The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-18
RAILROAD NOTES.

iolNpen the result of the, conference on
Immigrant traffic, to be held in New
York on Oct. 90 by the Western Pas
senger association, depends the coming
back of the ROCK Island into the assoc
ciation- 81. u
The annual report of the Red Lake
rtationl1seompany was. filed
yesteEqag. with, the state railroad and
warehouse commission The gross
earnings for the7year were $13,176, and
the operating expenses. $13,784.
The issue Of passes by the Western
roads during the year 1904 will be
greatly restricted. Passes to, shippers
or merchants will be entirely discon-
; tinueadRe passes to men in charge
OF 1--we stock shipments will also be cut
off next year.
r. B. L. WincheH. the new third vice
president of the Rock Island company
and the executive head of that system
in the West, arrived in Chicago yes
terday and assumed his.new duties. He
will have the offices formerly occupied
by Vice President Warren, onEthe; tenth
floor of the new La Sale street station.
& The winter schedule of the Northern
Pacific between st. Paul and points
on White Bear and Bald Eagle lakes
will become effecttYe today. when the
summer suburban, train service will be
discontinued. Copies of the new lake
time tables can be. had at the general
passenger office or at the city ticket
Office. !"
It is said that there is a mutual I'M
Outstanding amongHraiiroads operating
west of Chicago that no more a.d-
Vances shall be made In the wages Of
employees. Officials, fhave come to the
Idea that if none of the railroads take
the initiative in granting higher wages
to their men thel practice of habitual
demand from labor leaders will cease.
An amicable adjustment of the diff
culties between the, Delaware, Lacka-
wanna d Westernsd its trainmen and
conductors has been reached. Several
concessions were made by the -compa-
ny, among them the straight senior
ity' plan in promotions. Substantial
increases in wages were gained for the
men in the suburban passenger serv-
ice.
In regard to 1.-THE published report
that he would shortly resign his pres
ent place to succeed President Baer,
of the Reading, President L. f. Loree,
of the Baltimore & Ohio, said yester-
day that the report was. put out either
for stock market effect or by some one
with a personal animus." He said that
no changes were IN contemplation or
would be made.
The selection of the Kansas City Belt
line as the entrance road into Kansas
City for the Rock Island lines has an
important bearing in the proposition
for new union depot for Kansas City.
1t is believed that the selection of the
Belt line indicates that the Rock ISL
and will not sanction terminal prop
osition that calls for the location of the
proposed depot off the right of way of
the Belt line.
The new Asiatic service. in connee-
ton with the Great. Northern Steam
ship company, according to a state
ment by ]. B. Farrell. president of the
company, who is now in New York,
will be inaugurated early next year
Pending the completion of the Grand
Trunk Pacific and the installation Of a
trans-Pacific steamship company from
Port Simpson, updeB the guardianship
Of the Grand Trunkd the Great North
ern Steamship company will receive
the Grand Trunks Oriental business.