The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-27
PersonaI and Current Notes,

C. r. Parker. general agent OF the I'LL
nois Central. was in Chicago yesterday.
II. T.. Clark, ticket agent OF the Frisco
terday.
L =. Spinning. joint ticket agent Of the
Rig Four. and Iron Mountain. was here
c. l.. Hiileary. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Big -Four. was in Cairo.
ILL.,, yesterday.
ID. Bowes. assistant general passenger
agent OF the Chicago and Alton. left last
night for Chicago.
j. n. Faithorn. president Of the Chicago
teriniiiai Association. was among the visi-
tors here yesterday.
bryan Snyder. general Passenger agent
OF the Frisco has returned TO headquarters
from IA trip Southwest.
George Morton, compiler Of the Texas
rate sheet. will leave Tonight for the meet
ing Of rate clerks. to be held at New Or
leans on Monday.
Circulars have been received announcing
tho appointment, Of W. Z. wolfenden as
district passenger dgen; Of the Pers Mar
qnette. at Grand Rapids. Mich.
"A meeting of the Western Passenger
next Thursday. The Immigrant bureau
will hold meeting on Wednesday.
Southwestern lines have granted a one
ana one-third rate for the National frrisa-
tlon Council and annual meeting OF the
vember l9-2i
Division superintenden,s Of the Wabash
held their regular monthly conference yes
t6rddY, with Vice President and General
Manager Ramsey and General Superin-
tendeat II. l.. Magee.
John 7. Dickerscn, general agent of the
Consolidated Railway Electric Lighting and
equipment Company, was here yesterday.
MIR. Dickinson IL enc of tha old-time rail-
road men Of the Southwest.
a special meeting of members of the
Southwestern Passenger Bureau was held
.t headquarters here. and a docket of reu-
tind subjects discussed. A number of out
o!-toWn representatives were present.
The statement was authorized yesterday
by Chairman Coppell OF the Denver and Rio
no truth In the stories limiting at the prob
able retirement of E. 4. Jeffery, the presi-
dent Of the road. at the annual meeting in
this city next month.
1t IL stated officially that the PennSyl-
vania and the Nandalia lines viii. during
the fail and winter, continue to run the
present number OF through trains between
81. Louis and New York. Including the fast
mail. five trains each way daily.
Vice President q. c. Warner Of the Mis-
sonri Pacific arrived at headquarters yes
conference with President George J. Gould
Third Vice President and General Manager
Russell Harding left last night for the
West on an inspection trip.
Samuel A. Abbott. assistant transfer
clerk OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. has been appointed registrar of tho
stocks OF various branch lines in the Penn,
sylvania system. east OF Pittsburg and
Erie, 10 take effect November ], Zoo. He
succeeds Robert ii. Grofg. who has been
transferred TO New York as assistant secre-
tary.
A new device for the consumption or
smoke given of by locomotives has been
invented which is said to give entire sdtis-
faction. 1t is claimed TO be almost perfect.
irrespective OF the moving or standing posi-
ton OF the locomotive. Tho cost OF equip
ping a locomotive with this device Is about
sa5 and when q large engine Is worked 10
its utmost capacity Il Is claimed saving
OF 2S,tJ0 pounds OF coal per month Is et-
fpctgG.