The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-17
LONGER RUNS ON /. c. RAILROAD.
Why MANAGEMENT is Considering Change
in Runs.

The Memphis Commercial-Ap-
peal says: that the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad contemplates length
ening the runs of passenger crews
in the territory south of the Ohio
river, as forecasted in the Com
mercial-Appeal several weeks
ago, is a fact.
Confirmatory information was
given out in Memphis Friday by
Vice-President j. I. Harahan,
who stated to Commercial APP
peal reporter that the management
of the Illinois Central had been
considering the question of length
ening the divisions of passenger
crews for months, and that the
change, in all probability, would
take place. No defnite-time, was
fixed by Mr.. Harahan for inaugu-
rating the new runs, but he said
the present intention of the man
agemcnt was to give the passenger
crews south of the Ohio river
longer runs than they now had.
The reasons assigned by Vice
President Harahan for increasing
the mileage of passenger crews,
the engineers and firemen except
ed, were stated as follows:
''The fist consideration is for
the crews. By lengthening the
runs it is the purpose of the man
agement to arrange it So as to al
low the passenger men more time
at home, say twenty-feur hours at
either end of their run. This is
just to the crews, and their inter
ests in the premises are worthy of
consideration. In h e second
place the convenience of the pa
irons of the road is to be consider
ed. 1t has been impressed upon
the passenger department in a way
to leave no doubt as to its mean
ing that passengers are opposed
to frequent presentations of their
tickets, and the least number Of
times they are required to show
their transportation between the
starting point and their destina-
tion the better it is for the carry
ing road. For instance, a pas
senger taking the train at Mem
phis for New Orleans prefers one
presentation of his ticket than two,
as is now necessary. The con-
ductor out of Memphis looks at
his ticket, and at Canton, Miss,
another conductor takes up the
ticket. By running conductors
through from Memphis to New
Orleans, this inconvenience would
be obviated.
DIVISION OF RUNS.
While Vice President Harahan
did not state positively how the
runs would be divided, but it was
Indicated that there would be one
relay between Chicago and Mem
phis, and from Memphis the crew
would run through to New Or
leans.
Mr.. Harahan spoke of the short
run between Memphis and Cairo,
"a distance of liz miles, which
crews on the fast trains made in
less than three hours. Under the
new order of things it is prob
able that crews will run from
Memphis to Centralia, ILL.,,
where a fresh crew will take the
train to Chicago. From Memphis
Ito New Orleans there will be one
Icrew, the relay at Canton, Miss,
being eliminated.
Vice President Harahan stated
that if the change is made itwould
have no reference to freight men.
Applying solely to the through
passenger service. The engineers
and firemen will run through to
| the divisions as at present organ
lied.
The details of the contemplated
kchanges changes have not been ar
ranged, and there may be slight
variations from the outline as
Igiyen. But there IS no doubt
THAT The Illinois Central is figuring
ion lengthening the runs of Through
ltrain passenger crews.