Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-01-07
RAILWAY NEWS NOTES
The Railroad Boys Must "Cut
Out the Booze.

Inc southern racine earned curing
September sS,2ls, ,02S. an increase of
s2ll, ,0l3; net earnings were g, 922, 507.
decrease of sl2l,629. For October
the Southern Pacific earned sS,9lS, S45,
increase 1884, 634; net earnings for
month, So, 4lO,0l9. increase S4S7, 306.
As an indication of the heavy
freight business now being done by
the Southern Pacific in Southern
Oregon, the starting of empty cars
for Oregon from Dunsmuir during the
last few days can be cited. On Mon
day 80 cars were started northward
from that point, 40 of which were
stock cars, and on the following day
so cars followed in the same direc-
tion. -Tidings.
The Southern Pacific engineering
department reports the completion of
l5l miles of new road on the various
lines of the system during the past
year. This includes the reconstruc-
tion of the Central Pacific in
Nevada, with extensions and branches
built in other divisions of the system.
The Ogden-Lucin cutoff on the
Union Pacific is a matter of thirty
nine miles.
1t is reported that the transconti
mental lines and Western railroads
will advance freight rates more than
10 per cent, and the date set for the
new tariff schedules to go into effect
is Jan. Is. The advance will affect
almost every commodity shipped from
the East to the Coast. TIE new rate
covers carload lots in most instances,
and mixed shipments cannot be made
even at the advanced rate. The raise
on plate glass and building material
is particularly heavy. The advance
ON foods may cause the price Of living
to 90 few steps forward.
The second section of Wednesday s
northbound overland was delayed
several hours by an accident at
Marysville, Cal. After the first Sec
tion had pulled out the second section
backed in upon siding to connect
the Foxy Grandpa Company's car.
After coupling onto the car the train
started to get Ack onto the main
track, when the smoker jumped the
track and turned completely over on
it side. The train stopped with a
sudden jerk and there was at once a
panic among the passengers. The
smoker was filled with men and they
were thrown together in writhing
mass against the side of the car.
Beyond severe shaking-up, none oil
the passengers were injured.
The Southern Pacific Railroad man
agement is drawing the lines tighter
and tighter ON the employees IL
the matter of drinking intoxicating
liquors. On December "a Superin
tendent L. h. Fields issued bulletiI
warning all employees that the safet,
of the people and the welfare of tn,
company's business demanded tina
the rules in this respect be NOR
strictly enforced, and that any EN-
ploye found drinking while on dut,
or while going to his duty would b
snmmarilv discharged
"This ia going to get lot of tn
boys" said Southern Pacific brake
man last evening. "There are
large number Of them who are takin
bull-headed view of the case, an
say they will show the company tina
it can't run them, but they will fin
out that the company isn't trying
5 run them. All the company wants
for them to tend to the business c
quit, and when man has gone ou
on the road with drunk men trip c
two he will wish with all his power
that there never was a railroad ma
who drank. The Southern Pacif
doesn't try to run anybody. i hoI
tn day will come when drinkin
man cannot get job on the railroad.