Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-01-10

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The dancers applauded the speech,
but continued TO waltz.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The reported removal OF Burlington
crews TO st Louis January LIST has not
taken place.
L. e. Young, trainmaster OF the
Burlington at Denver, has been up.
pointed superintendent Of the Nc
Cook division, succeeding L, A. Eaton,
resigned.
win Smith OF Moberly who is EN-
ployed In the Wabash boiler shops was
In this city this week at the
bedside Of his sister-in-law Mrs. d.
Smith.
+. G. Wylle, assistant general
freight agent Of the Wabash for IS
years, has resigned and has accepted
the position Of commissioner Of the
Commercial Association, OF Des
Moines, Ia.
The Mexican Central railroad con
ductors announce that the road has
granted the increase in wages which
they demanded, which is equal to the
pay Of the conductors in the United
States, and there will bc no strike.
The increase amounts to about Is per
cent.
JEFFERSON CRY, Jan. 1.-The fight
for a two cent railroad fare opened
this morning 10 the house with The
introduction Of a bill by Represen-
tative Simmons, OF Shelby county,
providing for reduced fare on all rail-
roads in the state.
Announcement was made Thursday
Of an increase in pay approximating
10 per cent, effective at once, for all
employees of the Chicago and Alton
shops at Bloomington. About 1900
men are affected. The action was
voluntary on the part of the COM
pany.
1t is stated that the Burlington will
put ON an extra train between Min
neapolis, st. Paul and La Cross to re-
lieve the Chicago day express. In
this way the fast time OF the through
express to Chicago can be made with
out excessive speed which would be
necessary because OF the long stops at
the small stations.
The Wabash round-house yards and
equipment generally at Kansas City
will hereafter be given up entirely TO
Its freight service. The freight busl.
ness has grown to such proportions
that their equipment and yardage at
that end OF the line became made
quate for the proper handling Of both
their freight and passenger business,
so the company decided to give the
whole business up to the freight. Ac-
cordingly they have leased the Burling
ton trackage shelter and round-house
accommodations and beginning Jan. l.,
that road will handle the Wabash
passenger rolling stock at X. c..
Moberly Monitor.
BY the terms OF the pension system
which was inaugurated last Monday
by the Santa Fe for the benefit of its
employees, a minimum pension Of $40 a
month will be ALLOWED. The age Of
retirement is placed at 10 and con-
tinous service for fifteen years en-
titles an employe to a pension.
f. NJ. McCord, Of Minneapolis, who
has been oyer the county from which
has come so much complaint Of car
shortage, has made a report that there
will be no further trouble about fuel, as
the railroads have rushed in coal
where the complaints were heard and
that the dealers are becoming well
stocked with coal.
1t appears that the recent delay in
shipping coal to the suffering cities Of
the northwest due to the reduction Of
20 per cent In rates which the ship.
pers heard Of thirty days before it
went into effect. Knowing that the
cost OF transportation could be re-
duced by waiting a month, the ship
pers took the risk Of postponing their
orders.
SO satisfactory are the results from
the reduction OF Of passenger rates on
steam roads In Ohio to 2 cents a mile
that 1t is quite probable that within
the next two months steps will be
taken to introduce 2 cents per mile
rates on nearly all roads in the Central
Traffic Association territory. No
more talk is heard about taking of
trains and using inferior equipment
70 meet the 2 cent per mile rate fixed
by the interstate commerce commits
IN Ohio.
One phase OF the strike on the
Pacific railroad is worthy OF
note. The union engineers are max
Ing no objection to the placing Of nom
lnion firemen on their engines, taking
he position that the present demand
or tiremen is too arbitrary.
The banking house Of Speyer & Co
New York City, has closed the nego-
Nations for the purchase OF $40, 900, 900
" 4 per cent refunding bonds Of the
chicago Rock Island & Pacific road.
some weeks ago the Rock Island man.
gem ent placed an order for new cars
md locomotives which will require
{, 000, 900 OF the sum,
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