Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-23
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just completed tests with gasoline cars
designed to compete with trolley cars be-
tween Chicago and st. Louis
A. n. Hanson, general passenger
traffic manager of the Illinois Central,
was chosen chairman of the executive
committee of the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION to succeed p. S. Eustis, pas
senger traffic manager of the Burling-
ton.
The executive officials of the western
railroads met at Chicago and entered
into an agreement whereby each is bound
to inform the interstate commerce COM
mission of illegal acts of any kind. A
committee was appointed to watch for
evidence.
Receivers of the Wisconsin Central
Company and the Wisconsin Central
Railway Company were discharged upon
their petition by United States Judge
W. II. Seaman of Wisconsin. The re-
ceivers have been in charge of the prop
critics for several years.
Trainmen on the Santa Fe have been
greatly interfered with of late by a
horde of tramps who, to the number of
1000 or more, are said to be cVmping
along the lines between Deming and
Albuquerque, n. NJ. All railroad men
are obliged to go armed and a number
have been appointed deputy sheriffs to
protect the trains.
In the annual report of the Southern
Pacific Company, which is controlled by
the Union Pacific, an increase of ST.
100000 is shown, but still no dividend
is paid on the common stock, which
has never drawn anything since the or
ganization of the company in 1884. Dur
ing the latter half of the fiscal year 400
miles of road had been authorized in
California. Nevada and Oregon, to pro-
tect and develop the territory served by
the system.
The federal grand jury at Chicago in
dicted the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy railroad, it's first vice president, Da-
RUS Miller, and Claude G. Burnham,
foreign freight agent, on the charge of
granting rebates The indictment con-
tanned twenty-six counts charging that
rebates were granted to the United
States steel products export company of
New York, which is a branch of the
steel trust. For each of the twenty-six
offenses alleged the Elkins act provides
a fine of from 81 900 to $4,000. All the
shipments were to Vancouver, B. c., and
various roads over which the goods pass
ed may be involved.
Eastern railroad men laugh at the
statement that they hold $20,000,OO0
from mileage books upon which they
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ment, at the recent conference, was that
the deposits amounted to S5,000,000. As
a matter of fact, the railroads say they
spend $4,000 annually in conducting
their mileage bureau and there are never
more than 10000 books out at one time.
This would mean that they held $780,
600 of their patrons money, but at the
same time they pay 80 13 per cent in
terest in granting a refund of $40 on
every book for which $50 was paid.
The directors of the Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad Company have declared
a quarterly dividend of ~ per cent,
which puts the annual dividend on a 6
per cent basis and considerably lower
than heretofore. The reduction was said
to be due to the large expenditures con-
templated during the coming year.
The Northwestern Bulletin, Devoted
to the interests of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway and its EN-
ployes," is the title of a publication, the
initial number of which has recently
come from the press. 1t is published
by the Northwestern line for distribu-
ton to station agents and other employees
interested in the handling Of traffic.
1t would be q good idea for every city,
town. village and hamlet along the line
of any railroad to put up sign or two
somewhere in proximity to the railroad
station setting forth the name of the
town and whatever claim it has for his
toric. residential and Industrial interest.
Travellers often wonder, when a train
comes to a stop, what the town is that
spreads out before them and wherein
lies its excuse for being.
The directors of the New York Cen
trail and its allied lines. the Lake Shore,
Michigan Southern, Michigan Central
and Big Four, decided to establish
pension bureau to take care of superan-
nuated employees.