Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-11

necessarily signify that the cars viii have
70 be built there.
Big Increase Of wages.
Figures compiled uy the Pennsylvania
railroad show that within the five years
ending September 30. 1896 the total number
Of men employed BY that corporation east
OF Pittsburg ana Erie had increased IS
per cent and the total pay roll increased
90 per cent
This So per cent Increase in wages was
independent Of the recent Increase q 10
per cent, agEreEating a further addition
Of about sS.5O0000 10 the pay ron. There
was a horizontal increase OF 10 per cent on
November l. 1902. and on January 1. 1902,
there had been an extensive readjustment
OF wages. So II now appears that the total
increase prior 70 the recent raise was a
per cent over the increase in number OF
men.
The total number Of employees on all the
lines east Of Pittsburg and Erie was VIA
on September 30 1901, and 184.Dn on Sep
TENDER 30. 1906 increasing 36,17, or IS per
cent. on September 30. 1901, the total
monthly pay Of all employees on the eastern
lines was s. as. 422 and FIVE years later Il
s.. 636 $50, or So per cent
All Of these increases in wages were vol
untary and In sgE per cent Of the cases
affected men drawing less than soc per
month. No large corporation in the coun-
try has been more liberal in sharing its
prosperity with its employees than the Penn
sylvaIia railroad
No Passes within state.
President Harris Of the Burlington road
has issued a circular on the matter Of
! free transportation to all employees Of the
Burlington road. In the circular Mr.. Har-
ris quotes the provisions Of the Interstate
commerce law and the Hepburn law and
saws the Interpretation Of the law must be
such that the issuance Of free transporta-
ton within the state must be stopped, as
well as the issuance Of interstate trans
portation Many who have been getting
/ free transportation from the railroads had
hoped that when the new law went into
effect January J. II would not be enforced
in the matter Of state transportation, but
this order Of President Harris blasts al
| hopes.
He also instructs the employees to trea'
ali state rates the same as interstate rates
but this has been done since August Is
when the bill, except the transportation
clause, went into effect.
Railway Notes and Personals.
c. L. Eaton, superintendent Of the Nc
| Cook division Of the Burlington, has
handed in his resignation, to take effee
| January J.
| The Hartman lines expect TO have tn
| new Layton CUTOFF, which will bring thu
oregon Short Line trains from Ogden Z
salt Lake City By. direct line, into opera
tiQh by January J. .-..
The reports from Pacific coast cities SHOW
a. considerable Increase IN the number o
! excursion tickets sold TO the coRst durinl
| the last year. The total Number validate
| curing 1895 was $3.50, an increase Of owe
a,Vl6 over l9Os More people went TO tn
coast in 1895 because of the Portland expo
siuun, the number being 1e2, 466.
| Kansas people are waiting for the da,
| when the Union Pacific viii extend tn
1 motor car system, which Is now In opera
/ en- between Lincoln and Beatrice Il
1 MarysyiIle. Marysville IS a growing tow
md the merchants are looking forward I
tho coming Of the motor car largely 70 in
crease their business by bringing peopi
from southern Nebraska from that place [
trade.