Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-05

ways in the Omaha office. He began as
stenographer and telegraph operator, and
has worked up through the different posi-
lions till he now passes from the rank OF
an employe to that Of an official. No sue
cessor to him as chief clerk will be APP
pointed Immediately, as a revision Of the
office force is anticipated soon.
Grimth Is Chief Clerk.
James A. Griffith has just been promoted
from the position of sales clerk of the
Union Pacific land department to that Of
chief clerk, to date from April /. He
succeeds w. D.. Crawford, who is made
general bookkeeper. F. ]. Evans, till now
land exhibitor, is advanced to succeed Mr..
Griffith as sales clerk. General Manager
McAllaster issued the threefold order to-
day. Mr.. Griffith has been sales clerk but
a brief time. being promoted to that posi-
ton from bookkeeper at the time Of the
resignation of A. L. Lynch. three months
ago.
Land sales made by the Union Pacific
land department were almost twice as large
In the month Just ended as they were for
March Of 1901. The figures then were 65,-
100 acres; this year they were liz. 094 acres.
The great proportion Of this was in Kan
sas and Wyoming, although some was sold
in Nebraska, Colorado ana Utah.
Railway Notes and Personals.
General Agent Barlow of the Red line at
Kansas City is in Omaha.
General Agent Mitchell of the Blue line
at Kansas City. is in Omaha.
Assistant General Freight Agent Phillippi
or the Missouri Pacific railway has gone
to Lincoln.
Henry D. Dutton, travelling passenger
agent Of the Kansas CitV Qonfharn at Ian
sas City, is in Omaha.
General Solicitor Ben t. White of the
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail-
road went to Chicago last night.
H. NJ. Metz, commercial agent OF the
Illinois Central road at Council BLUFFS. has
been transferred TO be commercial agent
for the line at Milwaukee.
New rules Of the Union Pacific passenger
department regarding b~aggagemen, con-
ductors and agents went into effect April
l. Similar rules on the Elkhorn become
Assistant General Solicitor James e.
Kelby of the Burlington has gone to San
Francisco. to bring back with him Mrs.
The two will pass two weeks together I'm
California before returning.
General Solicitor Henderson of the Bur-
lington road returned Friday from Mexico,
where he passed three weeks in a tour OF
the country. He Is looking unusually wel
and hearty, is greatly improved In health,
and says Mexico is a great place at this
season.
w. A. Naylor. general superintendent Of
the American Express company, with head
quarters at Chicago, who has been in
Omaha relative to the taking over by Mr..
Smith of the duties as assistant super
intendent here, returned to Chicago last
night. Oflcial announcement OF Mr..
Smiths appointment was received at rail-
road headquarters in Omaha today.
The grand lodge CO United Commercial
Agents is planning for a big Nebraska con-
vention at Grand Island on May 2 and 8.
1t has asked the Western Passenger asso-
citation for a rate of one fare fiat for the
round trip from all Nebraska points and
Chairman Macleod has referred the mat
ter TO the general passenger agents Of the
three railroads reaching Grand Island, the
Union Pacific, Burlington and ST. Joseph &
Grand Island. The travellers state that they
will have not less than $50 men present.
The Omaha Bridge and Terminal company
has just established for the use of the
Missouri Pacific railway a daily merchan-
disc car service from Council Bluffs 10
Omaha. The running OF this car insures
that any freight loaded at Council Blufs
on any day Will be billed out of Omaha
on its journey the same day. All the night
trains cut Of here are caught by this spe-
cial car. II receives all day till 5 O'clock.
when loading is stopped and the car hauled
across the river by a special switch engine
straight TO the Missouri Pacihc Yards
There the merchandise is segregated and
reloaded on the different trains south and
west, being billed to all points the same
day.