Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-31
TO ADOPT new
FREIGHT Rate
A NEW MINIMUM TARIFF ON SIN
GLE SHIPMENTS TO BE PUT
INTO EFFECT.
NIGHT. FORCE IS PUT on
Dubuque Shops Begin Double Shift to
Handle the Great Amount Of
Work They Have to do
Scarcity of Cars.

WIN iiSy nave u Wv
Scarcity OF Cars.
The interstate tariff on single ship
ments of freight will undergo change
during the next month, when the
minimum charge of twenty-five cents
will be restored on single shipments.
as was in vogue previous to the change
made during August, when the min
imum rate was made forty cents,
The new regulation as received by
the various freight houses in the city
are as follows: Shipments of mer-
chandise of one or more classes from
one consignor to one consignee, will
be charged at actual weight in class
to which the article belongs, subject
to minimum charge of twenty-five
cents. The new tariff schedule will
take effect on the roads entering OF
tumwa between November 15 and 25.
Shipments must not be accepted,
however. as single consignments that
are marked to two or more parties.
Milwaukee Rushed.
The night force at the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul shops at Du-
buque commenced doing duty this
week and greater amount of work
is being done as consequence. Each
and all the night shift is put to work
and are not laid off until early in the
spring, when the work again lessons
in it's proportions
The fall and winter seasons are very
hard on the rolling stock of the rail-
roads. The changes in season cause
q n in, tho oF fhc
metal that makes the engines more
liable to .breakage than during the
warmer season.
Cars are Scarce.
All of the railroads report great
increase in the amount Of freight traf-
&c, and 1t is frequently a hard matter
for local shippers to get cars. This
condition Is traceable to the fact that
the grain is being moved from the
west eastward and all of the cars are
being used to move the crops. This
car shortage was not so noticeable
this year as it was last year. Most Of
the local shippers ordered their cars
some months ahead so that they
might avoid being held back in the
shipment Of their orders.
Other Railroad Notes.
Miss Bessie Rector, stenographer
at the Milwaukee Junction, returned
from an over Sunday visit at Glen
wood, Mo-, this morning.
Chief Car Inspector John Fallon, at
the Milwaukee JUNCTION, has resigned
his position with the railroad COM
pany to accept employment as city
salesman for 2. A. Frazier.
District Master Mechanic James
Connors and assistant, w. Renter Of
Dubuque, were visitors at the Milwau-
kee Junction yesterday.
East Division Conductors Robert
Ruckman and F. w. Howard of the
Milwaukee have reported again for
work aftef a short vacation.
East Division Conductor F. B. Gep-
hart is taking short vacation.
Travelling Engineer s. j. O'Garr,
with headquarters at Marion was a
visitor at the Milwaukee Junction yes
terday.
Night Yard Clerk Erwin Jones Of
the Milwaukee spent Sunday at Mar
ion.
G. B. Cellars is acting night yard
foreman at the Milwaukee in the
place Of G. w. Jordan, who is taking
a vacation.
Engines Nos. 1858 and S61 have been
returned again from the shops at Du-
buque, where they have been thor
oughly remodeled. 861 has been equip
ped with one of the large 1000 gallon
tanks. Both engines will be used on
way freight.
Engine No. 1878 has been sent to tho
shops at Dubuque to undergo a thor
ough remodeling.
Sam Kerr. who has charge OF the
carpenter gang on the Marion line,
was engaged in having timber remov-
ed from care at the junction yester-
day.
The coal chutes at the Milwaukee
junction are soon to undergo consid-
cradle repairs to cope with the gen.
eral rush of business. going on in tho
yards. The contemplated change will
approximate $400
The following Milwaukee brake
men Of the east division are off duty:
William Owens, G. w. Matthews, G.
Chase, w. Stearns and G. R. Brown.
Middle Division Conductor Robert
Beeler Of the Milwaukee Is off duty
on a brief vacation.
Brakemen F. l.. Bissell and e. B.
Wilson Of the east division of the
Milwaukee have reported again for
work, after leave Of absence.
Conductor o. B. Richie of the east
division has been assigned to the work
train to replace Conductor w, Cos
tello, who has taken leave Of alb
sence to recuperate after hard sum
mer's work.
Orleans. La. is the guest of Mrs