The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20

| bOulu anu hartman nave dEIttu w
use joint track through Humboldt
canyon eighteen miles, where the
Southern Pacific runs alongside the
Western Pacific
| Joseph f. Thomas, shop clerk for
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railway. died suddenly at his
home in Sioux City Mr., Thomas was
born at Elbridge, N Y In 1916, and
In 1882 went to Clinton, Iowa. where
he was employed by the Northwestern
railway. After five years there he re-
moved to Sioux City and held the pos.
ition of shop clerk for the Omaha road
for twenty-one years.
| At a special meeting of the western
passenger association 1t was decided
to try to keep summer tourist rates on
a basis of minimum of two cents a
mile. A unanimous agreement to this
effect was not reached and a Joint
meeting with the transcontinential
passenger association must be held
before the controversy Is settled
| The case of the government against
/
for granting rebates, was set for hear.
ing in the supreme court of the Unit.
ed States on the first Tuesday of the
next term.
| Passenger officials of the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and 500
roads, at a meeting In st. Paul, de-
cided not to offer any excursion rates
to Minnesota summer resorts this
year.
Orders have been received at the
Rock Island Oklahoma shops to imme-
diately convert six big coal engines
into oil burners. They will be used
out of Oklahoma City and El Reno.
| These six are the forerunners of an
order for fifty more to be used on the
| Choctaw division.
F.. A. Delano, president Of the Wa
bash, saws: There has been good
deal Of hysteria manifested in The per
diem discussion. The 50-cent rate was
too high and the 25cent rate is too
low as permanent rate. Probably the
railroads Will get together on basis
of 35 cents for the long pull"
A bill introduced BY Representative
Whitson in the OKLAHOMA house is for
the purpose of prohibiting and re-
straining railroad companies, or any
other public service corporations, from
giving away any free tickes, free pass.
or any other free transportation for
any use. A penalty of fines from $25
tn fs oil r..
ing or using such privileges.
Robert Fleming represents a com.
mittee of English debenture holders In
the Chicago Great Western railroad In
the matter of financing the company.
The company promises to have THE
property examined with view to-
learning 10 what extent it can be-
morSgaged, and what provision may
be made for FUTURE capital require,
ments, and to formulate with thee
&meriean stockholders a plan for re-
organizing the company.
Fremont Herald: Wilbur Hall, an
employee of the bridge and building
was seriously injured several days
ago at IrvingtOn, by q lever on the
side of the hosting mechanism of a
pile driver slipping and striking him
on the head was brought to Fremont
last night for treatment. When the
injury first happened Hall was taken
to Omaha to receive treatment, but
is now under the care of the COM
pany's physician in this city.
Fremont Herald: Trainmaster
R.eppla, of the Northwestern, has
issued a. bulletin to all trainmen, in
structing them to arrange to visit
Omaha between now and April l for
the purpose of being examined in the
new book of rules, unless they have
previously taken the examination
required
Bacause of decreased earnings
| President Tuttle of the Boston Il
Marine has asked the conductors, train
men and firemen to accept per
cent wage reduction.
| The February earnings of the Mid
land Valley amounted to $67,S27. oS,
an Increase of S2975.SS for eight
months, to February 29, $762,SOO.43,
am increase of s272,077.S5.
| For each mile of its road the Great
Northern has only Sc per cent as
large a revenue as the Northern Pa
cifie. These two Hill properties show
a wide difference in the operating eX'
pense, one being So and the other 90
per cent of the gross earnings.
Contending that the Southern Rail-
way in Mississippi is state line and
not an interstate line, the manage
ment refuses to obey the nine-hom
law. Orders have been sent out, it is
said to all station agents and opera
tors to proceed as they have in the
past,
, A compromise has been effected be-
tween the Southern Pacific and the
order of railway telegraphers by
which the members of the organiza
ton agree not to legislate for trair
: dispatches relative to rates OF pay
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