Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-29
ALL UNDER STEW ART
oTTUMWA SUPERINTENDENT OF
BURLINGTON SYSTEM HAS
TERRITORY ENLARGED.
Official Notice Of Burlington and Gales
burg Division Being Transferred to
ottumwa Received Here Yesterday
congressional Special Passes.

OSuInWd npC0avSQ FISFo Yesterday
congressional Special Passes.
+ The Burlington division of the Bur-
lington, and the Galesburg main line
division will be no more after July 1.
The official notice Of the transfer of
the Burlington and Galesburg divisions
to the Ottumwa division was received
In this city yesterday. The new ar
rangement has eliminated all main
line mileage from what Is now known
as the Burlington and Galesburg divi.
sions, and gives 1t to Superintendent
O. p. Stewards division, which will
extend from Creston to Galesburg,
from Indianola Junction to Indianola
and from Des ldoines to GAINESVILLE
superintendent o. e. Stewart and
Chief Dispatcher G. w. Messenger are
now in Chicago, assisting in the re-
organization of the time table to con-
form with the new divisions.
While it is not automatically stated,
it is not unlikely that the dispatchers
and operators now located in the Bur
lngton Offices will be transferred to
this city. 1t is a certainty that the
operating department here will have
to be increased.
The operation of trains will be the
same as heretofore. the only differ
ence being that they will be under
fewer superintendent. At present a
train leaving Chicago is operated un-
der six superintendent, or two for
each division. After July the train
will have but three division superin.
tendents over it,. The other three SUI
perintendents will have their duties
enlarged among the branch lines.
~ Special Goes Through.
ahe congressional special train
passed through this city yesterday.
On board were number of delegates
appointed by congress to officially
open the Portland exhibition.
Originally the party was composed
OF fifteen senators and fifteen repre-
sentatives together with the speaker
of the house and a number Of pron1f-
nent men of Washington. Congress-
man Hedge Of Burlington, was a mem.
Der Of the party which, after the open.
ing Of the fair, split up. Those who
passed through this city had visited
Alaska, made a trip through the Vel
lowstone park and the western states
after leaving the other members of
the delegation.
On board the special were: Speaker
Of the House, Uncle" Joe Cannon, of
Illinois; Congressman Joe Sibley, Of
Pennsylvania; Congressman and Mrs.
Jas. A. Towney, of Minnesota; Con-
gresham and Mrs. Chas. L. Bartlett,
OF Georgia; Congressman and Mrs.
VIM. Rodenberg, Of Illinois; Congress
man and Mrs. Jas. McAndrews, of IL
linois; Congressman, and Mrs. H. G.
Adams. Of Wisconsin; Congressman
and Mrs. H. c. Landenslager, of New
Jersey; Sergeant-at-arms of the House
Col. Henry Casson; secretary to the
speaker, L. w. Busbey and wife, of
Washington, D. G.
The train stopped at Burlington a
short time and the members were met
by Congressman Hedge and a general
reception held. Speaker Joe Cannon
being in jolly mood, INDUCED in a
foot race on the platform with several
members Of the party, while L. w.
Busbey, and Col. Casson, who was in
charge of the party, kept things lively.
The special left Burlington for Chica-
go, where the party will break up and
the several members will go to their
homes.
Frown on Custom.
In many smaller railroad stations
and by some railroad companies the
throwing of rice at wedding couples
has been prohibited. The reason given
Is that 1t disturbs other passengers not
connected with the wedding party and
the reason given, there is a suspicion
that 1t is really because the general
manager is scornful of such custom,
and, having the power, deliberately
suppresses what he calls, in his own
opinion, 'the fools,' possibly with a
d. before it. But railroad managers
have grown most interfering of late in
the regulation of their employees and
what shall be done on their premises
they grow more and more rigid. They
determine what some of their hired
hands shall wear, and will not allow
paper hearts to be pinned on curtains
of berths in Pullmans when a newly
welded pair is expected. In fact, there
is a manifest effort to impress on
"jolly" friends of the newly married
that the railroad company considers
such performance as these very bad
taste. 1T is really snub to the roll
licking, boiling-over spirits of wedding
parties. To be sure, one hardly ex-
poets a wedding to be under high in
tellectual influence and to observe
drawing room manners. But you can't
suppress "phun" and no bloated rail-
road corporation should try Tx
change.
When it Games to talking baby talk
a man is willing to acknowledge a wo.