The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03
RAILROAD NOTES.

was III AOHA O6LAAuay-
John Browne, of the tinshop, spent a
few days in Denver this week.
StOrekeePer Wolfe was invoicing the
supplies in the storeroOm this week.
Yves Green, of the machine shops,
was visitor at Colorado Springs this
week.
John Wilson, a machinist, returned
last week from a visit to Omaha and
Lincoln He was accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson.
Engineer H. Brosso has taken a IayofF
and gone to Salt Lake City to spend a
few weeks. He was accompanied by
Mrs. BrOsSO.
Warren Krow, who has been a flag
man on passenger, has quit. Brake
man Pitzenburger IS on the run vacated
by KrOw temporarily.
A. B. Harding, who resigned as stat
ion agent at GOodland two weeks ago,
has taken a similar position with the
Rock Island at Caldwell, Kan.
The Union Pacific viii run an excur-
sion to Denver from points west of
Ellis on June 8. The round trip fare
from Sharon Springs will be S3.25.
Al and Lewis FarrOw, two Rock Is
land brakemen from GOOdland, have
been in the city the past week visiting
relatives and friends--Oberlin Times.
W. S. Stone, grand engineer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
was elected by an almost unanimous
vote at the convention at Los Angeles
last Friday.
Engineer J. L. Boyle and Conductor
J. W. Usher are in Chicago receiving
instructions on the new book Of rules
I
PlOyes of this division
Machinst Bode took a lay-of and left
| Saturday, returning Wednesday morn
ing from trip to the mountains. He
did Colorado Springs, ManitOu and
Pixies Peak. Being something of a
! sprinter he walked up the peak, doing
| the stunt in six hours.
Engine 1896 came in from GOodland
| Sunday, the 18th, and got out on its re-
turn trip Sunday, the I'D, lacking just
/ two hours and twenty-five minutes of
| laying here a full week, and the crew
| lay here the same length of time. Money
I in that.-Phillipsburg Post.
T. S. Ingraham, first grand engineer
of the International Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, dropped dead
at his desk at the convention at Los
/ Angeles last Friday from apopIexy-
Mr.. Ingraham, who was SO years Ofage,
/ had been first grand engineer since 1873.
| His home is in Cleveland, o.
Eli Kern, who is temporarily acting
as agent will leave June Is and d. T.
Cuthbert, of Falcon, will take the Good
/ land Office. Mr.. Cuthbert is one of the
! oldest agents on the road. Mr.. Kern is
| employed on salary as extra man and
/ will be sent where there is a vacancy or
to relieve agents wishing to take a
vacation.
| James HessOn, formerly employed in
/ the train service here, has his picture
( printed together with a group OF rail-
| road men in the June number of the
/ Railroad TTainmen's Journal He is
employed on the Santa Fe in New Mex
/ leo, and is a member of the grievance
| committee of the Order of Railway
| Conductors.
| Conductor Bert Farley, who has been
rusicating on the Prairie Dog a few
days, returned TO his home at GOodland
| Tuesday. Bert is one of the most
popular conductors on this division.
The travelling public appreciate kind
! and courteous treatment and they are
always assured of that when they ride
with Conductor Farley. hide
pendent.
Prince HOhenlOhe and party, of Ger
many, who have been in Colorado the
past week visiting the mountain resorts,
| passed through GOodland Tuesday
morning on their return east. They Oc-
cupied the special car, Magnet, and II
was attached to the Chicago train, No.
Is. The party on Monday assembled
Pixies peak via the cog road, and ex-
pressed themselves as amazed and de-
lighted with the wonders of the road
and the scenery.
i The Rock Island will begin the opera.
ton of its new Kansas City-St Louis
line on June 5. Under the new SEIZED
ule arrangement announced, through
service TO the Pacific coast by the way
of FL PasO will start from st. Louis and
connect with the fast Chicago train Al
Kansas CITY, reducing the time from
the worlds fair city to the western coas
BY eight hours. Until July l the train.
for St. Louis viii use the Alton line be
tween the two Missouri cities, and
thereafter its own tracks, which vii
be completed for traffic July l.
A circular has been issued which /
signed by the passenger officials o
every railroad entering St. Louis askinf
those who send baggage to St. Louis Z
| have their name and permanent o.
home address put on their baggage
The reason for this IS that IL baggage
should get lost IN some way, Il havinf
the owners name and address on Il. ]
would be an easy matter to forward /
TO the owner The public is also ad
r mOnished to be careful n turning bag
I gage checks over to expressmen o
draymen and suggesting that wher
doing so 10 take a receipt from then
and also take down the hauler's mum
Der.
Because he believes aggravated re
I lpoTts have been printed IN the news
papers concerning accidents, and witt
the view of fostering good relations
with the press, J. T Harahan, seconS
/ vice president Of the Illinois Contra
railroad, has issued a circular directing
officials and employees Of the COMPANY
/ to give ont all news Of wrecks and 9th
/ er matters OF interest and to withOlC
nothing. The circular says that, Whil'
the newspapers have generally beer
II friendly. statements have been publish
ed Prejudicial TO the compauy's inter
ests- This, It Is believed, might hav'
/ been avoided had the roads employs
given to the press promptly and &C
urateiy the information desired Il /
the cOmPany's wish, says the circular
to guard against the possibility Of errO
/ neous railroad news IN the future andf,
encourage pleasant relations with TIT
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