The Globe-republican., 1899-03-16

RAILROAD NEWS.
"A railroad bulletin announces that al
|gasoline and oil stoves will be taken on;
of the Santa Fe way carr.
The California fruit business is lively
on the Santa Fe At present. from thirty
five to forty carloads passing through
daily.
Engineer Ready has succeeded
Thomas Bainbridge, deceased, on Nos. 3
and between Dodge City and La Junta'
on engine 799.
The Santa Fe has been doing mucl,
grading, putting in new switches, and
new ateel rails Mt Cimarron. o. Hender-
son of La Junta, has been experimenting
the work.
Engineer H. S Shrum has been
transferred from the Pueblo run to the
chain gang service between La Junta and
Dodge City, comprising No. 81 and pas
senger runs Nos. 2 and II.
| The rush OF business is about over on
the A. & p. and they are returning the
borrowed Santa Fe engines, twelve in
number. They will be Overhauled and
then put on the western division between
Dodge City aud Denver.
The Santa Fe will make rate of $50
for the round trip from NJ ssOuri river
points to the National Educational Asso-
citation to be held in Los Angeles In July.
The selling dates will be June 26-28, in
elusive, and July 8, inclusive, with the
final return limit September 4th.
General Superintendent Nudge of
the Santa Fe, has informed the grievance
committee of tho railroad telegraphers
that the Santa Fe will not accede to the
demands of operators for an increase of
y per cent in wages. He said that the
company is willing to make individual
increases, where it could be shown that it
is deserved. Members of the committee
refuse to say whether they will accept
the ultimatum.
The voice Of the various orders Of
railway employees seems to have awakened
the legislators Of many Of the States to-
q true sense of duty. The protests sent
in by the railway men, against any forced
reduction of passenger rates, has appsr-
emily had telling effect, for not State
Legislature has yet dared to enact a two
ceDt-per-mile law, although strong
threats were made by many of them to
do SO at the early portion of the sessions.
The railroad companies of Colorado
have had an unusually severe time bat
thing with the elements in that section
this winter. Heavy snow storms and
disastrous snow slides haYe impeded
traffic with unprecedentedly bad results
The railway companies of the State held
the best Interests and welfare of the citi-
zens along their lines at heart, and for
their sakes more than anything else the
railway officials have courageously en-.
deavored to keep traffic moving
More than 5000 employees of the
railway department Of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad are to be happy
by an Increase in pay. Vice. President
and General Manager Parker. of the
company, gave notice last Saturday that
commencing at once every section hand
and employee Of the roadway department
on every lire Of the 5000 miles of the
big system would have his wages ad-
vanced from to 10 per cent.
The Pullman Palace Car Company
Is now preparing to turn out 4 moderate
grade of sleepers known as the ssordi-
nary" Pullman car, which fact indicates
that the company is anticipating legisla-
ton against the present prices charged
by the company for berths. Wherever
any such action might be taken to regu.
late the prices Of sleeping car berths, the
companies operating in such States could
afford to use the s'0rdinary" sleepen for
the reduced prices
An English court has just decided q
peculiar case which must be of a. much
interest to the travelling public Of America
as to the people of the mother country,
where the railway seat grabber seems to
be as much In evidence as here. A trav-
eler, having occasion to leave the car at
way station for few moments, left his
umbrella on the seat until his return.
Another passenger took the seat and re-
fused to vacate until forci5ly ej=cted.
Counter suits were brought, and the case
was decided In favor of tho original Oc-