Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-30
switch sha.ty Secrets.

]. H. Best. general freight agent of the
Port Arthur Route at Quincy, was in the
city yesterday.
Western lines at their meeting voted
class tickets for homeseekers' excursion.
in the future.
E. B. Rowland. travelling passenger agent
of the Grand Trunk at Chicago. came ur
the incline yesterday and spent the after.
noon on railroad avenue.
G.. B. Brown. master mechanic Of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee Il st. Paul at Dubuque
was in the city yesterday looking over the
1t is asserted that Myron T. Herrick has
been offered the presidency Of the Wheeling
& Lake Erie as soon as his services az
receiver are finished. but that Mr.. Herrick
has declined the offer.
r. W. L%ightburne. Jr.. general freight
agent of the Port Arthur Route. issued the
following circular yesterday: E. B. Wrong,
general travelling freight agent. having ac-
cepted service elsewhere such Office is here
by abolished. and parties corresponding
with Mr.. Wrong will hereafter communicate
with g. =. Holcomb. general agent at Kan
sas City,"
Freight Traffic Manager Grammar. of the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, who con-
Quoted the railroads. case before the in
terstate commission week before
last, reports that an opinion OF the com
mission regarding the legality Of tile 1917
cent corn rate from the Mississippi river
to New York is expected within a few days
A number Of changes on the Rock Island
have resulted from The departure of J. W.
Fftzgibbon. assistant superintendent of
motive power and equipment, who goes
with President Truesdale to the Delaware.
suc:esded to the position vacated by Mr..
Fftzgibbon. w. H. Stocks has been made
master mechanic OF the Illinois division.
with headqIarters in this city, vice Mr..
S;uder. r. D.. Fiddler has been made mas
Ter mechanic Of the Eastern Iowa d.
vision, with headquarters at Rock Island.
The northwestern now il using a new
form of round trip ticket for which 1t Ia
claimed that It Can not be scalped. The
purchaser gets the entire ticket with the
exception of a contract governing the re-
turn passage: This goes by mall to the
agent at destination OF the going trip. The
and have it attached to his coupons be-
fore the return portion Is good for pas
This attachment is rot made until
the agent has satisfied himself that the
person applying is entitled to it. As the
return portion must be used at once. there
is no opportunity OF manipulation by brok-
ers.
A bill has been introduced in the Penn
sylvania legislature regulating the fare to
be charged by corporations operating Sleep
ing cars, palace cars. or dining cars. as fol-
not more than Is cents for the first II
miles. and an additional charge of Is cents
for distances in excess thereof up to $50
miles. and an additional charge of Is cents
" CASh " IttiC lucfc ID Z
for each berth IN a sleeping car, so cent?
for a distance. of $50 miles. and 80 cents for
each additional 100 miles thereafter: for
each seat in a sleeping car. IS cents for the
first $50 miles. and Is cents addItio nal for
the next 200 miles. and . cents additional
for the third 80 miles.
A legislative committee, appointed to In
vestigate TO what extent free railroad
transportation was used by public officials
of Nebraska. has reported that many state
officials. including secretary Of state and
attorney general. habitualiy ride on passes.
with the exception of the oil inspector.
charged the state mileage for their free
trips. Testimony was reported showing that
John F.. Cornell: the auditor Of public ac-
counts. had. during the past two years, for
the use of himself. friends. and relatives.
transportation a~ggregating in value. the
sum Of $1,000; that special trains q been
furnished in some Instances to officials
without charge. for the use Of themselves.
their friends and families; that the ac-
c~ommodations furnished were all that any
person could desire. not only for travel in
Nebraska. hut also In South Dakota: and
that the trips x were not On business
connected with the state, but simply
p!eaSure-junket trips.