Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-25

report Is considered very good. There
We're 42,4S4 employees reported. or
these there were II killed while coup.
ling cars, SO injured while coupling, ~
Killed falling from trains and 81 ln1ur-
ed by falling from trains. Some
years ago the annual list OF fatallties
and injuries was much larger IMAM
this.
AS for accidents to passengers ana
employees the report shows: Passen-
gers killed Z, employees killed 100, oth-
ers killed 143: passengers injured 1863,
employees injured 1,001, others injured
lat.
Pay Of Employees.
In regard to the compensation OF
railroad employees in Iowa the report
shows that the 42,4S4 employees OF the
companies in the state received for the
year ended June 80 last, total OF Szf.
6Ss ,o63, or an average daily wage OF
Sl.S3. This is just one cent day nigh
er than in the previous year ana
cents a day less than in the year ne
fore that. In 1890 the average daily
wage was reported to be S2.12
Average Wages.
The report makes some interesting
compilations as to the wages OF diner
ent classes OF employees. The average
daily compensation Of different KINDS
Of employees is as follows: General Oh
ficers $5.94; other officers s4,64; gener-
al office clerks So; station agents
$1.79: other station men S155; engine
men 1881; firemen 1920; conductors
$3.56: other trainmen S2,01: machln-
lists SAP; carpenters $2.0S; other
shopinen $1.75; section foreman $l.Ta;
other trackmen SILT; switchmen flag
men and watchmen $2.25; telegraph
operators and dispatchers $197; all
other employees and laborers $2.O2.
Railroad Notes.
George Cosselman has resigned his
position as clerk at the Burlington
freight depot and will enter the SER
vice of the Milwaukee as car account
ant Saturday.
S. F. Boyd, of Davenport. division
passenger agent of the Rock Island,
was business visitor in the city
| Thursday.
The Rock Island had two special
trains last night, one east and one
west, for the accommodation OF the
| Mystic Shriners.
Superintendent G. w. Fabens, of the
Burlington, went west on fast mail
| No. Z this morning on short business
trip.
4 Burlington fast passenger train NO.
\ 6, due in Ottumwa at 1:25 o'clock IN
the afternoon, was five hours late
Thursday, being delayed by western
connections.
Yardmaster S. c. Mckinley of the
/ Milwaukee is in Dubuque this week on
business. Yard Clerk A. Lyon and
i Switchman e. B. Greene are running
the junction yards during his alb
sence.
Travelling Freight Agent E. S. Hull
of the Rock Island was in the city
Tuesday on business.
/ President George B. Harris Of the
Burlington, Second Vice President
Daniel willard, Superintendent Of
Iowa Lines, H. G. Mutt and Superin
tendent G.. W. Fabens arrived in this
city Monday afternoon on a. special
train drawn by the Burlington inspec
ton engine. The officials were on
tour of inspection.
Superintendent J. A. Davis of the
Iowa Central with headquarters at Os
kaloosa who is we'll known among the
railroad men of this city, has resigned
his position. The resignation become!
effective July /. Mr. Davis will b
succeeded by G. S. Hadden who ha'
held the position of trainmaster TO
several months.
Walter Holmes. clerk at the Rock island
freight depot, left yesterday for two
. weeks visit ut the st. Louis exposition
His place Is being taken by Tony Payne, o.
Muscatlne, formerly of this city.
]. c. Finnesey, agent for the Rock Is
land in this city. accompanied by his wife
!. returned Monday morning from al
over Sunday visit with relatives II
Knoxville
r. D. Bizcndine, cashier Mt the Milwa.l
kee freight depot, left Saturday to spen'
J n few months vacation in the south. 10
, Whelen is acting as cashier and Harr
, johnson is taking Mr.. Whelen's place.
| William NIelcher, clerk In the office n
7 the Burlington freight depot. visited wit
friends In Davenport yesterday.