Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
NEW SYSTEM MAKES WORK
Per Diem Arrangement 0urtsils Vacations
for Railroad Clerks.
SPECIAL RATE FOR AK-SAR-BEN NIGHTS
One Fare for Round Trip for All
Coming from within Radius of
twenty-five Miles 20
%Initiatory Meetings.

The introduction Of the new per diem
system Of charging and collecting for
freight car use by several western roads is
causing an endless amount OF trouble for
the accounting departments Of the Union
Pacific and Burlington. The system went
into effect Tuesday and since that time the
%clerica' .o--os have been literally covered
up" with wort.
Comp icatiors Of the new system, the
work Of bringing about the transition from
the old TO the new and o hundred other
little things which never were thought Of
when the innovation was devised. are daily
looming up to vex and annoy. But one OF
the most grievous hardships which the
clerks Of the Union Pacific have yet en-
countered II that AZ q result Of the ~instslla-
ton Of this system many, II not all Of
them. will be deprived Of their annual va
cation. or a part Of II at least. something
they have not missed for years. As the
force OF clerks Is large and only a few can
be spared at a time the period for vaca-
lions has arrived and not a few have al
ready learned to their sorrow that they
must forego the pleasure Of all or part of
their en-day recreation.
Another very serious and more substan-
tial complaint arising from this new
method is that the railroads have been de-
ceived in expecting to get a simpler method
of charging and collecting these freight
rentals. Instead. It appears far more COM
p~licated and besides will necessitate the in
crease OF the ONCE force. Provisions are
already being made for additions to the
clerical departments.
To Offset these features, however, the
roads still hold that the innovation will
prove profitable in that It will afford a
larger saving in the prevention Of delays
in returning cars. and they say that this
will more than compensate for the minor
cost of extra clerk hire.
Special Ak-sar-Ben Fnte.
Some Of the local passenger o~f1cials who
attended the meeting Of the Western Pas
senger association in Chicago returned TO
the city yesterday morning. One OF the
transactions Of the meeting was the APP
prevail Of a one-fare rate made by the Omaha
lines to people wishing TO attend the Ak
Sar-Ben inltiatory meetings Monday nights.
This rate is applied to all places within a
radius Of seventy-nve miles Of Omaha, east
and west. and the return limit is fixed at
IL o'clock or later on the night on which
the party reaches Omaha or the next
morning IL the line on which he makes the
trip does not have a train out that night.
Ahb lOhibocAOh 10 Oh NV va NaeN ~
Ak-sar-Ben is organized to promote the
interests of the fall festivities in Omaha.
About Ressigue's Resignation.
Later reports from Topeka indicate that
the enforced resignation Of G. F. Ressigue
as superintendent Of the eastern division
of the Santa Fe was due to differences be-
tween Mr.. Ressigue and Third Vice Presi-
dent Kendrick, head Of the operating de-
partment Of the system. 1t seems that the
Kendrick policy has never been in line with
Ressigue's ideas and the result is the sub
ordinate %oficlal had to go. General Man
ager Nudge was asked II this was the
cause OF Mr.. Ressigue's discharge, and re-
FLIED:
II don't feel that this is a matter which
] am at liberty to discuss. All l care to
say is that l was obliged to inform Mr..
Ressigue that the management Of the road
desired his resignation"