Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-26
! TIE RAILROADS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| officials of Chicago east bound rail-
roads point to the report of the mileage
| bureau of the Central Passenger aSsocia-
! ton for the year ended December 81 last
as conclusive evidence of unprecedented
| commercial prosperity in the territory of
! the association. The report contains,
| comparisons with the operations in 1888,
1899 and that part OF 1897 after Septem-
! Der /. which date marked the opening
I of the bureau.
| The number of Interchangeable mile-'
age books sold by the bureau last year
was lSS.3lS and the amount of money
paid out in rebates on returned book
covers was $l197.1o6. The last three
months of the year showed the largest
monthly sales and disbursements in the.
history of the bureaus operations. the,
/ November sales. 1S.5i4 in number. being.
| the largest. The disbursements in De,
cember SlS5, $50. were the largest in any
month. Is
| In 1898 the sales numbered l:i.196 and
the rebate payments aggregated 81 ,33o.
4t2. In 1899 the sales were 1864 and
the payments 81. 501. 493. The total num-
t Der eff sales from September 1, 1897. to
| December 81. 1900. was 53o,3o9. the total
disbursements for that time being ST.
S77.001.
In 1900 the number of trips taken on
the mileage books daily verased be-
tween 20.000 and $4,000. Most CT the books
were held by representatives of CONNER
cial houses. although many OF them We're
in the hands of persons in other lines
of business who do considerable travel
ing in the territory. which is made up
OF that part Of the country bounded by
q straight line through Buffalo ana
Wheeling on the east. the Ohio river on
the south. a line through Cairo. st.
Louis Peoria and Chicago on the west
and the northern part of the southern
peninsula of Michigan on the north.
{. A. Cox. secretary of the Central
| Passenger association. said:
The showing in 1900 certainly proves
that the LOCO mile books are popular
and that there has been business enough
to keep a great many travelling men
constantly on the move. 1t requires a
| mighty big force CT clerks to keep the
mileage business in good order on the
books
The management of the Wabash rail-
road has adopted a rule which prohibits
the use of intoXicants by employees be-
fore reporting for duty Or while on duty.
This is regarded as one of the most far
reaching prohibitiVe measures ever put
into effect on a railroad. There is moth
ing to specify how long a time before re-
porting for duty intoxicants are not to
lie touched Statistics show that where
| ever the NrChibitive rule has been in
| effect the number of accidents has been
materially decreased.
While no Official announcement as to
| in the position as assistant to the pres-
dent Of the Chicago. Milwaukee {: St.
Paul road at Chicago has been made.
it is understood that for the first time
/ r railroad history a woman has been
| selected for high position in railroad
service. Miss ]. G. Carpenter, daughter
Of the late A. H. Y. Carpenter for many
years general passenger agent OF the
road is said TO hive been chosen Miss
Carpenter was the confidential associate
of Mr.. LennoX for several years.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad conn
pany and the Baltimore G Ohio South
western Railroad company and its re-
ceivers are the defenda hts in q suit for
100000 damages brought in the circuit
court of Illinois by Nicholas d. Pound.
The plaintiff in the suit is the receiver
for the ins0lvent Chicago firm of rail-
road contrac tors composed Of William f.