Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-02
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

The Maine Central, it is understood,
will build a new station at Old Town,
next fall.
Several of the firemen on the big en-
gnes running from Portland to Is
land Pond resigned their positions last
week, giving as their reason inability
TO stand The long run and the hard
work. They claim that the heat on the
big engines during the summer is
something terrible and the hours they
are obliged to put in without rest about
as bad.
The Canadian Pacific railway has
gust completed new observation car
for use in the Rocky Mountains west
OF Banff. The particular feature of
The new car is nice roomy cupola at
either end. which are entirely sur
founded by glass. The car, which is
finished throughout in mahogany. is
ffty-six feet long and weighs 10000
pounds. The mair compartment has
wenty-six chairs and each cupola six,
but there is ample room for a much
larger number of passengers. The Gu
polas are fourteen feet long. by eight
cut with brass ratings. and, of its
kind. it Is undoubtedly the finest vet
constructed in the Montreal shops.
The Boston & Maine railroad system
has issued an order extending the rner-
1t system in dealing with the employees
me order says. in part: The system
OF discipline by record inaugurated
March l. 1896, having proven beneficial
both to the road and employees, it has
oeen decided TO extend the same by the
spphcauon Of merit marks. Employees
can extinguish the demerit marks
paced against their names by perform
ing satisfactory service. Dishonesty
Insertion, immortality, gross careless
ness incompetence. disloyalty insub-
"tdlhation. incivility, wilful negligence,
ihcompetency, or other disobedience of
'he companys rules. will be considered
suu'cient cause for dismissal. The
.ehgth of satisfactory service required
70 extinguish the charge upon the rec
ora IS as follows: A clear record for
one year will equal six merit marks;
.No years, is merit marks: three years.
!" merit marks; four years, 80 merit
'iiarks; hVe years, clear record
FEWER private cars of other railways
are passing over the Grand Trunk this
year than for some years previously.
INQUIRY ELECTED the information that
Tue abolition of the exchange pass Gus
o'n probably accounted for the change
n large measure. Formerly the Of
''c'ais of all the great railway lines had
passes over all the other lires and vice
.efsa- During the latter part of 1901
representatives. of many of the large
.ahway systems of the United States
osetner with the Grand Trunk. in con-
suuon assembled. agreed to abolish ex-
mango passes and try it for three
aohths. The orders were issued. bu,
y d snort time after going into effect
a'e or more Of the lines broke ths
ssreement and it was thought that thi-
ssreement had gone the way of a good
ahy other agreements between raj,
s's pres.dents--to pot. But only 9
Nv OF the systems dropped out. and II
now In force. and the exchange pas.
practically a thing of the past. The
Haho Trunk used to he worked rs 6
s Al, snap by the western railway off.
20 ,ais Tor a trip through the mountain:
II. me seashore. and the abolition o.
NC exchange pass system probably ha.
~ ~. taken any money out of the pocket.
Tue English shareholders.