Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-30
HOLDRECE LOOKS FOR PEACE
burlington f1cial Thinks Railroads and
Employees will Agree Amioably.
RETURN FROM THE BIG MEETING
All Difficulties, He Thinks, Can De
Adjusted by Arbitration by Of
flciaIs of Various Roads
and Trainmen.

! lington has returned from Chicago, where
| he was in attendance at the meeting of
| the general managers of western railroad
lines. At this meeting the question of the
| demands of all the railroad employees of
the west who have been asking for an in
crease in wages was considered.
1.-THE general managers are still in session
and when 1 left had come TO no definite
conclusion, although It looked as IL all
difficulties could be settled by arbitration"
said Mr. Holdrege. Il do not think the
railroads will do anything in the matter.
THE committees from the various orders
were received by the managers and their
grievances heard. The men all appeared
friendly and l do not think there is any
trouble but what will be settled by arbi-
| tration."
General Manager Mohler of the Union
Pacific is at the meeting and did not re-
turn Saturday.
This meeting had nothing to do with the
present difficulty in Texas on the Southern
Pacific. 1t grew out of the demands first
made by the engineers about November 10.
The railroads were asked to give an answer
and now the railroads have all met together
to consider some uniform action. Other
orders besides the engineers have now
asked for raise
North, the Globe TrOtter.
Samuel North, division passenger agent
of the Illinois Central in Omaha has re-
turned from an extensive trip over the
system including a visit at New Orleans,
where all the outside passenger mon of the
system were called for a meeting, trip to
st. Paul and another to Dubuque.
New Orleans is awaking to the advan-
tages of its location" said MI North. The
vantages will accrue to New Orleans when
the canal is finished and all are on the stir
TO prepare for the increase of business.
They don't have to wait for the canal, how
ever, for the Importance of the port is be-
coming more apparent every day. The in
crease in imports which our road has re
ceived has been over 800 per cent That
city is the natural port for this entire
Mississippi valley and more and larger
boats are being sent in and out there all
the time
1.-THE Stuyvesant docks. the largest in the
world, have been rebuilt and are now
ready for business. We saw the battle
ship, Louisiana, which was at anchor in
the river. The entire south seems prosper
Gus.
stopping at Vicksburg we visited the
National Military park and saw the new
llllllOlS monument "HlSh 10 SAupNu Inv q
bullet and has the names of $500 Illinois
soldiers engraved on brass tablets.
Omaha will eventually derive benefit
from the new fast electric lighted train,
which has just been put into service
between Minneapolis and Chicago for a
similar train will be put on between Omaha
and Chicago. The train from Omaha to
Chicago now reaches there in time to con-
meet with the through trains TO the south"
Erastus Young Does Not Know.
The Portland Oregonian is authority for
the statement that II. ]. Sterling. auditor
Of the Oregon Railway and Navigation
company, is TO be transferred to Omaha
Mr. Sterling was formerly In Omaha as
freight auditor Of the Union Pacific.
Erastus Young, general auditor Of the
Union Pacific and all the Hartman lines |
with direct authority over Mr.. Sterling
and his movements was asked II the re-
port was true.
II do not know" said Mr.. Young.
us Mr. Sterling to stay with the Oregon |
Railway and Navigation company" was |
asked Of Mr. Young.
Il do not know" replied Mr. Young
spens Home from sOuth Dakota.
c. E spens, general freight agent OF the
Burlington, has returned from Sioux Falls,
s. d.. where he attended meeting Of the
South Dakota Railroad commission. The
commission has been taking testimony TO
consider the reduction of rates. An ad-
journment was had and further testimony
will be taken next month at Pierre and
Aberdeen.
Printers Delay Passes.
Because Of the delay OF the printers In
getting out the annual passes the Union
Pacific has issued a circular saying It will
honor all annual passes OF 1906 for thirty
days which do not come in conflict with
the Interstate Commerce commission. rul-
Ing on the pass law These include passes
Issued to officers and employees of other
railroad companies and to officers and en-
ployes Of Pullman Palace Car company,
Western Union Telegraph company, Elk
press companies, The Western Railway
Weighing association. Western Car Service
association, Missouri Valley Car Service
association TransmissoUH Freight
bureau. Colorado Railway association,
colorado-Utah Freight bureau, Joint RaIe
committee, Western Classification commit
tee, Transcontinental Freight bureau. West
ern Trunk Line committee. The extension
also extends 20 company employees on the
payroll and TO annual and time passes 70
division and and district surgeons, assistant
and local surgeons. local attorneys, OF this
general time inspectors and local |
time inspectors telegraph linemen CWestern
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