Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-15
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

Engineers on the Santa Fe have been
instructed to see that their engines make
no unnecessary noise while in or passing
through towns.
mission ruled that all Texas lines must
keep bulletin boards at the depot, upon
which shall be kept proper information
as to the movements of regular passen-
ger trains.
The Chicago & Alton has decided to
award prizes every six months TO its
conductors. engineers. firemen. brakemen
station agents, collectors, etc. Awards
are to be based upon records made in ser
vice in performance of duty
Commencing. Dec. 9. the Illinois Central
inaugurated a through new dayhght
is first-class train. which is in keeping
with the high standard of service fur
nished by the Illinois Central
The laws of Ohio require railway COM
panies to give employees a reason ior
their dismissal when they discharge them
Last month. \. 4. HickersOn was award
ed a verdict of 800 from the b. & .. be-
cause of its failure to comply with THIS
statute.
The fast mail of the Burlington between
Chicago and Omaha, on the night OF Dec
I, made the run from Chicago TO Gales
burg a distance of 162.57 miles, in 10
minutes. Allowing minutes lost in stops
the run was made at the rate of IS miles
an hour
The management of the Toledo. 81
Louis & Western line recently offered
cash prize for the most suitable name Iof
prize has been awarded to B. J. Holt OF
Plattsburg. n. Y. who suggested as
name The Commercial Traveller
In a fast run on the Lehigh Valley. last
month. the Black Diamond express az
tanned a speed Of 30 miles an hour 10. q
~, ypfr
OF four Pullmans and an ATLANTIC Ew
engine On one section of the road uls-
lance Of 81 miles was covered in 5fl mii-
utes.
In recognition Of Mr.. Andrew Carnegiie 49,
gift of GlnnU for new building loI ~
vens Institute Of Technology IN 1oouf
ken y. j.. it has been decided TO pressnai
him with q section Of an original 5e-pnu I,l
Trail from the Camden 4 Amboy hs
road inclosed in suitable receptdei''
says the Cardiff Western Mall.
The Stubs Contracting co. Of Law.
renee, Kan. has been aWardedl tiie 6 Vt he
tract for grading about ~ miles 81 Ill vi
Rock Islands new line between lhne ,;as
Kan. and FL Paso. Tex. aggreea1Thsss
about 100000 yards Of material: ere
company viii Immediately start lu' an
of several hundred men and teams y"
this work.
Mr. E. w. Wrenn. passenger r hui
manager of the Flant System. states no
the orange croD of Florida this season.
which has been moving heaNliy tue ,his
month. will amount to 1.2JO,go boxes s' II
wear. This is a very good showing, a. az a.
will be remembered that the first va
after the freeze in 1895. the crop uioHT1 IA
from 200 $50 to about $1,000 boxes :, "a
orange traffic is again growing pach
its old-time figures. IN.
1t is estimated that 100000 tons o. ~, II
will he needed TO carry cut the plans ~
I b.A 1..t;Iyn11. agreed mon. JUST
pairs There are 100000 miles OF Ioau a
this country. counting doup'c trach s,saps
allowing rails to last ~ wears, INV tc n,;,es
on the lines already built that ll.un ~ear
Estimating all new rails 70 "eis.m,,,res
pounds to the yard. that alone r y raar
go. 600 tons of rails wear ii new
there are some 5000 or 6Tn niles s.. y aasonle
railroads projected. inc Nlisf Ia. capita
now use 401 pounds Of iron per ~ in
and these figures are likely 10 nc
creased in the future. ,.,ser
William ffollenbeck, a veteran en,,ineer
on the Union Pacific, says: u :, coach
is nervous when he IS riolns ~ mat is
as passenger; re aoesl h' and he
going on up ahead in the cap. an. a the
wants to. lie is anxious. Every li,,.' way
whistle is a little out of the reeua.sa 10
he gets nervous. He has an M ~ throt-
rush up ahead and get hoid on driyen
tie himself \ man who nus ~ same
sniritad horse for wears feels the s' he
thing when someone else has hoid ir " her
When the engine Is notion
best she gets an entirely re- rev sheet ait and
She GuiverS. Every rcd ana
valve in her makeup dances has
The MANAGEMENT of the Burlns.s'I II,
%ay that viii II prove effective. Ts sftaandns
adopted the plan of offering .;an Of such
reward of $1,000 for the frustra1lue' or kill
or for the capncs,It of this
pos OF bt Tan 5SsssF Il hS n s
alone, by being made public ,,, wil' to sess
tendency TO induce highwa va I NC out of tie
safer fields for operatie,i , =, tran
DSsaesf fees sha sum IN Of de-
IS hanging over his head Wh,,e i i IL !
tain localities or on certain certain be disposed
only natural that be snom .,,e his trade
10 go elsewhere 70 Piose