The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-06-20
THE RAILROAD.
ADOPTS THE TRAINGRAMS.

ADOPTS THE TRAINGRAMS.
General Superintendent Allen, of
the NJ, X. u T., has issued circular
adopting the train telegram method
recently suggested and put in use by
General Manager Frey, of the Santa
Fe. All messages of no great i'm
portance written after I p. H., will
heieaf,er be forwarded as train mail
This order only prevails when said
mail can he delivered by 9 a. IN. the
next day. This will greatly alleviate
the burden of company operators,
who, during the day, have much
sending to do. The wires are now
used unnecessarily to a certain extent
by messages of little consequence
which can be delivered in ample time
the next day and receive proper at
tention. The envelope used is distln-
guished from other train matter by its
color, and will be intrusted to agents
and baggagemen for delivery. Tele-
grams, or train kilograms, as they are
called, is certainly boon to operators
and messeDgers.-Prsons Sun.
TAKES CHARGE TOMORROW.
First vice-president and general
manager Purdy and traffic manager
ID. Miller of the NJ, X. Il T. will
complete their tour of inspection Of
the Texas system to-day. To-day is
also the day named by Mr.. Miller for
Mr.. James Barker, late of the MOnon
route, to take charge of the passen-
ger department of the katy" to
succeed Capt. A. Faulkner. No cir
culars have as yet been issued to that
effect, Mr.. Barker has not arrived in
st. Louis and Capt. Faulkner
is yet in charge of the
department, but it is presumed that
the formality of turning over the Office
to Mr.. Barker will be made this after
noon. Capt. Faulkner, who is highly
esteemed in railroad circles through
out the country, Immediately after he
is relieved, will depart for Houston,
Texas, where he will spend some
months ON his ranch. During his
connection with the Houston Central
he acquired quite a handsome fortune
and it is hardly probable that he will
accept position with any railroad
company for few years until he has
had an opportunity to recuperate.
IFGOULD HAD LIVED.
If Jay Gould had lived five years
longer he would have. been the means
of inaugurating a movement through
out the west to take care Of the old
railroad officials who have grown gray
in the service and are now no longer
able to manage the affairs of large
railroad corporation. General Super
intcndent Magee Of the Wabash, in
discussing the retirement Of old rail-
road officials said to the Post Dispatch
Il have no doubt that if Mr.. Gould
had lived he would have followed the
course on his roads that is
now practiced in the east. For
instance, in this age when
railroad officials has devoted his
whole life in the interest of railroad
and becomes broken down in health,
he is compelled to step down and out
to make room tor more active man.
Of course, a railroad official necessari-
ly has to present more or less activity,
and it is wise to have an active man
at the head of the departments, but
/ have always thought that the old
timers should be made q fixture in
the Offices of the road for which they
have performed yeomanservice in by
gone days. Two or three roads in the
east have made changes Of more or
less importance during the past FIVE
years, but the management has hit