New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
MONC THE RAILROADS.
mites and Comment Concerning
Men and Traffic Affairs.

mites and Comment Concerning
Men and Traffic Affairs.
r...,drnts and executives OF thirty-six
-. princ!pRl railways Of the United
.s have received a letter from New
-, Erb, president Of the Minneapolis e.
n' ou,s. asking for their views on the
',arob,Iity Of starting movement for
,-oven,ent in the present methods II
'~ Ming and distributing tariffs. Mr.. Erb
go in his letter that Chairman r. e.
- If the Interstate Commerce Com
'l.tor is in favor of a conference be-
n- representatives Of the railroads
"a the commission and representatives !
am commercial bodies in an effort to de-
'l.s better system.
plans have been approved by the Ar
.,,,e Minister Of Public Works and
saciscations have been presented by the
..aesrent of the state railways for
D.osssary Improvement work on the line
~ Cordoya TO Cruz del Eje. 1t is es-
- .,N1..s6 that the cost will be in the neigh
s u. of s2.5OOOOo, and will be carried
-. rben the state railway department
~. the necessary funds.
Tho nav Of telegraphers on the Rock
,.,o,d road has been Increased per cent
. ' long negotiations with the man
ayers.
.-der has been issued by Postmas-
- General Burleson amending Section
"a NJ the new edition Of the postal laws
"a regulations TO provide that where
-. holding of a train for the Loading OF
- t-or, q DELAYED connection would
-.,,r,lv delay the train the department
..v authorize its departure when the
-, and daily newspaper mails have
80 loaded IL a subsequent available
,,o,n is due 10 depart within reason
able time
,.,orrcement has been made by the
southern Railway Company that oegh-
ntrg November &C. the company VIII run
sv train between New York and At
,snta 70 be known as the Atlanta
Special"
AGENCIES Of the Chicago & North West
ern have been established in eighteen Oh
the principal cities of Europe by the pas
s.ngar department Of the road. They IN
cude London Liverpool, Glasgow SOUTH
sr,nton. Antwerp, Rotterdam, Paris
usvre. Marseilles, Rome, Genoa Naples
ps-l,n Hamburg, Bremen, Frankfort,
ropenhagen and Christiania.
new mechanical interlocking plant is
~ he installed by the Philadelphia d
Reading at Yardley. Penn, on Its New
Work division. which will have thirty-six
levers.
According to announcement made, the
psurosd Commission Of Louisiana Will
have hearing on November Z to CONSIDER
,bs abortion Of an order requiring all
,su-osds in Louisiana 10 keep in service
AZ last one competent fiagman in addition
a the brakeman on all trains running In
re state.
r-is reported that the Pullman com
any is now operating about so per cent |
= all its cars on the New York, New
isyen & Hartford of either all steel or OF
.,sel underframe and steel end construc-
ian II is also reported that by Decem-
or 81 every Pullman car In use on the
;ev Haven lines will be Of the same |
haracter.
The Pennsylvania Railroad on its West |
en- lines has installed the Gray-Thuroer
train stop for experimental pur-
noses. and on October 20 demonstration |
vas made before a party Of railroad or
heers with tests at various speeds from |
Ten 10 fifty miles an hour, which were
very satisfactory. During this coming |
week demonstration is expected at Which |
& committee Of sixteen Congressman have
consented TO be present.
AT Spokane. Wash, the oregon WASH
tgton Railroad & Navigation Company
h erecting passenger and freight ter
ninals which will cost about S'Ooo'eOO' IN
addition 10 an outlay Of 100000 ALREADY
sx5ended for right of way.
I'M Fitzgerald, president Of the west
On MARYLAND Railway Company, VINO Is
n New York. states that in connection
With the reported closing Of trafhc OF
fees in the West, D. G. Gray. heretofore
general Western freight agent at Pits
burgh, has been promoted to the newly
ueated position Of general freight agent
a Baltimore. NJ. H Jacobs, general agent
At Pittsburgh. has been promoted to the
Deviy created position OF general western
freight agent at Pittsburgh The posiuon
q general Western freight agent was
abolished S. ]. Lsmoreux, general agent
at Cleveland, succeeds Mr.. Jacobs as gen.
sal agent at Pittsburgh. The Cincinnati
oace is abolished and the Cincinnati aho
Cleveland territories consolidated. Brent
Arnold. jr.. heretofore general agent al
Cincinnati, becomes general agent al
Cleveland, heretofore at Cincinnati Il. D.
Webb, heretofore general agent AZ chi
eago, has been made general western
agent at the same place. TRAVELLING
freight agents will be located at several
POINTS throughout the West