Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
Railroad Notes.

D. Walker, district passenger agent Of the
Alton. Chicago, was here yesterday.
H. U. Nudge. general superintendent of
the Santa Fe. Topeka, was in Kansas City
yesterday.
A meeting of the trans-Missouri freight
rate Committee will be held at the Coates
House Tuesday.
Smith branch Of the Pittsburg & Gulf. and
operation to Fort Smith by April 20.
c. B. Cleveland has been appointed gen.
eral agent Of the freight and passenger de-
City Of Mexico. He has heretofore been
general agent Of the Port Arthur & Mex
lean Steamship Company in that city.
The estimated gross earnings of the en-
PACIFIC railway. both east and west of
1898. are i,462, SIS: Increase as compared
w. es5a ess estimated earnings lot March, 1897
The katy" has announced a rate Of one
fare for the round trip from Kansas City
ton Of Plumbers. which will be held at
from San Antonio, Tex, April IL. Side trips
from San Antonio to Monterey for s., and
to the City of Mexico for SIS. will be al
lowed.
A joint proposition has been made to the
Milwaukee road by both the Pullman and
Wagner sleeping car companies that it ad-
vance the rates In its compartment cars
from 81 to $3.50 per berth. The road has
taken the matter under Amusement and
will advise the companies later of it's de-
cision.
The Memphis will this morning carry out
Of Kansas City a trainload Of mules for
the Spanish government, to be transported
to Cuba: A railroad man yesterday sug-
gested that the Memphis had carried the
United states troops and guns. food for the
starving Cubans and mules for the Spanish
army out Of Kansas City, pretty near COW
ering the field from both a sentimental and
a revenue standpoint.
All the freight representatives of the Still
well lines will meet in the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Trust building, at Seventh and
Wyandotte. tomorrow. Captain NJ. L.:
Scoville,. assistant general freight agent of
the road. at Shreveport. La. will be here
to-day. and the other freight representa-
burne. general agent Of the company at
New Orleans, will arrive tomorrow morn
ing.
Under the present arrangement for the or
ganizaticn Of the Western trunk line COM
mittee. as a successor to the Western joint
trafhc bureau, the office of F.. c. Maegley.
reau here, is to be abolished April Is. This
bureau has heretofore represented the old
western Freight Association. the South
western joint traffic bureau and the trans
Missouri freight rate committee. 1t is like
ly that before April Is some arrangement
VII Pc made for a continuance Of Mr..
dropped.
The Katy has given notice of with
draWal from the Western weighing and in
withdrawal Of the Missouri Pacific from the
Southwestern weighing and inspection bu-
real The Southwestern bureau was dis
banded in order to force the P%ittsburg &
Gulf out. the lines taking the Initiative ex-
pecting to reorganize the bureau without
the membership of the Gulf road, which
had been boycotted by the other lines. The
Southern Pacific. Texas & Pacific and Mis-
souri, Pacific refused to enter the bureau,
and IT Is no longer in existence. 1t is
not cause the disarmament of the Western
weighing and inspection bureau unless 9TH
er lines should join it in withdrawing.