The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-19
RAILROAD NOTES.

The success Of the joint excursion to
Pleasant Reach far exceeded eXpecta-
tions, and is very complimentary to
Chairman G. NJ. Hallstead and his as
sociates on the committee.
| According to reports received by the
railroads of Philadelphia and New
| York, summer travel this month has
exceeded all records. This class of
| traffic is always viewed as rejecting
better trade conditions.
| +. Il. Clark. grand chief conductor
of the Order of Railway Conductors.
who was taken seriously i'll in Elmira
and confined to bed for several weeks,
has entirely recovered, and on Wednes-
day last attended the union meeting in
| New York.
| Some seneless individual started
rumor Saturday night that the Syra-
| cuse excursion train had been wrecked.
Little credence was given to the rumor
| owing to the faith which the people of
this city have In the careful manage
| ment Of the Delaware. Lackawanna
| and Western. but when the train did
| not arrive on scheduled time some of
| the mere timid people. who had rela-
tives aboard, became somewhat anXi-
Gus.
At the annual excursion of the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of
Pittston to Farview last Saturday, two
close and exciting base ball games were
played between teams composed of Le-
high Valley and Delaware. Lackawan-
ma and Western employees. Both games
were won by the Lackawanna men, the
scores being to and to s. Jones
and Clark constituted the battery for
| the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern nine in both games. For the Lee
high Valley. Walker and Finnerty were
in the points In the first game and Nc
Courtney and Walker in the second.
Many of the conductors on the Pitts
| burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago have
been discharged of late, and as no
cause was assigned for their release 1t
Is Il mystery as to whether they are
| suspected Of unfair dealing or whether
| 1t Is because they are members of the
American Railway union. OF late they
have been spotting these conductors In
a rather novel way. The company
sends the different conductors out on
each others runs, and compares the
| receipts with the receipts of the regu-
| lar conductors. and by this means de-
ternine whether the conductors report
all fares correctly or not. As 1t is un-
derstood that this road Is discharging
all its union conductors it is not known
whether it is on account Of the spotting
| or the union that the men are being
bounced.
Erie ticket agents have received Of
| ficial notice that the sale of mileage
books would be resumed on that road
| commencing Aug. 20. The books will
be good for 1000 miles and will sell for
$50. as heretofore. Any one desiring to
purchase a mileage, however. must
make applica ton to the local office at
least three days prior to the date on
| which the book Is wanted. The blank
will be forwarded to the general pas
senger Office. from which all books will
| be issued. The purchaser must deposit
the required $50 when the application
is made. The books will be used quite
different than formerly. The mileage
coupons will be exchanged by the
agent at the starting point for pas
sage ticket which must be signed by
the person and witnessed by the agent
When the passage ticket Is collected by
the conductors, the mileage book must
be shown as a means of identification
The books will be good for one year
from date Of issue as heretofore.