Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-25
ASSOCIATION OF RAIL.
ROAD MEN HOLD ANNUAL
MEEMNG.
w. /. Dykes, Burlington Freight Agent,
In Observation-Disclosures Demands
Payment for Land From Milwaukee
Railroad.

agenss. Three railroad association
conventions were held in ST. Louis
this week, the Freight Agents, the Cen
trail Association of Railroad Officers
and the Train Dispatchers Association
of America.
The National association of railway
agents assembled Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock at the Inside Inn, where
addresses of welcome were made by
President Francis of the exposition and
Mayor Wells. There were other adj
dresses by the following gentlemen:
A. Hilton, general passenger agent of
the Frisco system; George r.. Nichol-
son, passenger traffic manager OF the
Santa Fe; F. l.. Tettemer, Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern railway; P. S.
Eustis, passenger traffic manager of
the Burlington route; w. j. Lynch,
general passenger and travelling agent
of the Big Four route: George j. Charl-
ton, general passenger agent of the
Chicago and Alton railway; G. H. In
gals, general freight agent of the Big
-Four route; w. Gray, general freight
agent of Missouri lines Of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railway; H. s.
Storrs, general superintendent Of the l..
s. and M. s. railway. Chairman Kerr
of the executive committee will re-
spond. On Tuesday evening there was
a reception in the parlors of the In
side Inn. There were business SEES
sions at the Inn on Tuesday, Wednes.
day and today. Some interesting
topics were discussed today, and there
was u large attendance of agents from
all parts of the country.
Railroad Officers.
The seventeenth annual meeting of
the Central association of railroad Of
ficers was held on June 81 and o. The
headquarters was in the Transporta-
ton building on the Worlds Fair
grounds. Committee reports on the
following subjects were submitted:
Railroad Signal Light" G. s. Rhoads,
chairman; Uniformity of Storage Of
l.. G. L. Warehouse Freight" "Uni-
formity of Switching Charge" Uni
formity Of Car Service Rules and Prac-
tice."
The following subjects were consid-
cred; Uniformity in List of Nontrans-
ferable Commodities" Uniformity Of
Rules Governing Interchange Inspec.
ton Of Cars at Large Terminals; IRE
commended, that board of adjust
ment of five members be appointed, to
whom shall be referred for final set
| Element all differences or controversies
| in which two or more divisions are In
volved.'
w. B. Poland, superintendent of the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern,
read a paper on uniform Storage
Rules" and H. e. Speaks, superintend-
ent Toledo and Ohio Central Column
bus, Ohio. lead a discussion on the
subject, "What is Needed to Avoid the
| Congestion in Freight Traffic Which
Has Obtained for the Last Eighteen
Months; Additional Terminal, Yard of
Railroad Facilities?"
Other Discussions.
| The Louisville division presented a
paper on "Propriety of Practice of Au.
diting and Traffic Department Impos-
ing Extra Work on Employees of Trans
portaiion Department Regardless OF
the Officer Directly in Charge of Such
TEmployes and Responsible for the Elk
pense to the Department Wherein
They are Employed"
Other matters were considered as
follows: Discussion on Safety Appli
ances and Their Care" led by George
Hannauer, superintendent Virgins
ferry company Paper on Assessment
Of Car Service Charges Account Of
1 Railroad Errors" by ID. s. Sutherland
superintendent Michigan Central. Dis
cussion on Uniform Plan for the En-
ployment of Men in Train Service In
Order that the Best Possible Material
May Be Secured led by H. q. Speaks
Paper, rs Overtime in Train, Opera
ton Profitable?" by F. wv Quimby
| trainmaster Chicago, Indianapolis ant
Louisville, Lafayette, Ind
The Train Dispatcher's association o.
America met at Music hall, Fourteenth
and Olive streets, on Tuesday, and
after the business meeting had beer
i disposed of, the members and theil
friends went out to the Fair.
chillcothe Demands Payment.
/. Following Instructions given by the
city council City Attorney Kilt of Chill
4 licothe has forwarded letter to the
Milwaukee officials demanding the pos
session of the lands used by them as 6
/ ulVlSiOu IOlHC III lHaL plhce anu IOl
six per cent interest on $6.5S5.50 in
vested in the grounds, from September
j 1886. An answer to the cnmmunica
ton is expected in few. days. The
claim of the citizens Of Chillicothe /!
4 that the railroad company forfeited
the right to the land when it gave no
tice that the division was to be re
moved to Laredo
/ Building Electric Motors.
4 1t is understood that two electric
motors are now under construction b.
i the Burlington and that one of these
is for service on the branch between
Fort Madison and Othimwa. 1t is I'll
mored that the Burlington will us,
electric motors on several of It's shor
4 lines and will enter into competition
4 with the inter-lrban lines whereve
there is possibility of increasing it
passenger traffic
Move Not An Innovation.
i Electric motor service on steam rail