The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-21
RAILROAD
HAPPENINGS
Inspection Party Visits the
City.
& 'NssSg
SPECIAL RATES On EMF
Between New York and
Chicago Go Into Effect.
Tbs Change Reduces the Fare Be.
tween Marion land Chicago to SIo
Local Rumblings,

sylvania road Is being conducted
today. The special train left Column
bus this morning about g O'Clock
and arrived in this city at 10
o o'clock. The inspecting party was
composed of W. w. Priest. chief
engineer of the Pennsylvania with
headquarters at Pittsburg: r. G.
Harris, division engineer and W..
r. Raddena, master carpenter of
Toledo; A. Benson. train supervisor
and J. w. Smith of this city.
bridge foreman.
spection of the shrd 18th mfwym
After conducting careful in
spection of the local equipment
the party left for Bucyrus. The
train was run out OF Marion as
No. "a "special.o
The Erie's special through SER
vice rates from New York to Chi
cago. went into effect yesterday.
According to the new rate a pas
senger may travel between New
York and Chicago or for
the sum of $40. The rate remains
the same for any point along the
line that is located near the half
way point of the two cities.
From Marion to New York the
fare is now $40 which is 81
cheaper than II was previous to
this ruling.
The New York Central will eth
er lay off or reduce the working
hours of at least 5000 men within
the next several days according to
all reports from'efthe high officials
of the company. On the Lake Shore
alone over 700 workmen will be
affected. The Pennsylvania, 1t Is
said will pursue the same course
and will reduce expenses as much
as possible. esH
For some peculiar reason the
Erie is dispensing with the SER
vices Of number Of its travelling
passenger agents. 1t is thought
however. that the reason for doing
so is that their services are not so
much in demand at this time
of the year and IL is considered
rather an unnecessary expense 10
sustain so many of them.
James A. Cleveland. travelling
agent at Buffalo, has been trans
ferred to another position, pas
senger agent G.. d. Hughes OF
Youngstown has been. made ticket
agent of that place. It Is prophe-
sled that several other passenger
agents along the line will be put
into more active positions.
After having taken an extended
trim over the lines. o. l.. Enos'
travelling passenger OF he Erie
w,th Headquarters at this place,
Vas seen about the local depo'
for n short time this morning.
n RrOWn assistant Sch'
ossorcer agent of the Erie WIN
paodomarters at Cleveland was III
.he citv today looking after inc
interests of his road.
,,o Nav York Central lines VIII
o,,her Law off or reduce the workins
hours of 5000 men within the heA. s
49, dovs On the Lake Shore aiohe
700 will be affected. The Pehhsy,s'.na .,,a
is taking the same action SO are 'i''
n & o. and the Reading
THE reduction in forces Is cohhheu
largely to the maintenance depart
ments and shop men on repair WORK
railroad Officials deny that the lay
ing off of these men Is due 10 any
new policy of retrenchment. They
saw it Is nothing more than the poiicy
generally put into effect at this time
of year!u 1IH Rpf 1oW ,e2p
5aIf more than the ordinary number
has been discharged at this season IT
is due, to the large increase In oper-
ating expenses, generallyp and a. de-
termined effort toward economy III
the movement of the big volume OF
traffic Is being made.
From now on companies generally
will carry on their pay rolls only
just what is required to keep business
moving. Fewer men are NEEDED to
solicit business and some trimming
may be done in that department. but
not right away
Discussing the present policy that
railroads are enforcing, prominent
official stated yesterday: Measures
due to enforced economy should not
be construed nor niagnified beyond
their real importance. Neither should
they give occasion for alarm. All
roads always cut down forces at this