New Law Proposal Urges Broad Railway Reform
The Interstate Commerce Commission calls for a complete revision of the rail law to curb consolidation and restore true competition. It cites rising charges on household goods, fears for public welfare, and notes the inadequacy of the current act. The report highlights earnings up, with railroads owning about 98 percent of U.S. track showing $31 million in net gains and $30 million in dividends.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Congress
United States
Louisville and Nashville Stockholders Elect New Directors
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad stockholders met in Louisville, with the Atlantic Coast Line gaining control but old officers likely retained. August Belmont chairs the meeting, with R G Erwin and Milton H Smith among the re elected directors and expectations of no major policy changes or officer shifts.
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Louisville, Ky
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
Atlantic Coast Line
August Belmont
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
New York
R. G. Erwin
M. H. Smith
Louisville
H. Walters
Warren Delano, Jr
Baltimore
Warren G. Elliott
Atlantic Coast Line of
Connecticut
Atlantic
Road
Merger hearing adjourned to resume in New York
In St Paul Minnesota the merger hearing was adjourned to December 29 in New York. Railroad Commissioner C S Staples was asked to identify Minnesota map showing railway lines. The Northern Pacific trust deed and other exhibits were submitted in the state case. Mr Hill was not called as a witness but may appear later for the roads.
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ST. Paul, Minn
New York
C. S. Staples
Commission
Minnesota
Northern Pacific Trust
Hill
California Short Line Railway Plan Reported
New York Virginia and New Mexico capitalists formed the California Short Line Railway with 1250 dollars capital. A 126 mile route was surveyed from Alamo Gordo to Deming crossing the Rio Grande at Las Cruces. The line would link the Rock Island at Alamo Gordo with the Southern Pacific at Deming and the Santa Fe at Las Cruces and Deming. It would cut Rock Island mileage from Chicago and Kansas City to Los Angeles and San Francisco by 75 miles.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
New York
Virginia
California Short Line Railway
Alamo Gordo
Deming
Rio Grande
Las Cruces
Rock Island
Alamo
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Plans of Mail Drivers Seek Better Conditions Before Holidays
Mail Drivers' Union members announce a pending general strike but vow not to disappoint children awaiting Santa Claus. They demand shorter work days higher wages and a full day off weekly while aiming to inconvenience the public as little as possible. They rebut statements by President and General Manager Boomer.
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Mail Drivers’ Union
Santa Claus
Boomer
New York Mail Company Drivers Seek Higher Pay and Hours
The dispatch describes drivers at Station H and others with average earnings of 10.50 weekly plus overtime. One-horse wagon drivers earn a day and two-horse wagon drivers 1.50 daily, with a day off every two weeks. They demand 1.60 and 2.20 per day respectively, a ten hour day for all, and extra Sunday pay.
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New York Mail Company
Four Western Painters At National Arts Club Exhibit
The National Arts Club hosts four Middle and Far West artists known for figure work portraits and landscapes. Frank Duveneck presents Venice and Florence etchings and bold oil portraits while J H Sharp showcases dignified Sioux and Blackfoot heads. L H Meakin and T C Steele contribute atmospheric and seascape works, including River in Winter and A Gale.
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National Arts Club
Far West
Frank Duvebeck
Venice
Florence
Rialto
Grand Canal
Bridge of Sighs
Ca’ d'Oro
Sandolo
Munich
William Adams
Daveneck
Franz Hals
Haarlem
Jugend
J. H. Sharp
San Francisco
New York
Emerson
Wolf Ear
Big Plume
Joseph
Flathead
Mary Tailfeather
Lady Pretty
Messrs. Steele
Meakin
Middle West
Easton
Philadelphia
T. C. Steele
Crowding in Street Cars Spurs Citywide Petition Drive
A Merchants' Association committee launches an effort to unite opinion against overcrowded street and elevated cars in New York. It targets the Manhattan Railway Company and seeks Mayor Low's action, enlisting business groups, lawyers, clergy, and physicians in petitions urging public right to proper accommodation and better facilities.
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Merchants’ Association of New York
Manhattan Railway Company
Association of the Bar of the City of
New York
Low
Smugglers Startle Police Near Vaderland Dock
Detective Shaffer and three patrolmen dressed as longshoremen chased river thieves on the North River near the American Line Dock by the Vaderland. Three heavy packages spilled from a barge. one suspect, Frederick Delage fireman on the Vaderland, was arrested. Tobacco worth about $1500 without revenue stamps was found in the bags. He will be arraigned before a United States Commissioner.
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Shaffer
North River
American Line
Vaderland
Frederick Delage
Delage
United States
Opening of Metropolitan Museum of Art New Wing
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will formally open its new east wing at 2 PM on Monday with exercises and will then open to the public the following day.
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Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Central Plan Seeks City Rights for Yard Expansion
Controller Graut and Eugene E McLean outline the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad plan to depress tracks from Forty fifth to Fifty seventh Streets to enable bridges over streets with city funding for street overpasses and Park Avenue connections. McLean estimates licenses and bridges cost about 2.73 million with 25 thousand annual maintenance, while Pennsylvan ia and others have paid higher. The Board of Estimate will decide at today’s meeting whether the Central should pay adequately for new rights.
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Grout
Eugene E. McLean
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
W. H. Newman
Board of Estimate
Forty-second Street
Forty-fifth
Fifty-sixth
Newman
Forty-seventh
Forty-eighth
Fortyninth Streets
Park Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Fifty-seventh Street
Mece- Lean
Forty-ninth
Fifty Seventh Street
McLean
Hudson River
Graut
New York Central Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York and New Jersey Railroad Company
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Park Avenue Tunnel
American Locomotive officers re-elected and 1% dividend declared
The American Locomotive Company yesterday re-elected its officers led by President S R Callaway and Vice President A J Pitkin. A 1 percent dividend on preferred stock was declared payable January 1, 1908. For the six months ending December 31, 1902 earnings reached 10,265,452 dollars, up 3,034,387 from 1901. The firm reports orders for over 2,800 locomotives and expanding capacity. The secretary explained delays for Canadian Pacific bids and noted limited home orders, with Japan and British India bids declined to favor U S customers.
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American Locomotive Company
S. R. Callaway
A. J. Pitkin
R. J. Cross
Leigh Best
C. B. Denny
C. E. Patterson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Nelson, Reid &Co
Glasgow
Scotland
Best
Canadian Pacific
Imperial Government of
Japan
British India
United States
Grand Trunk Officials Visit Detroit on Traffic Talks
President Hays and President Norton met in Detroit to discuss future traffic arrangements as Clover Leaf trains join Detroit and Grand Trunk trains head to the Southwest. A bridge over the Detroit River may be announced soon. The plan extends Grand Trunk via Canada to the Pacific, shortening Yokohama to Liverpool travel by about 1500 miles. Port Simp son is favored for the Pacific terminus, with surveying underway and costs estimated near 100 million dollars.
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New York Times
Detroit
Hays
Grand Trunk
Norton
Detroit River
Canada
Pacific Coast
Yokohama
Liverpool
Phillips
Pacific
Port Simpson
Vancouver
Shifting Railway Officials In Southern Lines
In Memphis a major reshuffle of the Southern passenger department of the Illinois Central is announced with changes effective Feb 1 1903. John A. Scott becomes Assistant General Passenger Agent in Memphis replacing A W Kelland who resigns. The office headquarters move from Louisville to Memphis. F W Harlow moves to Louisville as Division Passenger Agent at Cincinnati will be relocated. A J McDougal becomes Division Passenger Agent at New Orleans with W J McLean succeeding him as General Eastern Passenger Agent in New York. William Murray becomes Foreign Passenger Agent at New Orleans. M Kennedy resigns as New Orleans ticket agent effective Jan 31 1903. A Q Pierce becomes Traveling Passenger Agent based in Memphis replacing John R Hollis whose resignation takes effect Jan 1 1903.
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New York Times
Memphis
Tenn
Southern
Illinois Central
John A. Scott
A. W. Kelland
Louisville
F. W. Harlow
Cincinnati
Vicksburg
Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Road
Memhis
John R. Hollis
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