The Globe-republican., 1901-03-14
RAILROAD NEWS

Several of the new Santa Fe engines
went west Monday.
Walter Murray has been promoted.
He is now q brakeman.
GINS Guthrie was off several trips.
Bob Stevenson had his car,
-McElwain went out on one of the
soldier specials Sunday.
Some of the wIpers at the round |
house have had oyereoats stolen lately
-rhe Rock Island has been running
two trains into this city some days
past.
Conductor John Cox, formerly Of
this city, burt now of Pueblo, brought
down a passenger train on Saturday.
N. Hobble. Tomlinson and Charley
Daner have been put extra car men
owing to increase of business.
Several of The night men al the round
house have had their midnight lunches
stolen. Buns supposed to be the
thieves.
Alex Mcleod. WHO was injured over
two weeks ago by the cars, was sent to
| the Topeka hospital Saturday morning.
Mac is improving and in a few weeks
will be sent home.
A tough looking tramp loafirg at the
vermillion depot was ordered out by the
| agent, when he buinor ously replied. Il IN
an empty, easrbound and sidetrached;
| your orders will be followed.''
The men working at the coal shutes
have been receiving for shoveling 10 cents
| a ton. he wages were cut this week to
| 6 cents a ton. Some men have made as
much 5 So 10 a day-under the new
scale they will receive about $I-25-
b c. Jones received Il message at II
Junta, Saturday, to come to Dodge at
once, as some one had broken in his house
and had things up in generaf-tore pict-
t.res off walls. etc. Mr. Jones here
all Sunday STRENGTHENING things around
and trying to locate the guilty party.
Mr.. Jones returned to La Junta Sunday
night.
Every day gangs of men can be seen
going and coming from the seat of rail
road building beyond Liberal Some OF
these men go for employment. work
aw lille and then s'throw up their jobs. y
Some are hobos attracted TO the work just
like flies to molasses barrel. 1t is
wonderful how many men there are who
like to see other people work
Railroad men are nianifesting a grea
deal of interest in Senator Smiths anti
tramp bill. 1t makes il a misd emeanor Il
steal a ride on railroad and clothes tn,
e trainmen with authority to make arrests
< 1t seems to be the general opinion tina
/ the law will discourage the migration 0
/ tramps through Kansas.
1t is said there are 200 loads G
r freight on the Middle division of tn
: Santa Fe, that is between Emporia an
: Dodge City. Every sidetrack is full q
: ears. and the division headquarters
a Empora, Newton and Dodge City-ar
) almost blocked. Lack of power to NOV
7 the trains is gwen the cause of til
u delay in the transportation.-New
: Republican, March z.
Reports continue to come IN from al
over California about the shortage OF frui
cars, and the inability of the raiIroa
companies TO handle the big orange croI
:, Many of the growers have already los
: heavily, and if something is not done il
: the near future. tons marketable orange
and lemons will go to waste. The siti'
ton is declared to be unprecedented an
d thousands of dollars have already bee
2 lost the fruit growers of southern Call
|, fornia, with more to follow. even unde
}, the most favorable circumstances. SIEVE
8 al packing houses have been forced
: close their doors. principally becau:
re they cannot get cars.
The superintendent of the Dubuq,
division of the Chicago Great Westel
Railway Company has issued a sweepiu
:. order to employees which has caused
= sensation. In effect it prohibits the
: from using Intoxicating liquor in an
= form, or any time. 1t applies to trsi
men. station agents. forenen and othe
- who hold responsible positions with ii
- company. 1t prohibits them from ente
ie ing saloons or using liquor, whether {
:. or off duty, and the penalty for any viol
&c ton of this rule is immediate dischar:
- of the offender. The order also cot
~ mands all employees to pay their hone
= debts, and any failure to do SO will eau
their immediate discharge unless a re
al sonable excuse can be given.
in Liberal, Kan. March S--The wo
on the new extension of the Chicae