Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
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The first train opening the Florida East
Coast railway has reached the temporary
terminus of the road at Knights Key,
which is only I'D miles from Havana BY
another year this marvellous railroad built
on REINFORCED concrete arches out over
long stretches of deep sea. connecting the
string of coral isles. or keys" will reach
Key West, whence through trains will
be carried ON great ocean ferries across
to Cuba.
The negotiations between the officers
and employees of the Southern railway in
respect to a reduction of wages finally re-
suited in the statement from President
Finley that the employees had rejected the
proposed reduction and that the manage
ment, not wishing to act in an arbitrary
way had requested the chairman of the
Interstate Commerce Commission TO med
late between them under the provisions of
the Erdman law.
The annual report of the Pennsylvania
railroad, published the other day, shows
a falling off of S2O9O.244 in the net in
come at the same time that the gross
earnings increased S16,512.913 The cause
appears in the large increase in operating
expenses, amounting to $1S.O64, S34 Presi-
dent McCrea says that the first effects of
the panic were not felt until the last two
months of the year The sum used for
the New York terminals to date of report
was $39, 541 Ala.
The Milwaukee Railway Company re-
Gently pleaded guilty to violation of the
L IL. 4 C i
by Judge Lands of Chicago. In several
cases cattle We're held in cars without
food or water for periods ranging from
thirty to thirty-four hours. Indictments
against other roads are pending.
The Norfolk and Western railroad has
proposed to the various labor unions
among its employees that they agree to a
cut in wages, with the understanding that
when the revenues reach S2,J00,000 a
month the present scale will be restored.
The interstate commerce commission
announced that the commission and the
bureau of labor will be unable to take
action regarding the dispute between Off
Gals and operatives of the Chicago Great
Western for at least a week 1t will be
the first matter taken up after the accu-
INFLATED business in Washington is dis
posed of.
Attorney General Gilbert of Wisconsin
has ruled that an excess fare cannot be
charged passengers on the railroads of
Wisconsin when tickets are purchased on
the train, unless provision is made to re-
fund the amount overcharged.
Conferences between a committee of
the striking machinists of the Erie rail-
road repair, shops and General Manager
Stuart have resulted in the agreement OF
the company TO try the per diem system
for at least six months and TO take back
all the men as vacancies occur, with a
10 per cent reduction in wages. The
strike, which began May l, 1907 was
against the piece work plan.
President TrueSdale of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western, in his annual
report, hits at Roosevelt, and predicts a
bad year for the railroads of the country,
while at the same time his figures show
that the Lackawanna has a surplus larg-
er than its capital stock. and that the
surplus for the year was S10,0S9,92S af-
ter the payment of all charges and a divi-
dend of 20 per cent. The total earnings
were S37, 264,472, an increase of s., 3o1,-
592.
The 500 Railroad Company has COM
pleted plans for building a grain elevator,
with capacity of 100000 bushels and
coal dock of 100000 tons capacity at
Superior, Wis.