Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-13
ARE SOME FAT JOBS
Examinations at Peoria for Places
on the Panama
Canal.
CHANCE FOR RAILROAD MEN
Positions Paying From SIS to 500
Per Month Offered by the
Government.

chance for railroad men of expert |
ence in all of the various departments |
of railroad service to obtain positions |
under the isthmian canal commission |
on the Isthmus of Panama has been |
offered by the government and exam |
nations will be held in Peoria May l. |
The positions for which eligibles are |
to be selected include trainmaSter,
$500 per month; general yard fore
man, $175; yard master. $3.50; work |
conductor. 1920 to $40; locomotive en- |
gineer. 1925 TO $145; switch engine |
men. 800 to $115; switchman, 500; |
switchman's helper. SIS; trainman, $50 /
to $50; locomotive fireman, SIS. The |
applicants are to be employed in con-
nection with the work trains on the
excavation work of the canal and must |
have practical experience.
A. }. Elliott Manager.
At the regular meeting of the ILL
nois and Iowa Car Service association
held at Peoria, A j. Elliott was elect
ed manager and the following roads
chosen as the executive committee:
| Northwestern, Rock Island, c., B. &
O., Iowa Central, c., NJ & st. P. Pre-
ceding the meeting of the Car Service
| association the Central Association of
| Railway officers held session and
transacted routine business. The fol-
lowing were present at the meetings
from outside the city: S. NJ. Baden,
superintendent c. & n. w; F. NJ. Luce.
auditor car mileage, c. & n. w; ]. S.
Robinson, division engineer. c. & n.
w; L. B. Allen, superintendent c., r.
| Il
ent car service, c., R. l. & P; E. Ry-
der, superintendent, c. & A; R. l..
! Porter, superintendent, c., b. '& O.;
NJ d. Schaff. superintendent, c., =.
& ST. L.; ID. c. Frederick. Car Service
association. c., P. & st. l.; NJ. E. Ne
vile, superintendent, Big Four.
MOhIer General Manager.
| Announcement was made yesterday
of the election of A. l.. Mohler to be
vice president and general manager of
the Union Pacific.
McCarty General superintendent.
The directors of the Pittsburg, Gin
cnnati, Chicago & st. Louis railroad
company yesterday appointed R. E. Nc
Carly general supintendent to succeed
Ralph Peters, recently elected presi-
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| Same Arrangements.
Western lines yesterday decided to
make the same arrangements during
the present year for hOmeseekers as
obtained during 1904. Until Dec 81
a round trip rate of one far plus 81 to
all points in the southwest will govern.
Grant Request.
The eastern lines have granted the
request of the western lines to lower
their rates to the Lewis and Clark eX-
position. Yesterday the eastern lines
decided to make a rate of one fare for
the round trip from all Central Pas
senger association territory.
Rate for Teachers.
Central Passenger association lines
met yesterday and decided to grant
rate of one fare plus 81 for the round
trip for the annual convention of the
National Educational association, to
be held at Asbury park June 3 to Z.
1t was also decided to put the same
rates into New York during the con-
vention period, and travellers may go
from Chicago to New York or Asbury
park and return for $40 on the stan
dard lines, and SIS on the differential
lines.
Snnta Fe to shorten Line.
At a cost of $4,000 900 the Santa
Fe system will build a cutoff to the
Pacific coast, to avoid heavy mountain
grades and reduce the running time of
train by from seven to 10 hours. The
cutoff will extend from Belen, y. NJ,
to Texico, on the line between Texas
and Mexico a distance of $50 miles.
Construction of this line was begun
two years ago, but discontinued after
90 miles of track had been laid. With
in 80 days construction work will be
resumed, and it will be completed in
10 months at the longest.