike on any one road
il is proposed that all roads share in the
loss sustained by such company. As in a
similar meeting held before. the general
managers OF all the prominent Eastern
roads were absent and a number of the
Southern and far Western lines were un-
represented. The impression seems to
prevail among Eastern and other railroad
managers that certain roads which are be-
lieved TO be in bad shape and anticipate
trouble with their men were anxious to in
volve the more solid roads and which an
tlcIpate no trouble in complications that
would do them no good. As consequence
the meeting adjourned without action.
The San Francisco and Oakland City
Passenger Association meets. to-day at 2
p NJ, when the Alton matter and other im-
portant subjects will be considered.
Some indication OF the present travel
may be given by the statement that on one
train OIL Sunday over 200 secOnd-claSs pas
sengers came in over the Southern Pacific
road. Eight sleepers went out over the
same road TO Ogden on Monday night, and
al! lNe ITanSCOntInenial ROADS are DONG a
lively business. Eight carloads of passen-
gers will comprise the Phillips excursion
out OF Sacramento to-day.
The Southern Pacific has issued circu-
lar to shippers Of racehorses and other
bioOded stock. Offering special induce
ments and facilities by way of that route
in the transportation of stock from this
State to Eastern destinations.
Referring 10 the resolution recently
adopted by the Western Passenger Asso-
citation that the S25 frst-class and SIS
secoDdclasS rates made bv the Union Pa
cific from all Missouri River points TO
Helena, Butte, Spokane, etc, may be used
as basng rates bv the lines east of the
Missouri River. Chairman Caldwell an
nounces that an agreement has been
rea ch-d tu the effect that the $50 first-elass
and S25 secOnd-class rates from Chicago 10
Helena. Butte, Spokane and Portland
may apply under the above resolution via
all Missouri River gateways as well as via
st. Paul.
Samuel NJ. Ewing, who for several years
has done reportorial work for local papers,
Yesterday morning entered the employ of
the Southern Pacific COMPANY and is now
identified with the claims department of
that corporation.
ID. A. Smith has been appointed ticket
agent for the San Francisco and North
Pacific road. with headquarters at New
Montgomery street. under the Palace Ho-
tel, vice W. II. Mention, resigned.