Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-08-24
Railroad Notatlons,

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HENRY SLE1GHT.
.. Railroad Notatlons.
The $500" railroad is sinking an arte-
sian we'll at Kuhn.
An extra force has been put on, says
the Minot Journal, and the track laying
on the 500 is being pushed ahead at the
rate Of five miles per day. It is their aim
to finish IN five more days.
The Tribune SAYS that the cars of rock
in the Northern Pacific yards at Bis
marck are being daily decreased in num-
Der, and the contents from time to time
dumped into the river where the riprap
ping is done.
Pierce Blewett: What is the matter
with buying Northern Pacific railroad
lands with preferred stock at Is cents on
the dollar? Why is not that good in
veetment in North Dakota?
Lewis Moore, foreman of the night
crew at the freight depot, has been laid
off temporarily during the slack season
Of business. A Mr. Wheeler will occupy
position in the office and combine cler-
ical duties with the night work.
A smash up took place on the 500 rail.
road about a mile west of Minot Sunday
evening. An east bound construction
train returning empty from the front,
ran into a train standing on the main
line, loaded with construction material.
No one was hurt, though about dozen
cars we're broken into ndling wood. It
is said that the accident occurred by
there being no signal ght out.
The Northern Pacific receivers have
officially announced the appointment of
J. w. Kendrick as general manager of
the Northern Pacific and s. r. Ainslie
general manager Of the Wisconsin Gen.
trail, G. & N. P. and G. & @. terminals.
General Manager Kendrick has ANNOUNCE
ed that all officers and employees will be
continued az heretofore until otherwise
ordered.
J. W. Taylor, claim agent of the North
ern Pacific, has been notified of several
losses by prairie fires west of Mandan.
He will leave to look after the claims
next week and expects to visit the local
tiles in person on horseback, as the fire
ranged over billy and broken country
where there are no roads and where the
property is mostly of a stock and graz
ing character.
Should the present rate Of track laying
continue, the extensions OF the $500"
and the Canadian Pacific will effect a
junction about Aug. 20. Only about 1s
or 20 miles now intervene between the
extensions Of the Canadian Pacific and
the 500. Should the junction be effected
by Aug. 20. it will be in advance of the
time promised by President Van Horne,
who did not agree to complete the work
before about Sept. ].
The cut on Northern Pacific salaries,
which was announced soon after the ap-
pointment OF receivers, has been further
officially announced. The railroad boys
now understand the situation and are
making the best of it. Many men expect
to see the cut extended to every en-
ploye, no matter how small his present
wages. This has not yet been announced
and may not be, and the Northern Pacific
will be gratefully remembered by its
working force If the necessity fo- this
cut is avoided.
AS was expected, the Northern Pacific
receivers have ordered a reduction in
salaries Of employees of the road. Salaries
from $1,000 to $4,000 are to be reduced
10 per cent; salaries from 5000 to slO,-
600 to be reduced Is per cent, and sala-
RES above $4,000 to be reduced 25 per
cent. This out will not affect the men
getting less than 800 month, and is a
less cut than the Great Northern, which
reduced the wages Of the lowest as we'll
as the highest paid of the men.
A circular has been ssued by the re-
ceivers Of the Northern Pacific announc-
ing appointment Of officers of the road.
Mr.. Kendrick, who was appointed acting
general manager, has been made the gen
eral manager and all the officers remain
the same. It looks as il there were to be
no changes whatever, except in regard to
labor and other outlays,
and that the affairs Of the Old Pioneer
line are to remain in charge Of the same
men as at present. This is of course
highly satisfactory to the present force
Of employees.