The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-30
NOTES AND APPOINTMENTS.
c. & f. I. and Southern Increase
MnEes-Texns Short Line Election.

Directors of the Texas Snort Line. at a
! meeting at Grand Saline, Tex. this week.
elected these officers: F. r. Blount. presi-
| dent, New York; \; p. C0nkley. secretary
and treasurer; d. &. Earnest. general traf-
! fic manager. Construction will be pushed
rapidly
Crews of section men on the Illinois
Central at Centralia. H.. have struck for
an increase Of wages from $l.20 10 A-53 a
A. F. Page. chief train dispatcher of the
St Louis division of the Illinois Central.
with headquarters at Carbonate, Ill, has
been appointed tTainmaster at Jackson.
ed to succeed Mr.. Page.
e-B kneko of Toxic, Japan, general traf-
nc manager OF the Nepon and Japan. was
IN Springfield, ILL.,. yesterday collecting in
formation on the State supervision of rail-
roads in the United States He was in con-
terence with Chairman Neville and Secre-
Iary h1lpdtrlck OF the Illinois Railroad and
Warehouse Commission. He was given ac-
cess to the books of the commission. Mr.
road. His people are greatly interested in
threading, and desire to profit by the sue
try.
The Southern Railway and its employees
an the machine, blacksmith and boiler shops
nave agreed upon an advance in wages for
the men. to go into effect at once.
a G. Duston, treasurer of the Fort
smith and Western, has been elected presi-
gent OF the road. to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of George Hayden of Ypsi-
= j.
He VIII be succeeded as treasurer by o. c.
l. Hazelton OF Cleveland. The road will
De IN operation from Fort Smith, Ark, to
Guthrie within three months.
The Union Pacific Railway Company has
apPeaied TO the Supreme Court OF the
United States the case in which the Su-
preme Court OF Colorado decided that. the
Postal Telegraph Company could secure 4
for its wires along the Union
Pacific Railroad by condemnation
ALFRED Lowell has been appointed assist
ant Superintendent Of motive power of the
santa Fe. Mr.. Lowell recently resigned as
superintendent OF motive power of the
Northrn Pacific. He will succeed w. A.
Nettleton on the Santa Fe.
FROM Topeka II is announced that the
plans of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men to demand 20 per cent increase IN
wages Will not affect the Santa Fe for some
Time Other Kansas roads, ii is stated are
also likely TO escape for the present 1t is
conferences between committees represent
ing the roads and the trainmen. and if pos
Slole general meeting of all the roads
With the trainmen. The Santa Fe has
minor concessions, and other roads
may try to make this a precedent.
The Western Passenger Association has
disposed OF the proposition to abolish ticket
9fhces in hotels by striking the subject
rom the docket.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois has
'aised wages as follows: Ffremen and en-
sineers. from $3.15 TO g. 80 for the hundred
niles on the main line; from Sc. 10 TO So. 50 |
IN the st. Elmo division for engineers. and |
iremen from X.75 to S1.93 This is the |
DAD recently acquired by the Frisco.
Walter Hurst Of st. Louis, chief archi- |
'ecome superintendent of bridges and build |
ngs of the Kansas City, st. Joseph and |
'Ouncil Bluffs road, October /. He will |
ucceed NJ. T. Meyers.